Colin Wood
Colin Wood Associate Editor
7/22/20 7:57 a.m.
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Volkswagen may be best known for making the ubiquitous Beetle and the evergreen Golf GTI, but what about 12-cylinder, all-wheel-drive supercars?

In 1997, at the Tokyo Motor Show, Volkswagen debuted its W12 Synchro—so named because of its 5.6-liter W12 engine and all-wheel-drive drivetrain—to prove that the company was capable of producing both luxury and sports cars.

In this instance, the car's …

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NickD
NickD UltimaDork
7/22/20 8:36 a.m.

The VW Golf W12-650 concept was still the best use of a W12 ever.

David S. Wallens
David S. Wallens Editorial Director
7/22/20 8:40 a.m.

Looks very GT1.

12/10. Would drive.

aw614
aw614 Reader
7/22/20 11:57 a.m.

I remember when Piech went on his crazy concept car streak for VAG lol

noddaz
noddaz GRM+ Memberand UltraDork
7/22/20 12:20 p.m.

She's a beauty!

white_fly
white_fly HalfDork
7/22/20 12:56 p.m.

10/10 would bang over just about anything out of Italy.

STM317
STM317 UberDork
7/22/20 1:05 p.m.

It's kind of like a German Saleen S7 in my eyes (meaning good looks, but more understated). That's no bad thing.

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