[PAR] [TLE] VR6 engine [SEP] Volkswagen's VR6 engines, and the later VR5 variants, are a family of internal combustion engines, characterised by a narrow-angle (10.5° or 15°) V engine configuration.  Developed by the manufacturer in the late 1980s, evolutions of these engines are still produced by them. [PAR] [TLE] W12 engine [SEP] A W12 engine is a twelve cylinder piston internal combustion engine in a W configuration.  W12 engines have been manufactured in two distinct configurations.  The original W12 configuration used three banks of four cylinders coupled to a common crankshaft, with 60° angles between the banks.  These were used in several aircraft engine designs from the 1920s, notably the Napier Lion and various French engines.  The more recent configuration, used in the Volkswagen Group W12, uses four rows of three cylinders merged into two 'cylinder banks' (two narrow-angle VR6 engine blocks), coupled to a common crankshaft.
[PAR] [TLE] VR6 engine [ SEP ] Volkswagen 's VR6 engines , and the later VR5 variants , are a family of internal combustion engines , characterised by a narrow - angle ( 10.5 ° or 15 ° ) V engine configuration . Developed by the manufacturer in the late 1980s , evolutions of these engines are still produced by them . [PAR] [TLE] W12 engine [ SEP ] A W12 engine is a twelve cylinder piston internal combustion engine in a W configuration . W12 engines have been manufactured in two distinct configurations . The original W12 configuration used three banks of four cylinders coupled to a common crankshaft , with 60 ° angles between the banks . These were used in several aircraft engine designs from the 1920s , notably the Napier Lion and various French engines . The more recent configuration , used in the Volkswagen Group W12 , uses four rows of three cylinders merged into two ' cylinder banks ' ( two narrow - angle VR6 engine blocks ) , coupled to a common crankshaft .
Which came first, the W12 engine or the VR6 engine?
Which came first , the W12 engine or the VR6 engine ?
W12 engine
W12 engine