W ENGINES- THE

SUPER ENGINES

Presented by:-
Ankit Chahal
 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
1
5
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
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 72
both banks
V-angle of cylinders [] in a 15
bank
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
AW16 engineis a
sixteencylinderpistoni
nternal combustion
engine.
All W16 engines consist
of two 'double-
rowbanks of eight
cylinders,coupled to a
single crankshaft.
Volkswagen Groupis
the onlyautomotive
manufacturer currently
producingW16
engines.
 Why Called SUPER
ENGINE?
TheBugatti Veyron 16.4is the fastest
supercar in the world, with a proven top
speed of over 400km/h (407km/h).
The Bugatti Veyron features a super W16
engine16 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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