VW Nardo W12 starting-up / high revs

1/3 existing Volkswagen Nardo's hit the streets yesterday in Düsseldorf until it was loaded on a truck.
Five Nardo's were produced back in 2001 - according to the driver, three are still existing. A yellow one, a black and this red one.
Had the chance to see the black one back in 2009 - www.flickr.com/photos/30217550...
Some details about the one shown in the video:
- engine was rated at producing 441 kilowatts (600 PS; 591 bhp)
- 621 newton metres (458 ft·lbf)
- 0-100 km/h (0-62.1 mph) took about 3.5 seconds
- 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, created by Charlie Adair.
Volkswagen wanted to show what was technical possible back in 2001 - this will always be a concept car ; Volkswagen never wanted to start a production.
Düsseldorf - 2011-06-05
Please note: The "Volkswagen"-logo is copyrighted and belongs to Volkswagen AG (Germany).
Please visit "www.volkswagen.de" for further informations.

[@jackthenumberone001]

test drive unlimited memories... what a game

[@Freimopp777]

Yes. And you can play online again.

[@igcinternationalgamecenter9043]

Omg 😮! Yea ... I remember playing that in the ps2

[@evolistic314]

Gran Turismo, I got y'all

[@faruktta3151]

*kick the baby lmao* but this car looks realy sweat

[@faruktta3151]

@@evolistic314 +1

[@39Hundred]

I wish Volkswagen put the Nardo into production. Even if it were in limited numbers. It would've really helped the Volkswagen image because the average person has no idea that Audi, Lamborghini, Bentley and most of all, Bugatti are all owned and built by Volkswagen.

[@asiimwedesignage8756]

Talk about it. Bet they will revive it into reality as an #iDsupercar

[@jesseshasteen8158]

They didn’t have money for production until buying Bugatti which the Veyron is based slightly off this car

[@jesseshasteen8158]

After buying Bugatti they put veyrons in production with these special vw w12 engines

[@Alexandre-hk4jq]

The problem is that it would be the same that happened with the phaeton If someone's looking to buy a supercar,who would choose a Volkswagen insted of a Ferrari or even a Porsche?

[@Skawagon]

@@Alexandre-hk4jq Well both the Honda NSX and Ford GT sold in decent numbers and are now sought after classics. I would even argue that in realm of supercars it might be easier to convince people to buy extrodinary vehicle from ordinary brand than in the realm of luxury limousines, where the badge plays significant role. As far as this car goes it seems to me like a bit of a stepping stone betwen Bugatti EB 110 and Veyron (ignoring the VW badge altogether).

[@zheson5-speed953]

When i was a kid i had a this car as a toy. I loved it so much!

[@deadfound9948]

Same

[@igcinternationalgamecenter9043]

Same ! It was by matchbox

[@gavinrusso127]

Same mine was black and had chrome wheels.

[@Cws2003]

Same

[@gelitin_skelitin4984]

Same

[@LawrenceGerman]

This is was the true predecessor to the Veyron. After buying Bugatti in '98, VW studied Bugatti's massive engines, and then figured out how to make their own supercar. The Nardo W12. But of course no one would ever take VW seriously if they were to truly pursue the lofty goals of supercar royalty. So make a kick ass supercar, but give a name that everyone knows. Bugatti Veyron.

[@overlyattachedbean1050]

wait isnt bugatti owned by vw?

[@bbullock41617]

OverlyAttached Bean other way round! Vw own bugatti

[@overlyattachedbean1050]

thats what i said haha

[@bbullock41617]

OverlyAttached Bean oh sorry i misread it!

[@Exige000]

Exactly what I was thinking when I saw the big VW logo on the steering wheel - who would want to be reminded of a Beetle every time they got into their hugely expensive supercar?

[@RP-kr2kb]

I adore this car, it really has a special place in my heart

[@pasionautomotriz5222]

What a beautiful, unique & brutal machine, a true jewel of the automotive history, its a shame that only one or two (I don´t remember) Volkswagens Nardos were made :(

[@GhostedGames2023]

u can request one made if you have the money for it lol. my friend bought the first Bentley continental gt 2016 in july 2015

[@brendenpavao2071]

Sadly, no you couldn't and your friend who supposedly bought the first 2016 Continental GT, if such a thing happened, didn't get any sort of special treatment. They don't just have the tooling available to throw a W12 Nardo together. Also, model years for cars usually debut midway through the prior year, so most 2016 models came out in mid to late 2015. The Continental GT has basically been the same car since 2011, anyway, aside from special trims and models.

