VW decided to build the Bugatti Veyron instead of this car: The Volkswagen W12 coupe. *read below*

The Volkswagen W12 coupe was first unveiled at the Tokyo Motor Show in 2001. It was powered by a W12 engine, which was put together by two VR6 engines and had 600hp (7000rpm/min), making the sprint from 0-62 mph in just 3,4 seconds. The concept car made many world records, for example 7085 km (about 4402 miles) in 24 hours and one year later 7749 km (about 4815 miles) in 24 hours, just to name two of many other records. Volkswagen said, that the W12 coupe should had emotionalised the Car brand, and it could have: With a height of just 1,10 meters, a smooth- faced body and forward opening gullwing doors, the car would have been in the same class as Ferrari. Another great thing about the car was the glass roof, which extended from the back of the car to the end of the roof. Actually the car should have gone into series, but it remained by just a few cars and Volkswagen decided to build the Bugatti Veyron instead of the W12 coupe. However, the Veyron had many technology components of the W12 coupe, like for example the W- engine type, which was also used in the Phaeton and Touareg, just with less horsepower (420hp for the Phaeton and 450hp for the Touareg). Well, the car looks pretty nice and I think Volkswagen should had built this instead of the Veyron, or maybe both, but after all, it was still a very nice concept which was actually built and tested and it was still used as “predecessor” for the fastest car in the world (back in 2005)

That´s it, I hope you liked my text about the epic Volkswagen W12 coupe! Thanks for reading!

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RodriguezRacer456 (Aventador SV) (Lambo Squad)

I learned about this when my dad bought me a scale model of it when i was like 7

08/12/2016 - 01:48 |
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miata 1

well first learned about the car in gt4

08/12/2016 - 01:59 |
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Anonymous

It looks a bit dated but it also looks killer😍🔥

08/12/2016 - 02:51 |
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Daniel Premp

I can almost remember a fact of this car in pgr3 that it broke a record of some kind

08/12/2016 - 04:24 |
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Martin Bumaye

I was still a kid when i found out it was just a concept car. I was kinda sad 😧

08/12/2016 - 08:06 |
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AndyO

It doesn´t fit into the strategic positioning of VW to build a car like this.
VW builds cars for the middle class. Considering the VW Up! and the Phaeton they try to widen their reach.
VW building a high end car like this is like Apple building a phone that costs around 50$.
Its just not their position.
I think that why they built it under another brand.

08/12/2016 - 09:55 |
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Anonymous

someday Nardo will begin his first debut as production car
maybe…

08/12/2016 - 10:41 |
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Anonymous

7000 rotations per minute per minute…. mind blown

08/12/2016 - 11:41 |
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JenstheGTIfreak (pizza)

WANT

08/12/2016 - 13:24 |
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Anonymous

Still looks cooler than Veyron. What the heck Volkswagen?

08/12/2016 - 14:13 |
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