Automotive technology has come a long way since Carl Benz used a single-cylinder engine to power the first car ever invented ...

The first Auto Union racer was the 1934 Type A, which was designed by Ferdinand Porsche and had a giant supercharged V16 engine, a setup that was used by the subsequent 1935 Type B and 1936-1937 ...

What was created was the Auto Union Type A, powered by a supercharged 4.4L V16 engine, which hit the racetrack in 1934. The Type A had an output of 295 hp and 391 lb.-ft. of torque, and it was ...

The Type 52 was also designed to use a mid-mounted V16 in an era when this type of engine was Auto Union's specialty. However, that's where the similarities with the Tourbillon's unit end.

Auto Union's Grand Prix racecars of the 1930s were ... The car, whose supercharged V16 engine would sit behind the driver's seat, would encompass everything they'd learned about racecar engineering.

Auto Union had constructed a series of world-record-setting “Silver Arrow” race cars, powered by 4.4-litre 200-horsepower V16 engines, and wanted to try sticking one of those powerplants in ...

Audi reveals the incredible Type 52 'Schnellsportwagen' at the Goodwood Festival of Speed. The car was originally conceived as a road-going version of the Silver Arrow racers but never made it to ...

What’s particularly bold about it is that it maintains the pioneering mid-engine layout of the ... was designed around the racing V16 drivetrain from the Auto Union Type 22.

With 16 cylinders and dual rear wheels, the Auto-Union Type C was a monster of ... Builder Redera00 used plastic bricks to make the 520-horsepower V16 engine, the independent front suspension ...

This Auto Union is believed to be one of two ... Porsche put the driver forward of the supercharged V12 engine (the first Auto Unions had V16 powerplants) and fuel tanks, unusual for race cars ...

With the auto industry's reliance on the V8 format, it's natural to wonder why manufacturers haven't decided to double up and produce V16 engines. V16s have been used throughout automotive history ...