“As pistons have a cylindrical shape, the driving engines for vehicles of known type have some drawbacks, mainly deriving ...

For flagship vehicles, particularly those powered by the iconic Ferrari V12, saving space is a critical ... Additionally, ...

Unlike Honda's oval pistons, which were positioned longitudinally-with their long side parallel to the crankshaft ... banks, Ferrari could significantly reduce the overall length of a V12 engine ...

And that, says Ferrari, means it can make the V12 smaller. Of course ... measured parallel to the rotation axis of the crankshaft. "The object of the present invention is to provide a driving ...

The price is tempting, despite the high maintenance costs of a V12-powered Ferrari. If you’ve ever dreamed of owning a V12 Ferrari without torching your life savings, it turns out that fantasy ...

Its cylinder heads come from the 812 Competizione and the crankshaft ... on the V12 production line at Maranello), with the order book for the first few years pretty much full. Ferrari might ...

Ferrari’s design places the longer edge of the piston from the outer side of the engine block to the inner vee. This ...

Although Ferrari’s patent only specifies the engine would have at least two cylinders, one of the drawings shows a V12. The new F80 ... bolts directly to the crankshaft, independently of the ...

Although Ferrari has a fine tradition of chopping the roof off its V12-powered coupes, in recent years it has reserved that for limited-run ‘specials' like the 599 SA Aperta. That changed with ...

Words like “Affordable” and “V12” don’t usually go together. V12s are most commonly found in thoroughbred brands like Ferrari, Lamborghini, Aston Martin, and Rolls-Royce. These are not ...