V12 engine

A V12 engine is a V engine with 12 cylinders mounted on the crankcase in two banks of six cylinders, usually but not always at a 60° angle to each other, with all 12 pistons driving a common crankshaft.[1] Since each cylinder bank is essentially a straight-6, this configuration has perfect primary and secondary balance no matter which V angle is used and therefore needs no balance shafts. A V12 with two banks of six cylinders angled at 60°, 120°...

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BMW F12 6 Series 650i on 22" Vossen VVS-CV3 Concave Wheels / Rims

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FIRST EIGHT CYLINDER BMW M3

First eight-cylinder M3 First eight-cylinder for the BMW M3 sports car. Supreme performance ensured by 309 kW/420 hp from 4.0 litres. Maximum torque of 400 Newton-metres (295 lb-ft) at 3, 900 rpm, 85 per cent of maximum torque over a speed range of 6,500 rpm. Unique thrust and muscle ensured by consistent implementation of the M high-speed engine concept, maximum engine speed 8,300 rpm. Consistent lightweight construction of engine and...

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SPANISH V8 ENGINES

Spanish V8 engines Spanish truck and sportscar company Pegaso made around 100 cars in the 1950s and 1960s. There were two types of engines; the Z-102 and the Z-103/4 engines. The Z-102 first introduced in 1951 engine was an advanced design sporting quadruple camshafts (two per bank) and had 2 valves per cylinder. It was available with 1, 2 or 4 twin Weber carburettors and either normally aspirated or with one or two superchargers. It had three different capacities, 2472 cc (151 CID), 2816 cc (172 CID) and 3178 cc (194 CID)...

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AUSTRALIAN V8 ENGINES

Australian V8 engines Holden, including its performance vehicle operations Holden Racing Team and Holden Special Vehicles, have been manufacturing V8 performance vehicles since the late 1960s, as has Ford Australia. The performance arm of Ford Australia, Ford Performance Vehicles (FPV), have recently[when?] resurged in the market with the new Falcon BA and BF based models, and the brand new FG series. The Australian V8 is typically an American-manufactured block from either Ford, Chrysler or General Motors yet often uses local heads and auxiliary...

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KOREAN AND CHINESE V8 ENGINES

 Korean V8 engines Hyundai D8 - 16/18 L-Diesel Omega - 4.5 L (275 cu in) Tau - 4.6 L (281 cu in) Chinese V8 engines First Automobile Works introduced the first V8 engine in Asia in 1959, used in FAW Hongqi luxury automobiles. CA72 CA770 HQ430 ...

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CZECH V8 ENGINES

Czech V8 engines Tatra T603 engine Tatra used air-cooled V8 engines. These culminated in the 2.5 L unit used in the Tatra T603 range of cars. The most powerful of these was fitted to the racing variant — known as the B-5. This was a higher compression version of the standard engine which replaced a standard single 2BBL carburettor with two 4BBL downdraft units on a new induction manifold. Tatra later produced another air-cooled engine,...

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FRENCH V8 ENGINES

French V8 engines Prototype V8 engine for the Peugeot 802 The French De Dion-Bouton motorcar firm was first to produce a V8 engine for sale in 1910. Later examples came from Citroën, with the never produced 1934 22CV Traction Avant, and Simca. The "PRV" (Peugeot, Renault, Volvo) V6 was actually supposed to be a V8, but two cylinders were "dropped" because of the oil crisis of the 1970s. Gordini also developed a 3 L V8 for the Alpine...

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V8 ENGINE OTHER THAN CAR

In aviation 1905 Wolseley 120 hp V8 aero engine Argus As 10 inverted, air-cooled German V8 engine of World War II. Hispano-Suiza 8 of World War I V8. Liberty L-8 of World War I, 45° V8 (a prototype for the Liberty L-12). Renault of WW1, 240 hp (180 kW)[citation needed] V8 Trace Engines Turbocharged V8.  Ship's engines Scania V8, 16-litre marine engine with reverse. There are numerous marine diesel engines of V8...

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RUSSIAN V8 ENGINES

Russian V8 engines  ZIS, ZIL For the ZIL-111 (1959), an all-new aluminium 6 L OHV V8 was developed, initially it produced 200 hp (149 kW) at 4200 rpm. ZIL-114 (1967) was powered by a 6,960 cc (425 cu in) V8 giving 300 hp (224 kW) at 4400 rpm. Its more modern derivative model, the ZIL-41047, is powered by a ZIL-4104 engine, a 7680 cc carburetted V8 giving 315 hp (235 kW) at 4600 rpm. The...

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SWEDISH V8 ENGINES

Swedish V8 engines 2005 Volvo (Yamaha) V8 engine for Volvo XC90. V8 4,414cc The most well-known Swedish V8 engine is probably the Scania AB 14 L (854 cu in) diesel, which was released in 1969 for use in the 140 model heavy trucks. At this point, the 350 hp (261 kW) turbo-charged engine was the most powerful diesel in Europe. Scania has continued using a V8 as its largest displacement engine. Currently a series...

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JAPANESE V8 ENGINES

Japanese V8 engines Japanese manufacturers are traditionally not known for V8 engines in their roadcars. However, they have built a few V8 engines to meet the needs of consumers, as well as for their own racing programs.  Honda Honda has never built a V8 for passenger vehicles, which detractors often criticize the company for. In the late 1990s, the company resisted considerable pressure from its American dealers for a V8 engine (which...

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ITALIAN V8 ENGINES

Italian V8 engines  Alfa Romeo The Alfa Romeo Montreal was powered by a dry sump 2,593 cc (158.2 cu in) 90° quad-cam 16-valve V8 (type 00564) derived from the Tipo 33 race car. Because of the limited space available for the cross-plane crankshaft, the physically small but heavy crank counterweights were made of a sintered tungsten alloy called turconit. The Montreal V8 was rated at 230 horsepower (170 kW) at the flywheel...

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GERMAN V8 ENGINES

German V8 engines BMW S65 4.0L V8 Engine German V8s (by manufacturer and date) Argus Motoren Argus As 10 inverted V8 air-cooled aircraft engine 1928–1945 Audi (VAG) 1988–present V8 engine BMW OHV V8 1954–1965 M60 1992–1995 M62 1994–2005 S62 1998–2003 N62 2002–present N63 2008–present S65 2007–present M67 1998–present Horch 830, 930 1933–1940 Mercedes-Benz M156 AMG 6.3L V8 DOHC Engine Mercedes-Benz 1965–1979...

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