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[Per Lindgren]

Ken Keith wrote:

> I heard (the older W12 anyway) it was three banks ("W") of 4, so it
> would be more like three 2.0l 4 cylinders.  Two VR6's would be
> something else, like an "X12", with 4 banks of three.  Or, if all 4
> banks of cylinders were narrow angle like the VR6, then it would be
> just a really complicated cluster of cylinders.  I can't even picture
> that tho'.

Just imagine this: You know the regular V8, right? two banks of 4-in-line. Now
picture the two cylinder banks being one VR6 each instead of 2 x 4-in-line. then you
got the W12. It is not a true W configuration though, as a W configuration is really
three cylinder banks, not two.

Maybe they should call it V-VR12? Sounds a bit Honda-ish :-(

PerL
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