The Volkswagen Golf Turns 40 Published on May 3, 2014 in Galleries by Frédérick Boucher-Gaulin Photo: Volkswagen Volkswagen surprised us with this crazy concept in 2007. named GTI W12, it features a mid-mounted, twin-turbo 6 liter W12 engine, pumping out 641 HP! It went from 0 to 100 in 3.7 seconds!