[@MultiVitoralmeida]

Leonardo Lozano Martínez because the volkswagen group have purchased lamborghini in 1998 exotic fast cars.

[@Alps6408]

It's not that VW didn't have the tools to make it into production, this was merely a concept for VW to show what they can make, It's a shame because this is one of those mystery cars! was it any good? how did it handle! was it fast etc etc.

[@aviationlba747]

5 Nardo W12 were made, only 3 of which still exist.

[@xDPx-zh7vr]

I can just smell the clutch as this guy maneuvers the Nardo around. Seems like a very fussy car at low RPMs but probably a monster at speed.

[@ronsmith4325]

guy driving has no concept of throttle or clutch control....

[@belgianbadger8404]

I think the guy is a dentist

[@ce6ric]

@@belgianbadger8404 Wow that's cool

[@marceloho1984]

Or it has some problems with the eletronics.

[@djrobtech]

I think it’s the car tbh. Only made a few of these and they all seem to have serious problems probably why they didn’t go into full production

[@_n-Dee_]

in 2002 this road car sets 7 world recods, one is 24h hours run at Nardo (Italy) biiiig oval cours with a average speed of 324 km/h. The other is lil bit over 350km/h top Speed for hours (instrument cluster is till 320) in black this car looks stunning clean!

[@darkthehedgehog3753]

Holy shit this car can go 320km i wish wv would put this in production

[@CaptainDijango]

actually its top speed is 357 km/h

[@cupra_1p172]

Darkthehedgehog i was wondering that

[@cupra_1p172]

Darkthehedgehog maybe with like a special key or something just like in bugattis?

[@labrosvillis5768]

I agree with you I used ro play gran turismo on the psp and I had this car and I loved it

[@playgt326]

@@CaptainDijango maybe for theme of space can't put a 360km/h in the speedometer

[@hotwheelscollector1997]

The design is amazing,the engine so powerful and the interior beautiful

[@hotwheelscollector1997]

The sound of that W12 is just wow

[@thefancyfox1490]

I always wanted that car.

[@reverze5521]

It kind of looks like they went.. *"Och scheisse, the car is too long, we have to shorten it."* Then just cut off a piece of the rear and filled the holes with some lights and exhausts.

[@pbaylis1]

Agree with that. It looks like crap.

[@ch.illmatic]

@@pbaylis1 I think it actually looks good

[@nevize6660]

@@ch.illmatic indeed, put a small active aero there and its perfect

[@Werk4Cash]

@@nevize6660 very true

[@sroberts8560]

I love this car in GT5 and GT6. I run it all the time.

[@theracinggamer8586]

You Forgot GT4

[@_n-Dee_]

yesterday I paint it in Dark Grey it looks sooo good!

[@ellieisfit15]

That can do 221mph... simply amazing they need to make it..

[@bagelitsandila4611]

I thnk either they didnt plan to produce it or just too expensive to build

[@freedomplayer95]

man the nardo looks soooo good ! i mean we are talking about a car that was mentioned between 1997-2002 i think thats pretty cool. I kinda remindes me of the saleen s7

[@supercarsofaustria]

I love this car! You are so lucky to see one of these!

[@ViceCityNightcrawler]

Sheeeeesh VW has some crazy concept cars 😮

[@fartzilla123]

It sucks that VW didn't put this beauty into production. Really a beautiful car and true predecessor to Veyron. Also VW would have better image, because it was breaking records in it's times... Like Noodle once said in his NFS video: ,,Fucked up and sad..."

[@maffy715]

Prettiest car to ever wear th VW badge. Very unique sounding engine, can't figure out if I like the sound or not. Epic car though. They should've produced it.

[@prodyung829]

Definitely agree. Prettier than ANY year r8.

