Introduction

 The constantly rising demands regarding

performance, running comfort and fuel economy
have led to the advancement of existing drive units
and the development of new drive units- the W
engines.
 As with the V engines, the cylinders are distributed
to two banks.
 In the W engines, these banks of cylinders are
aligned at a V-angle of 72° in relation to one
another.
Why called W ?
72°

15°
The W principle
To illustrate the principle of the W engine cylinder arrangement,
let first look at conventional engine types.
 The Inline Engine  The V Engine

60 - 120°
 The VR Engine  The W Engine

15°

72°
15°
The modular design principle of the W engines
 Two compact VR engines
from the VR series are
combined to produce a W
engine.
 The result is a series of
compact petrol engines
ranging from the W8 to
the W16.
 Combining two VR
engines with a cylinder
angle of 72° produces a W
engine.
A Comparison
 When a conventional 8-cylinder V engine is
compared to an 8- cylinder W engine, the latter
particularly stands out due to its compact design
and very small external dimensions.

 W engine is highlighted by the fact that it has

even smaller external dimensions than a
conventional V8 engine.
 The W8 engine The V8 engine

W8 crankshaft V8 crankshaft
 Specifications -
The W8 engine
Displacement [cc] 3999
Bore [mm] 84
Stroke [mm] 90.168
Number of cylinders 8
Number of cylinder heads 2
Dimensions (l x w x h) [mm] 420 x 710 x 683
Max. torque [Nm] 370
V-angle of cylinder heads [°] of both 72
banks
V-angle of cylinders [°] in a bank 15
Number of valves 4 / cylinder
Weight [kg] (approx.) 193
Firing order 1-5-4-8-6-3-7-2
 The Crankcase
 The crankcase comprises two components: the
crankcase upper section and the crankcase lower
section.
 The upper section contains, among other things, the
cylinders and the upper bearing cover halves of the
crankshaft.
 The crankcase lower section is designed as a bearing
support and carries the lower bearing cover halves.
 The bearing support is attached to the crankcase
upper section by 4 bolts per bearing cover.
Crankcase upper section

Crankcase lower section

The Cylinder Heads
 The W engines have two aluminium cylinder heads
with two overhead camshafts apiece.
Opening for injector Camshaft bearing –
intake
Camshaft bearing
exhaust
 Due to the cylinder arrangement, short and long
valves as well as short and long inlet and exhaust
ports alternate with one another.
Intake ports Intake valve

Exhaust ports

Exhaust valve
 Latest W Engine-
The W16 Engine
 A W16 engine is a
sixteen cylinder piston i
nternal combustion
engine.
 All W16 engines consist
of two 'double-
row’ banks of eight
cylinders, coupled to a
single crankshaft.
 Volkswagen Group is
the only automotive
manufacturer currently
producing W16 engines.
 Why Called SUPER ENGINE?
 The Bugatti Veyron 16.4 is the fastest supercar in the
world, with a proven top speed of over 400 km/h
(407 km/h).
 The Bugatti Veyron features a super W16 engine—16
cylinders in 4 banks of 4 cylinders.
 Bugatti once again claimed the land speed record for
production cars on July 4, 2010 with the Veyron Super
Sport version with an unbelievable speed of 432kph.
 Specifications- BUGATTI VEYRON SS
Price Rs 16 crore
0-100 2.5 sec
Top speed 432 kph
Economy 5.19 kpl
Engine layout W16, 7993cc, quad-turbo, petrol
Power 1184 bhp at 6400 rpm
Torque 152.77 kgm at 3000-5000 rpm
Compression ratio 8.3:1
Kerb weight 1838 kg
Length 4462 mm
Width 1998 mm
Height 1190 mm
Wheelbase 2710mm
Fuel tank 100 litres
Wheels 20 in, magnesium alloy
 Conclusion
 W engine creates a new era of powerful & efficient
engines with better fuel economy.
 From 1906 to present there is a constant increase
in performance of W engines.
 Engineers are trying to make it more powerful &
efficient and are looking forward to make W
engines suitable for aviation purposes with lesser
fuel consumptions.
 THE END!
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