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How many valves does the W12 6.0l have? 60? 48?24?

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Old 03-02-2001, 10:26 AM
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Default Re: How many valves does the W12 6.0l have? 60? 48?24?

It has four valves per cylinder, total of 48.

In principle it uses two 3.0 litre VR6 engines coupled together in a 72 degree angle. The angle between the cylinder rows in each VR6 is just 15 degrees. So you might say it isn't even a W12, it's a VV12.
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Lots of information at:
https://www.audiworld.com/news/00/a8_12/index.html
Old 03-07-2001, 02:45 PM
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Default Re: How many valves does the W12 6.0l have? 60? 48?24?

I wonder if they/can they even go to a "5 Valve" head...?
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