This is Volkswagen supercar

FASTEN Seat Belt So far, Volkswagen only known as a manufacturer of legendary German cars like the Beetle and T1, which in Indonesia known as the "VW Kodok" and "Kombi." Not counting the number of cars that have been produced by this German automotive manufacturer.

Volkswagen W12 Nardò Coupé concept car designed by Charlie Adair. (Picture from: TopSpeed)

But no one thinks that Volkswagen is one of the fastest Supercar maker in the world. So on this occasion We will show you one of the works of Volkswagen concept car that has been shown on a world automotive event.

The Volkswagen W12 engine installed on W12 Nardò Coupé concept car. (Picture from: TopSpeed)

At the Tokyo Motor Show 2001, Volkswagen showed a concept car prototype called the Volkswagen W12 Nardò Coupé. This car is the third phase supercar that produced by Volkswagen (1997, 1998 and 2001). At the time of this supercar featured in the colored of Bright Orange and is the work of Charlie Adair. The VW supercar has a fairly light weight of around 1,200 kilograms (2,646 lbs).

Rear side view of Volkswagen W12 Nardò Coupé concept car. (Picture from: TopSpeed)

The Volkswagen W12 Nardò Coupé uses a W12 engine that has a capacity of 6,000cc and capable of spewing power of 600 hp (441 kW; 608 PS) with a torque of 621 Nm (458 lbf.ft) to drove this car through the rear-wheel drive system. By using this phenomenal engine, this car can reach a maximum speed of up to 357 kph (221.8 mph), and can accelerate from 0 to 100kph in only 3.5 seconds. 

Finally on 23 February 2002, this car managed to set a world record when it managed a distance of 7,740.576 kilometres (4,809.8 miles) within 24 hours on the Nardò Ring in Lecce. Those distance numbers was taken with an average speed of 322.891 kph (200.6 mph). *** [EKA [29042014] | FROM VARIOUS SOURCES | TOPSPEED]

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