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Car of the Day : July 25, 2014; Matchbox '97 Volkswagen W12 Concept
Topic Started: Jul 25 2014, 05:54 AM (548 Views)
juantoo3
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Car of the Day for July 25, 2014 is the Matchbox 1997 Volkswagen W12, from Firehawk's collection

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The Volkswagen W12 Coupe (also known as the Volkswagen Nardō, with reference to the Nardō Ring vehicle test track, near to the Italian city of Nardō) was a concept car created by Volkswagen Passenger Cars in 1997.


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At the request of then Volkswagen Group CEO Ferdinand Piech, Giorgetto Giugiaro and his Italdesign team was tasked to design a Volkswagen sports car, with instructions that it had to accommodate a 12-cylinder engine in a W configuration, be mid-engined, and also be able to be configured with Volkswagen's Syncro four-wheel drive system.

Another reason for its conception was to prove to the world that Volkswagen Group can build a supercar and can build a large and reliable engine for its luxury cars and sports cars, including the popular lineup of their cars, the Volkswagen Phaeton, and its sport utility vehicle, the Volkswagen Touareg.


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In 2001, at the Tokyo Motor Show, Volkswagen Group released their most powerful W12 sports car concept yet, in bright orange (then also known as the W12 Nardō). The engine was rated at producing 441 kilowatts (600 PS; 591 bhp) and 621 newton metres (458 lbfˇft) of torque; it could accelerate from standstill to 100 kilometres per hour (62.1 mph) in about 3.5 seconds, and had a top speed of 357 kilometres per hour (221.8 mph), weighing just 1,200 kilograms (2,646 lb). It was one of the fastest sports car concepts in the world. It was created by Charlie Adair.


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For more info see:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volkswagen_W12

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An interesting model of a complex car, not a bad effort for a dollar car. My introduction this auto was through an impressive model by MotorMax, but for Matchbox this one will do.

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Skabagoosh
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Ah this looks nice. I like its color. I have an orange one from MotorMax.
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ivantt
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New casting? Quick! Take it apart!
Wish I had this MBX. It was from a good MBX era of interesting castings.
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Dean-o-mite
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Since the Motor Max version has been brought up, I'd like to point out to anyone who didn't know this already, that the Matchbox and Motor Max versions represent the different versions made by Volkswagen. The Matchbox represents the original, from 1997, and the Motor Max is designed after the 2001 version. There are some design differences, with the easiest to spot being the "gills" on the front corners of the 2001 / Motor Max, versus the single air intake duct on the front corners of the 1997 / Matchbox.
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Support your local demo derby.

Images of the Motormax version courtesy of Juantoo3.

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More pics can be found in the Motormax Database located here on the Garage.
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