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The Falconer V-12 is an American V-12 performance racing engine engineered and built by American Ryan Falconer Racing Engines.The engine was first brought to market in 1990, and has roots in small block Chevrolet engines, and is available in multiple configurations for a variety of applications primarily designed for high performance purposes for automotive, custom, racing, marine and aviation ...
The drivetrain was a 5,707 cc (5.7 L) Lamborghini V12 engine, which had a power output of 499 PS (367 kW; 492 hp) at 5,200 rpm and 425 lb⋅ft (576 N⋅m) of torque at 4,900 rpm. This differed from the twin-turbocharged Rodeck V8 engine in the W8 and the AWX-3, as they were considered to be too costly for series production of the new model.
The V12 Vanquish was described without caveat as "The ultimate Grand Tourer" by Road & Track magazine. [11] Car and Driver described the V12 Vanquish as "worthy of the marque's heritage and a serious alternative to the top Ferrari." [8] The V12 Vanquish series would become the last all-new model to be made in Aston Martin's Newport Pagnell ...
Mil V-12 at the Central Air Force Museum. Design studies for a giant helicopter were started at the Mil OKB in 1959, receiving official sanction in 1961 by the GKAT (Gosudarstvenny Komitet po Aviatsionnoy Tekhnike - State Committee on Aircraft Technology) instructing Mil to develop a helicopter capable of lifting 20 to 25 tonnes (22 to 28 short tons).
V12 engines have often been used in Formula One, particularly from the 1966 season to the 1969 season. The first V12 engine used in Formula One was in the 1964 Honda RA271 racing car, and continued through to the 1968 Honda RA301 racing car. The 1966 season saw V12 engines become popular, with new V12 engines from Ferrari, Maserati, and Weslake.
Rights to Weslake's V12 were also briefly owned by Aston Martin Lagonda, who envisioned it as the basis of a road car engine. Aston started Project DP1080 to develop the engine for their purposes, but when they were unable to reach either their horsepower target or their 4.0-litre displacement goal, they sold the design.
Another view of the engine Close up view on cylinder. The Kharkiv model V-2 (Russian: В-2) was a Soviet diesel tank V-12 engine, the V angle at 60°, with dual overhead camshafts per bank, four valves per cylinder opened by bucket-style followers and direct fuel injection.
The Aston Martin V12 Zagato is a British sports car/endurance racer made by Aston Martin in collaboration with Zagato to celebrate a fifty-year partnership since the Aston Martin DB4 GT Zagato. Introduced in Lake Como, Italy at the Concorso d'Eleganza Villa d'Este on 21 May 2011, the Zagato was awarded with the competition's "Design Award for ...