[@hotwheelscollector1997]

2 months later I am going to go see in Italy,Torino,Moncialeri to see the beautiful stunning Volkswagen W12 Nardo

[@shadow92105]

If only this car went into production its a shame this beauty never made it into production 😔

[@xletzyy]

This was the veyron before the veyron test car.

[@ideaynojodas]

dude....nobody talks about this car anymore. why? i think it´s quite nice.

[@jackmeoff7099]

i wish they'd do a run of just 100 cars at least.

[@breeneb2705]

The rear end is horrendous, but otherwise is very aesthetic. Looks to have had potential, too bad the branding just wasn't there.

[@frostcate2546]

Cyberdemon Mike The Murcielago Is An Elegant And Brutal Masterpiece, Although Ya The Lamborghini Countach Is Rather Stocky, At Least It Was Done Well, With The Nardò It Just Does Not Match With The Rest Of The Car, Of Course It Would Probably Look Better In White Or Black

[@herschelschueler]

The Branding? Only five were ever made you moron 😂😂

[@rtrev440]

it looks a lot like a saleen s7, but it has the must unique exhaust note ive ever heard..

[@mtbridingog9083]

Car sounds amazing

[@jarviswoychuk7758]

Twelve years later car nuts like me are still finding out about this thing and looking for videos of it.

[@DoctorPetrol]

Wow, that is such a beast! I'm so jealous of you! I want to see this car as well!

[@G0Far]

They should have let this into production :/. Such a nice car!

[@waynehysa4761]

This is such a beautiful car

[@kobukankingkona]

dat induction noise. its beautiful.

[@balcyvr628]

why would they let someone who can't work a clutch try and load this? Is it the owner? he should buy an old beater and learn stick first.

[@Exige000]

It's a prototype - maybe the clutch is not as smooth as it should be on a production model and it looks like this was the first start in the morning- some things work better when they have been warmed up.

[@star_1793]

such a nice car just wish its in production

[@adilakram67]

What A Unique Sounding Engine Very Cool

[@modelcitizen72]

Thirty-two Veyron owners who are still nervous as heck that Piech might produce this anyway.

[@spyrospets5813]

So awesome and rare!

[@firewall71now]

this is not a sport car is a racing car!look great and sound is like a real racing car!just fantastic!!!

[@borisdobrijevic7967]

The engine bay looks extremely sexy

[@luthandoheshu984]

This is beautiful car!!!

[@FAT8893]

Even if it's sold as a Volkswagen, I'd still love to buy one!

[@segeros]

i love this car.

Crazy find

[@MetalheadEchidna]

Wish they built more than three, this is definitely a super/sports car that would be highly sought after if there were more.

[@Thatdude_Nik]

This car needs to be added in forza.

[@hankbluebullr4661]

To this day, the design of this car is awesome, haven't aged at all basically

[@user-jj4xp5ws8g]

Beautiful car

[@DylanTaylor]

I want one. Where are they. and what happened to the other two if 5 were produced?

[@NineSixtyFour]

@fat420cracker I agree on that haha, they're awesome imo! But I meant tuned, the engine looks like it has been upgraded

[@evanmckelvy8337]

Not all cars and push-to-start makes sense! With this is one it's a homerun, out of this 🏟️

[@2stroke4me]

Fun fact; The Tarek Dakar was sort of the offroad version of the Nardo (Both designed by ItalDesign/Giugiaro).

[@beaches2mountains230]

Visually speaking you can tell it wasn't complete but all the important stuff seems to have been figured out. Wish we would have gotten a final production model and aid bet some of the tech learned from this was used in latter cars.

[@marvinrodriguez7971]

This awesome VW Nardo in back in Forza

[@djrobtech]

Does VW still make these W12s? Would be amazing to get a 2024 model! 🥳

[@transformerscollector9424]

One of the best cars ever made sad it never reached production it would have been fast for the time back then 723 hp and top speed 375 kmh is like today 430 kmh so it was very fast for the time. Volkswagen would have won a lot of money. R.I.P Ferdinand Piech

[@celsoprincipal351]

Beautiful car.

[@justanothertroll9205]

I see they have history with emissions :)

[@fat420cracker]

@NineSixtyFour - Tuned??? Or Turned? Those W12 have always looked kinda funny to me since they're two VR6's smashed together. So you basically have four rows of three cylinders merged into two cylinder banks.

