{"id":16443,"date":"2017-06-05T06:15:10","date_gmt":"2017-06-05T11:15:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=16443"},"modified":"2017-06-04T23:55:04","modified_gmt":"2017-06-05T04:55:04","slug":"vw-lupo-with-two-w12-engines","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=16443","title":{"rendered":"VW Lupo with Two W12 Engines"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/VW-Lupo-with-Two-W12-Engines-01.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"16444\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=16444\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/VW-Lupo-with-Two-W12-Engines-01.jpg?fit=1280%2C720&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1280,720\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"VW Lupo with Two W12 Engines 01\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;VW Lupo with Two W12 Engines&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/VW-Lupo-with-Two-W12-Engines-01.jpg?fit=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/VW-Lupo-with-Two-W12-Engines-01.jpg?resize=620%2C349&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"VW Lupo with Two W12 Engines\" width=\"620\" height=\"349\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-16444\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/VW-Lupo-with-Two-W12-Engines-01.jpg?resize=620%2C349&amp;ssl=1 620w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/VW-Lupo-with-Two-W12-Engines-01.jpg?resize=600%2C338&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/VW-Lupo-with-Two-W12-Engines-01.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/VW-Lupo-with-Two-W12-Engines-01.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/VW-Lupo-with-Two-W12-Engines-01.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>When <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wardtro.de\/html\/projekte.html\">Andre P\u00f6tsch<\/a> completes his Volkswagen Lupo project it will be powered by a total of 24 cylinders and 12 liters of displacement. The German builder has stuffed a 6.0 L W12 from a Phaeton in the front and another one in the back. Combined the engines will produce 888 horsepower and 826 lb-ft of torque. The engines were installed transversely with a manual transmission using a custom adapter plate and shortened bell housing. If you have more information on this project please contact us or leave a comment. <\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/btPGdfUFMkY\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/VW-Lupo-with-Two-W12-Engines-02.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"16445\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=16445\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/VW-Lupo-with-Two-W12-Engines-02.jpg?fit=1280%2C720&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1280,720\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"VW Lupo with Two W12 Engines 02\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;VW Lupo with Two W12 Engines&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/VW-Lupo-with-Two-W12-Engines-02.jpg?fit=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/VW-Lupo-with-Two-W12-Engines-02.jpg?resize=620%2C349&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"VW Lupo with Two W12 Engines\" width=\"620\" height=\"349\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-16445\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/VW-Lupo-with-Two-W12-Engines-02.jpg?resize=620%2C349&amp;ssl=1 620w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/VW-Lupo-with-Two-W12-Engines-02.jpg?resize=600%2C338&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/VW-Lupo-with-Two-W12-Engines-02.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/VW-Lupo-with-Two-W12-Engines-02.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/VW-Lupo-with-Two-W12-Engines-02.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.vau-max.de\/magazin\/vau-max-inside\/vw-lupo-w12-bi-moto-wahnsinn-24-zylinder-12-liter-hubraum-und-900-ps-im-lupo.5681\">Vau-Max.de<\/a> (more photos) via Piotr<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When Andre P\u00f6tsch completes his Volkswagen Lupo project it will be powered by a total of 24 cylinders and 12 liters of displacement. The German builder has stuffed a 6.0 L W12 from a Phaeton in the front and another one in the back. Combined the engines will produce 888 horsepower and 826 lb-ft of&hellip;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=16443\" rel=\"bookmark\">Read More &raquo;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">VW Lupo with Two W12 Engines<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":16444,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"","neve_meta_content_width":0,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[86],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-16443","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-lupo"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/VW-Lupo-with-Two-W12-Engines-01.jpg?fit=1280%2C720&ssl=1","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":20071,"url":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=20071","url_meta":{"origin":16443,"position":0},"title":"Lupo with Two W12 Engines Update","author":"swaptastic","date":"December 21, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"Over the summer Andre P\u00f6tsch debuted his crazy 12.0 L twin-engine Lupo. 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Since then they installed the twin engines, twin cooling systems, exhaust,\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Lupo&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Lupo","link":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?cat=86"},"img":{"alt_text":"VW Lupo with two VR6 engines","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/VW-Lupo-with-two-VR6-engines-13.jpg?fit=1200%2C900&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/VW-Lupo-with-two-VR6-engines-13.jpg?fit=1200%2C900&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/VW-Lupo-with-two-VR6-engines-13.jpg?fit=1200%2C900&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/VW-Lupo-with-two-VR6-engines-13.jpg?fit=1200%2C900&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/VW-Lupo-with-two-VR6-engines-13.jpg?fit=1200%2C900&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":39617,"url":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=39617","url_meta":{"origin":16443,"position":3},"title":"VW Lupo with 1243 hp from Two TFSI Inline-Four Engines","author":"swaptastic","date":"April 26, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"Silviu Ghita and his team at DOP Motorsport in Bragadiru, Ilfov, Romania built this incredibly powerful custom Volkswagen Lupo. 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HillClimb Monsters reports it was previously powered by a supercharged Suzuki Hayabusa inline-four but now has a turbocharged 2.7 Audi V6 producing 530 hp. 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