To mark the momentous occasion, assembly line workers were also presented with a W12 engine piston. The original motor, first introduced in 2003 for the Continental GT, was created by fusing two ...

The W12 engine project was the first sign that Piëch ... minutes at a time before refueling was needed. The world's fastest piston-driven car comes dangerously close to the fabled 500 mph mark.

Bentley's legendary W12 engine is an evolution of the W12 originally developed by VW for use in Volkswagen and Audi vehicles. Created by putting two of VW's narrow-angle VR6 engines together on ...