Volkswagen unveils their new 6.0-litre W12 TSI engine

At this year’s Motor Symposium in Vienna, German car giants, Volkswagen showcased the next generation W12 TSI engine. For this new engine, Audi's FSI direct injection and Bentley's TMPI multi-point injection were combined together with other new systems and components, to form the successful TSI process. The scope of development also included cylinder bores with APS coating, an oil circuit suitable for off-road use with a switchable oil pump, a cooling system with integrated temperature management, dual fuel injection with high pressure direct and low pressure manifold injection, twin-scroll biturbo charging, individual cylinder bank deactivation, engine management with two controllers as well as a start/stop system that reduces fuel consumption and emissions.

Because of all of these new integrations into this phenomenal engine the 6.0 litre W12 TSI is the most economical 12-cylinder engine in the luxury segment. It is also able to pump out a power of 600bhp and a maximum torque of 900Nm. Depending on the vehicle model, the engine will allow a 0-100 km/h acceleration time in less than 4 seconds and top speeds of over 300 km/h.

Dr. Heinz-Jakob Neußer, Member of the Board of Management for the Volkswagen brand with responsibility for Development and Volkswagen Group Head of Powertrain Development, concluded this year's International Vienna Motor Symposium by providing an outlook of the future of mobility and innovative technologies and suggested that the biggest challenges facing the industry is CO2 emissions, electromobility and digitalisation.