How does a W16 engine work? (seen in the Bugatti veyron)?

go to www.bugatti.com ... They have a video on how its volkswagen built W16 quad turbo power plant works. or http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=5283579821087724462&q=Bugatti+W16& total=39&start=0&num=10&so=0&type=search&plindex=2 Shows it in detailIt's design is just to conserve space under the bonnet

it works the same as a v8, v6 or a straight 6 engine configurationjust shaped like a W

It's like a V8 engine on another V8 engine. They're sharing the same Flywheel.

You know how a V-8 is like two straight-4's joined on a common crankshaft?A V-16 is like two V-8's joined on a common crankshaft.However, Bugatti use a very narrow-angle V-8 that has just one head covering both banks of the V. Are you familiar with the Volkswagen VR-6 engine? The angle between the banks is only 15 degrees, and it is technically a V-6 even though there is only one head. This makes for a narrow, short engine.It's the same idea as that, except they stretched the idea to a VR-8 and joined them together.Volkswagen also made a W-12 out of two VR-6 engines, and you can buy that in the Passat (well at least you could).