As the turn of the new millennium approached ... The cars featured in this article are all equipped with Volkswagen's W12 engine, which was developed partly by running it for 24 hours straight.

Volkswagen has revealed the performance details of two new engines at the International Vienna Motor Symposium. The first, a twin-turbo 6-litre TSI W12 ... and even larger models like the Passat.

That won't affect our market since the Audi retired the W12 here after 2017, and the engine won't reappear in the 2019 model ... Geneva Motor Show that the new 2019 A8 "is going to be the last ...

Bentley's legendary W12 engine is an evolution of the W12 originally developed by VW for use in Volkswagen and Audi ... not counting any EV models that may be added to the range.