Ode To The Lamborghini V12 [Gallery and Video]

Lamborghini is 1 of the number of makes that was nevertheless fitting a V12 engine to its halo goods. The Italian automaker held onto this signature powertrain as very long as it could. But time and legislation caught up with the pure ICE, the natural way aspirated motor. The Lamborghini retired the Aventador past yr, but a substitute is on the way. Lately the company collected all the types to carry the famous engine in an ode to the Lamborghini V12.

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“The Lamborghini story was born with the V12,” remarked Maurizio Reggiani, previous chief technological 0fficer at Lamborghini. “In the 1960s, the V12 represented the pinnacle of technological innovation, luxurious, and sportiness.”

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Long Standing

The V12 engine began to make automotive historical past in 1963. Ferruccio Lamborghini mounted Giotto Bizzarrini’s amazing generation in the first Lamborghini, the famous 350 GT. Bizzarrini created a racing engine that Ferruccio Lamborghini later on turned into a creation motor. This started off a new period of tremendous sportscars. A modern variation of the in a natural way aspirated V12 engine was created for the Aventador in 2011, debuting an increased model of the legendary powerplant that managed the first technological concepts.

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Consistent Evolution

In between 1963 and 2010, the motor was employed in distinct positions. At 1st it was front-mounted in the 350 GT, 400 GT and the Espada. It was created employing aluminum for the cylinder heads, crankcase and pistons to deliver the fat down to 232 kg. The engine was then employed in a rear mid-motor structure, rotated 90 levels to a transverse orientation in the Miura. Subsequently it was rotated yet another 90 levels to a longitudinal rear-mid placement, commencing with the Countach.

As the size of the motor elevated, from 3,5 litres in the 350 GT to 6,5 litres in the Murciélago, it grew to become more and more vital to cut down the engine bodyweight. To this finish, new elements and new technologies were introduced to reduced the engine in the chassis. Nowadays, the V12 is the beating heart of Lamborghini’s Aventador, Sián, and Countach LPI 800-4, as well as the Essenza SCV12.

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The progress of the V12 motor for the Murciélago allowed Lamborghini to find its very own location within the realm of Audi. But it was the conclusion to style and design a new V12 from scratch, immediately after 45 many years, that allowed Lamborghini’s designers to set new targets. The Aventador was the final Lamborghini to run a pure normally aspirated V12 engine. The subsequent hybrid chapter will be rolled out in the very first quarter of 2023.