Aston Martin’s new Valkyrie is guaranteed to generate some noise in its IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar championship debut. That’s an easy assertion to make when a V12 naturally aspirated engine is ...
I waited for decades for F1 to bring back turbocharging ... they were lost as the V12 gave more space for the all important airflow. They sounded unbelievable, the flat-12 sounded like no other ...
That is Jay Leno standing next to the BMW V12 extracted from his McLaren F1. Calling it "The scariest thing we have ever done here on Jay Leno's Garage," his mechanics pulled the motor to replace ...
Naturally aspirated V-10 engines in Formula 1 became prominent after turbocharging was banned in 1989, and, for some fans, Formula 1 cars have never sounded better, especially during the V-10 peak in ...
Power and red lines climb, but it still passes noise and emissions laws. The only V12 ever to win an F1 title, nestled in the McLaren MP4/6 that was driven by Ayrton Senna in 1991. Special mention ...
Still, the draw of the V-10 is powerful. “Just please bring a V12 or V10 back,” seven-time F1 champion Lewis Hamilton said in 2018.