{"id":408090,"date":"2022-02-25T21:35:49","date_gmt":"2022-02-25T21:35:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/?p=408090"},"modified":"2024-10-03T20:14:18","modified_gmt":"2024-10-03T20:14:18","slug":"a-w12-from-volkswagen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/a-w12-from-volkswagen\/","title":{"rendered":"A W12 from Volkswagen?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='memberful-global-teaser-content'>\n<p>Today a W12 engine might not be too extreme, but back in the 90s we were looking at V8 and V12 engines, a W12 was rather innovative at that time, so it seemed a good idea for Volkswagen to create their first supercar with such an exotic engine configuration, and they unveiled the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/1997-volkswagen-w12-concept\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">W12 Concept<\/a> at the 1997 Tokyo International Motor Show, a design by the famous Giorgetto Giugiaro of ItalDesign, the W12 Concept was the first attempt from VW to enter into the supercar segment, away from regular family cars, remember this is years ahead of a Bugatti Veyron W16 or the Audi R8.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-408088\" src=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/volkswagen-W12-Nardo-records-7.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/volkswagen-W12-Nardo-records-7.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/volkswagen-W12-Nardo-records-7-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/volkswagen-W12-Nardo-records-7-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/volkswagen-W12-Nardo-records-7-100x56.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/volkswagen-W12-Nardo-records-7-770x433.jpg 770w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/volkswagen-W12-Nardo-records-7-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/volkswagen-W12-Nardo-records-7-293x165.jpg 293w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/volkswagen-W12-Nardo-records-7-1400x788.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n        .memberful-global-teaser-content p:last-child{\n            -webkit-mask-image: linear-gradient(180deg, #000 0%, transparent);\n            mask-image: linear-gradient(180deg, #000 0%, transparent);\n        }\n    <\/style>\n<div class='memberful-global-marketing-content'>\n<div class=\"a07online-global-marketing-content-wrapper\">\n<h2 class=\"a07online-global-marketing-title\">No Subscription? 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