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2026. 6. 30. 작업

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Why is a W-16 called, well, W?

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I think I know If you want citations, I have already failed you. You Asked Was there any reason someone (possibly the Volkswagen group) decided to call this configuration a W-16? Answer Maybe . Looking at this picture you can see the various designs and names of ICE platforms created by VW. If you take a V and push into another V it looks like this. VV Which looks like a W, hence the name. Trivia The oldest W-16 configuration that I can find is the Auto Union Type-C from 1936. Auto Union was one of the founding components of Audi AG. Here it is.