The cars that you'd least expect to be sharing an engine but they actually do

From the Aston Martin Valhalla and the G-Wagen to the Lotus Evora and Toyota Camry, several vehicles from different manufacturers share the same engine.

Manufacturers share engines to save money, but also for bureaucratic reasons.

Emission regulations change all the time, which is why some manufacturers resort to hybrid units made by other companies to cut down emissions across their vehicle line-up quickly.

And electric car manufacturers are doing the same thing now.

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You’ll never believe how many non-Mercedes vehicle use an AMG engine

AMG powertrains can be found in so many ‘non-Mercedes‘ cars it’s unbelievable.

Pagani often uses AMG engines, and Aston Martin does as well.

In fact, nearly every Aston Martin currently in production is powered by a different version of AMG’s 4.0-liter V8. They include the DB11, Vantage V8, DBX, DB12 and even the Aston Martin Valhalla.

Then there’s VW Group, which comprises several different manufacturers that share the same platform and the same engine.

The elegant but relatively understated VW Phaeton was built on the same platform as the Audi A8, Bentley Continental GT and Flying Spur, and Porsche Panamera.

And there’s more because the W12 engine – now replaced by a hybrid V8 – in the range-topping model was the same powertrain used by Bentley for the Continental GT, Flying Spur and Bentayga.

Even the Spyker C12, a long-forgotten Dutch supercar used it.

We also definitely need to mention Lotus.

The Chinese-owned English maker has been using powertrains borrowed from other manufacturers – especially Toyota – for over 30 years.

Lotus pretty much stopped producing its own engines when it launched the Elise, which was available with Rover and Toyota engines, and the same went for the Exige.

The ultra-rare Europa was powered by a GM motor, and then Lotus went back to Toyota for the Lotus Evora.

The Emira, the only internal combustion Lotus still in production, is available with a Toyota V6 – very similar to that of the Lotus Evora – or an AMG 4-cylinder motor.

The same goes for electric cars

If you’re wondering who built the engine for your favorite high-performance electric car, unless it’s a Tesla or a Chinese EV, the answer is probably Rimac.

Rimac makes electric cars, of course, but the Croatian company also makes battery systems and engines.

The battery systems in the Koenigsegg Regera and Aston Martin Valkyrie? Rimac.

Then there’s the Pininfarina Battista, which uses the same engine as the Nevera.

Ironically, one of the few European high-performance vehicles that Rimac didn’t help with was the Taycan, despite the fact that Bugatti-Rimac and Porsche are technically part of the same family, VW.