Piston engine with 12 cylinders in V-configuration
For other uses, see V12 (disambiguation).
1991 Porsche 3512 Formula One engine
A V12 engine is a twelve-cylinder piston engine where two banks of six cylinders are arranged in a V configuration around a common crankshaft. V12 engines are more common than V10 engines. However, they are less common than V8 engines.
The first V12 engine was built in 1904 for use in racing boats. Due to the balanced nature of the engine and the smooth delivery of power, V12 engines were found in early luxury automobiles, boats, aircraft, and tanks. Aircraft V12 engines reached their apogee during World War II, following which they were mostly replaced by jet engines. In Formula One racing, V12 engines were common during the late 1960s and early 1990s.
Applications of V12 engines in the 21st century have been as marine engines, in railway locomotives, as large stationary power as well as in some European sports and luxury cars.
A V12engine is a twelve-cylinder piston engine where two banks of six cylinders are arranged in a V configuration around a common crankshaft. V12 engines...
of the 1964 DOHC prototype “XJ13” engine, the Jaguar V12engine is a family of SOHC internal combustion V12engines with a common block design, that were...
produced a number of V12 gasoline engines for its flagship models. The first version appeared in 1999, when a 5.9-liter, 60° V12 debuted in the Aston...
number of naturally-aspirated V12engines designed for Formula One motor racing; starting with the 1.5-litre RA271E engine in 1964, and ending with the...
Ferrari has made a number of V12 racing engines designed for Formula One; made between 1950 and 1995. Some derived engines were also used in various Ferrari...
sedan. The engine is a 60-valve, quad-turbocharged, V12engine; fed through 12 individual throttle bodies. The 3,500 cc (3.5 L; 213.6 cu in) engine has a bore...
The Lamborghini V12 refers to the flagship V12engine used by Lamborghini. Lamborghini has had two generations of V12engines through their history, both...
three distinct Lincoln V12engines: 1932–1942 L-heads: 1932–1933 Lincoln L-head V12engine 1933–1942 Lincoln L-head V12engine 1936–1948 Flatheads: 1936–1948...
The Weslake V12engine family is a series of four-stroke, 60-degree, naturally-aspirated, V-12 racing engine, designed, developed and produced by Weslake;...
the engine. V engines typically have a shorter length than equivalent inline engines, however the trade-off is a larger width. V6, V8 and V12engines are...
build a V12, hoping to keep the real engine secret. The original Cadillac V16 could be said to be two overhead valve Buick Straight-8 engineengines on a...
and V12 derivatives. Examples of this engine family were found in pickup trucks, Suburbans, heavier trucks, and motor coaches. A big-block engine, variants...
directly into the V12 Vanquish, and featured an advanced carbon fibre and alloy structure, Aston Martin's most powerful V12engine, and host of new technologies...
naturally-aspirated, V12 racing engines, designed for Formula One, between 1951 and 1969. The first was an experimental O.S.C.A. engine, in accordance with...
The F140 engine family is a series of 65° DOHC V12 petrol engines produced by Ferrari since 2002, and used in both Ferrari and Maserati cars. In the Ferrari...
The Ferrari Colombo Engine was a petrol fueled, water cooled, carburetted 60° V12engine designed by Gioacchino Colombo and produced in numerous iterations...
The car was fitted with a 6.4-litre Jaguar-TWR V12engine based on a 6.0-litre V12engine. The engine had a revised steel crankshaft and specially designed...
gradually improved their engine. In 1996, they changed from their traditional V12engine to a smaller and lighter V10 engine. They preferred reliability...
limousine from 1997 to 2017. The 1GZ-FE is a 4,996 cc (5.0 L) 48-valve DOHC V12engine with variable valve timing (VVT-i). Bore is 81 mm and stroke is 80.8 mm...
for an unsuccessful W12 engine which was intended to compete in Formula One in 1990. W12 engines are less common than V12engines as only a handful of automobile...
BMW V12 may refer to V12engines and V12-powered race cars built by BMW: Multiple V12engines built by BMW from 1986 to 2022, the BMW M70, M73, N73 and...
first V12 since their Lincoln division's Lincoln-Zephyr V12engine in 1948. A 6.0-liter V12engine was used in the Ford Indigo concept, but that engine was...
version. Like the Aston Martin V12 Vantage on which it is based, the V12 Zagato is powered by a 5.9-litre AM11 V12engine first used in the DBS which produces...
The BRM V12engine is a V12 Formula One racing engine, designed, developed and built by British manufacturer and constructor BRM, between 1967 and 1977...
of V24 engines, however, have been "dual V12" engines where two separate V12engines are placed in line with each other. This V24 aero engine was built...
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