Passat W8 Engine Specs
Detailed features and specs for the used 2003 volkswagen passat w8 4motion including fuel economy transmission warranty engine type cylinders drivetrain and more.
Passat w8 engine specs. 250 km h 155 34 mph. The volkswagen passat w8 s engine is a naturally aspirated petrol 4 litre double overhead camshaft 72 degree w 8 cylinder with 4 valves per cylinder. Nearly everyone else s 4 0 4 2 liter v 8s put out over 300. A w8 engine is an eight cylinder piston engine with four banks of two cylinders each arranged in a w configuration.
Its 270 horsepower rating wasn t a lot for a 4 0 liter eight. This powerplant has an output of 271 bhp 275 ps 202 kw of power at 6000 rpm and maximum torque of 370 n m 273 lb ft 37 7 kgm at 2750 rpm. And the w8 wasn t long on torque either but it was butter smooth. Read reviews browse.
In practice the w8 engine is created from two narrow angle 15 degree vr4 engines mounted at an angle of 72 degrees from each other on a common crankshaft.