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There are few sounds on the planet more pleasing to a car lover than a Ferrari engine under acceleration. Accordingly if you have access to an Italian exotic from Maranello it seems only natural to frequently drive through tunnels for the sole purpose of amplifying the beautiful sound from the screaming engine. More »
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Mercedes didn't exactly have road use in mind when they designed the CLK GTR for the recently introduced FIA GT Championship, but in order to meet homologation standards for the series 25 cars were built for the street. More »
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When they aren't setting themselves on fire, it appears another one of the Ferrari 599's favorite past times is terrifying children. What sounds like the glorious wail of the 599 GTO's 670 horsepower six liter V12 to us appears to be only one thing to the kid taking a look at it—very very loud. [Brief NSFW language] More »
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Due to a language barrier and lack of back story, we aren't sure exactly what motivated the builder of this miniature V12 engine to construct such an intricate model, but watching him do so is incredibly impressive. More »
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Even though this 2005 Ford Mustang may look like your average custom American muscle car on the outside, it has a secret. Underneath the hood of this Mustang is a technically British heart in the form of a Ford built 6.0L V12 from a 2001 Aston Martin Vanquish. More »
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The Mercedes Benz SL65 AMG represents a proud pinnacle of German engineering whose heritage dates to the origins of the automobile. If he'd seen this one emblazoned with neon grille lights and pink badges, Gottlieb Daimler might have gone back to smithing flatware. More »
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Ever started a little project that just kept snowballing until you woke up one day and realized you'd replaced every single part? That's kind of how this Jaguar V12-powered MGB-GT came about. Mark Sawatsky of Winnipeg is the culprit. More »
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Time again for outrageous pre-war German vehicle designs. You’ve already seen the Nazi rocket plane built to nuke New York from orbit. The propeller-driven aluminum train Schienenzeppelin is miles tamer but every bit as magnificent. And unlike the Amerika Bomber, it really ran—at 140 mph in 1931! More »
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Purchasing this eight wheel drive Tatra "Heavy Prime Mover" is almost guaranteed to draw groans on par with the worst puns from at least someone in your life. If you aren't concerned with the effect this Tatra will have on your personal relationships, wallet or property value and want to enter long term project car hell in eight wheel drive style, this could be the Czechoslovakian made military vehicle for you. More »
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Jaguar first put a 5.3 liter V12 in a road car for the 1971 model year. While we aren't sure exactly what vintage this Jaguar V12 is, it sure is pretty. More »
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The Murcielago-replacing Lamborghini Aventador LP700-4 showed its carbon fiber guts off this morning, but a leaky Evo Magazine Croatia spilled the sexy, V12-powered beans early. More »
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We've seen the Lamborghini Aventador at night, know it sports a 700-hp V12 and a pushrod suspension, and now the upcoming Italian bull is taking daytime cruises through Germany, albeit with it's new beak in heavy camo. More »
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There's nothing like firing up a naked V12, unencumbered by sheetmetal. Here are 12 ear-stroking specimens, starting with a tiny, hand-built V12; 87cc's worth of air-cooled miraculousness. German hobbyist Ralf Drendel created this tiny masterwork just because he could. More »
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What would you do with a spare Aston Martin V12? I could imagine several things: a massive El Camino engine swap, new coffee table, etc. One German's genius answer: Stuffing it into a motorcycle frame, painted with a Simpsons theme. More »
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I'm crouched in the footwell of an Aston Martin V12 Vantage hammering across a dry lakebed at 140 mph, wondering why I'm not a Top Gear presenter, which, I can now confirm, is the greatest job... in the world. More »
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It's one thing to read the stat sheet of the new V12 that will power the Lamborghini Aventador. It's quite another to hear it screaming at 8,500 RPM on a test bench. Endure and enjoy... More »
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According to a self-identified participant in a Lamborghini preview, the upcoming LP700-4 is the Murcielago replacement we've been calling Jota. It'll offer a 700-hp V12, a carbon-fiber body, sub-3.0-second 0-to-62 mph time, and hit 217 mph. More »
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With production of Aston Martin's One-77 finally starting next month, the $1.7 million, 750-hp racer took to the Nürburgring for a shakedown. Good news if you enjoy the twelve-cylinder symphony: there's still 22 unspoken for. (H/T to D-Fence!) More »