[@prodyung829]

One of 4 videos of this car running. Isn't it in a museum now?

[@Qimchiy]

VW Nardo was my favourite car in GRAN TURISMO PSP

[@josmarteixeira1407]

Love to buy one.

[@ljlaima1]

Interior is amazing exept steering wheel

[@slangig]

Gorgeous car! Also nice to see the EcoRacer Concept too!

[@cocainechestpains]

Oil pressure? What's that ?

[@isaiahknoot8997]

How does a clutch work?

[@jJarrettM16]

And that's what perfection sounds like people

[@leventibrahim7271]

Schönes Auto

[@strangesoundsnz3728]

Goddamn this thing was awesome in Gt Concept, along with the Cadillac Cien and Viper Gtsr

[@sergiodriftdrift]

that's a nice car they should have produced it i really love the style !!!!

[@prestonlyle]

Im not sure if this camera mic sucks or what but that exaust sounds terrible

[@berkkarsi]

The understeer on that car is off the fucking charts

[@667DOOM]

i allready sat in one of them. i remember it felt like sitting on the ground. vw shown with it theyre capable to cope wirh ferrari, lamborghini etc. its a showcar

[@scrimblebimble3]

It sounds... amazing...

[@benjaminaebersold3654]

i wouldve loved to see that as a production car

[@shadowguyonline]

It's not coming this is basically a Bugatti Veyron

[@benjaminaebersold3654]

@@shadowguyonline Noo not at all, its completly different. The Veyron has a W16 not a W12, and the shape looks so cool.

[@Mr_DOHC]

Is there an accet on the "o".... The real name is Nardò, like the track in south Italy.

[@into_the_void]

Veyron seems like an evolution of this car

[@ranblank1970]

How many did make and sale?

[@seapeddler]

The styling is more sedate and practical, unlike the other hyper-sports car. If the doors folded open backwards, a seat would also fold down from the door body, and 4 passengers could ride along, Hillbilly style.

[@midnightrun1256]

5 out of 3 what happen to the other 2?

[@Bkikkert14]

is it going into production?

[@tyson2819]

It would be like the Carrera GT in terms of value today

[@themofokillah]

Insane!!!

[@BIGHOSSGAMIN]

You honestly think someone with this ability to own a car like this would do that? I'm sure it was probably already warm.

[@stephenmarshall3771]

so why was this in the streets? and was the guy driving the personal owner of the car?

[@BalkanBuilds]

Is ther a convertibale version

[@mayhare55555]

The car looks has the vibe of that sauber c9 road legal version

[@marcosmata8233]

Back to the Future What if a Volkswagen W12 would look like as a Time Machine?

[@nardo12]

nice car

[@MsDJBronius]

Is that the new 2023 vw passat ?

[@Da_Fktopuss]

Is it me or the dashboard looks like riced "supersport"?

[@eduardoseitz5125]

StreamlinerV16 It's basicly a concept car

[@user-do7de6xc1z]

It's like from an old Polo but with larger numbers

[@theoneandonlysoslappy]

This was in private ownership?

[@solitudeguard5688]

Can you like show the front and maybe the whole car instead of just the back?

[@DrRobotnikPingas]

Yes, the great times, when there where no electric cars.

[@Sol-su2mi]

Tbh electric cars are pretty sick. Have you actually been in one lol

[@DrRobotnikPingas]

@@Sol-su2mi Yes and it's boring

[@Sol-su2mi]

@@DrRobotnikPingas lol I disagree but ok

[@kcgfy81]

The back reminds me of the Chevy Monte Carlo of the '00s

[@Broxine]

suuper... 99% des films ist vom heck.. klase gemacht champ. wie wäre es mit der Front ??

[@Sargonarhes]

My next car is likely to be a Volkwagen. Just wish it could have been one of these VWs. Sadly the Scirocco is not being shipped to the USA either. This is why America can't have nice things.

[@NineSixtyFour]

0:27 is it me or the engine looks like it has been tuned?

[@mrdriftking8]

olny exist 1 right ?

[@ItchyKneeSon]

No worries. It's a concept and the W12 power plant can be replaced in a few short hours with a snap of VW's fingers. :)