Editing W16 engine

{{Short description|German 16-cylinder piston engine}}
[[File:Volkswagen W16.jpg|thumb|right|2005–2024 [[Bugatti Veyron]] engine]]

A '''W16 engine''' is a sixteen-cylinder [[piston engine]] with four banks of four cylinders in a [[W engine|W configuration]].

W16 engines are rarely produced, with the notable exception of the [[Bugatti W16 engine|Volkswagen Group 8.0 WR16]] engine, which has been used since 2005 in the [[Bugatti Veyron]], [[Bugatti Chiron]] and their related models.

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== Volkswagen Group ==
{{main|Bugatti W16 engine}}
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The W16 engine that Volkswagen Group uses in its Bugatti Veyron and Chiron has a displacement of {{convert|8.0|L|cuin|0|abbr=on}} and [[turbocharged petrol engines#Other configurations|four]] [[turbocharger]]s. It is effectively two narrow-angle VR8 engines (based on the [[VR6 engine|VR6]] design) mated at an included angle of 90 degrees on a common crankshaft.<ref>{{cite web|title=Photograph of the Bugatti W16 cylinder block|url=http://smgenglish.typepad.com/photos/uncategorized/2007/12/19/bugatti_w16.jpg |website=www.typepad.com |format=jpg image|access-date=30 December 2009}}</ref>

The most powerful version of this engine, installed in the [[Bugatti Bolide]],<ref name=":0" /> generates {{convert|1361|kW|hp PS|0|abbr=on}} at 7,000&nbsp;rpm.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a34494240/bugatti-bolide-concept-specs-revealed/|title = 1825-HP Bolide Concept is Bugatti's Biggest Flex Yet|date = 8 December 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.motor1.com/news/451243/bugatti-bolide-reveal/|title=Bugatti Bolide Revealed with 1,825 HP and 311+ MPH Top Speed}}</ref>

At the 1999 [[Geneva Auto Salon]], [[Bentley]] presented [[Bentley_Hunaudières|Hunaudières]], a concept two-seated mid-engined car with an 8-litre W16 engine. The engine was the basis for the [[Bugatti Veyron]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.supercars.net/blog/1999-bentley-hunaudieres-concept/ |title=1999 Bentley Hunaudieres Concept |first=Nick |last=D. |work=Supercars Net |accessdate=9 November 2021}}</ref>

Another concept car from Volkswagen Group to have the W16 engine is the [[Audi Rosemeyer]], introduced in 2000 and shown at various auto salons. The engine fitted to Rosemeyer is the only W16 variation to have five valves per cylinder.

== Other manufacturers ==
[[File:1916 W16 Engine Gaston Mougeotte.jpg|thumb|1916 Gaston Mougeotte W16 engine]]

In 1916, a rotary valve W16 engine was built in France by Gaston Mougeotte.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://all-andorra.com/gaston-mougeotte-engine-w16-from-1916/ |title=Gaston Mougeotte engine W16 from 1916 |date=11 June 2017 |work=All Andorra}}</ref>

The [[Jimenez Novia]], a one-off sports car built in 1995, used a W16 engine with two crankshafts.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.supercars.net/blog/1995-jimenez-novia-concept/ |title=1995 Jimenez Novia Concept |first=Nick |last=D. |date=24 February 2016 |work=Supercars Net |access-date=6 March 2018}}</ref> Built by combining four [[Yamaha FZR1000]] inline-four motorcycle engines, the engine has a displacement of {{convert|4.0|L|cuin|0|abbr=on}}, eight camshafts and five valves per cylinder, and produces {{convert|560|bhp|kW PS|0|abbr=on}}.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.autoblog.nl/nieuws/deze-supercar-met-w16-en-80-kleppen-ken-je-nog-niet-98003#post-98003 |title=Deze supercar met W16 en 80 kleppen ken je nog niet |last=Dizono |work=Autoblog NL |date=25 April 2017 |language=nl}}</ref>
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==References==
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{{Piston engine configurations}}

[[Category:Piston engine configurations]]
[[Category:W engines|16]]
[[Category:16-cylinder engines]]