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Do you enjoy intricate woodworking and Ferrari V12s? Then you'll love this wooden replica of the engine you'd find in a non-wooden Ferrari 365. Likely, also the same engine found in a wooden Ferrari 365. (H/t to Jared Glentz!) [Ebay] More »
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A line of Lamborghini Miuras await the transverse-mounted 3.9-liter V12 hearts that turned these Marcello Gandini-penned masterpieces into supercars. [via GoodOldValves] More »
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Superleague Formula, an open-wheel single-seater motor racing formula, started in 2008 in the UK. The cars are similar to F1 cars except every team uses identical cars and 750-horsepower V12 engines. Here's that engine blown up for all to see. More »
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By "WIN!" we don't mean "won the race," because the Police Brutality T-Bird managed only two laps at the Capitol Offense LeMons race. No, we mean that swapping a ghetto-carbed M70 V12 into a Thunderbird is the best idea ever! More »
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A 455-hp V-12 from the Countach Quattrovalvole? A pair of gullwing doors? Minivans may be more boring than watching paint dry, but every rule has an exception. This is it. More »
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The Testarossa, once the wild-hair of Maranello's lineup, has become one of the most affordable ways to join the 12-cylinder Ferrari club. But with today's Nice Price or Crack Pipe '87, would that club beat the crap out of you? More »
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The 365 GT4 2+2‘s predilection for automatics meant a reputation for it being considered soft. Not all were slushboxes however, and this Nice Price or Crack Pipe contender's five-speed may make your choice today kind of hard. More »
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I see a red door and I want it painted black. No colors any more; I want them to turn black. I see the girls drive by in their murdered-out, V12-powered Mercedes-Benz E-Class and... no, wait, it's already black. Done! More »
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Even supercars, like the upcoming Pagani C9, need gas. All the easier for spy photographers to catch your never-before-seen gullwing doors. Full gallery below. More »
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We totally believed the story behind the drug-smuggling Paraguayan S600 Benz, and so the big V12-powered German got zero penalty laps during the BS Inspection. However, a good story won't save you from the claimer rule! More »
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We've seen the LeMons depreciation record shattered, with the '89 BMW 750iL that reigned supreme in that category since its (brief) appearance at the The Lamest Day knocked off its pedestal! More »
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Putting engines in the wings of a great big bomber- who needs all that extra air resistance? Instead, put a couple of Allison V12s inside the fuselage, then have them drive contra-rotating propellers! More »
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And you thought the STI-ATV was crazy. Cramming a BMW V12 and a turbocharger into a quad bike wasn't enough for French bike builder Ludovic Lazareth, he needed more power, so he added ethanol. More »
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We've been doing this Engine Of The Day business for a couple years now, yet we haven't seen a single Ferrari engine? Whoops! More »
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We've only seen one V12 Engine Of The Day so far? Unacceptable! Let's take a look at an engine that you Project Car Hell masochists should have no problem obtaining cheap at the junkyard! More »
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In 1969, barely six years after its founding, a young Hungarian engineering student found himself at the Lamborghini factory. Presented here for the first time are his photographs of Miuras, Espadas and huge V12’s. More »
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While Americans are reinventing endurance racing in a dadaist manner, Europeans are still doing their thing at Le Mans, 86 years after the first race. And it was Audi vs. Peugeot yet again. Warning: spoilers. More »
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Webster's Dictionary describes jealousy as zealous vigilance, which is exactly how we feel after listening to the skin tingling soundtrack of pure engine pr0n coming out of this 6.0-litre V12, 510-horsepower Aston Martin V12 Vantage. More »
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The 2010 Aston Martin V12 Vantage packs a 6.0-liter 510-horsepower V12 punch in one of the sexiest designs in recent times. Driver's Republic got a chance for a first drive. Here's what they had to say about this production-spec sex-machine. More »
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The chestnut brown 1963 Ferrari 250 GT Lusso wasn't the only barely-disguised race car McQueen drove on public roads: there's also this canvas-topped 1956 XKSS Le Mans racer. More »
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We have looked at Ferraris, Lamborghinis and even a Maserati wagon in our search for the ultimate family super car. Let’s wrap things up with the overlord of them all: the Ferrari 612 Scaglietti. More »
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So Brad Pitt is set to play Steve McQueen in a biopic? Here’s the car he’ll have to master: McQueen’s 1963 Lusso. Some say it’s the most beautiful Ferrari ever built. More »
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