CBeck113 wrote:My combustion engine professor had us calculate all the important outputs (power, torque, fuel efficiency) from that exact engine in our final exam - a bit concerning when you spend the entire semester on road car engines and then get a monster like that one.!
Your combustion professor deserves a high five for that.
Speaking of V12's from Deutchland, here is my own personal favourite.
The M120 from yup, you guesed it.... Mercedes.
7.3 litres of engine Valhalla.
It began service in the S600 Grosse wagen, then powered the CLK-GTR and then found it's way to Pagani via an alleged strong relationship with one Juan Manuel Fangio(he of Mercedes folklore).
Here is a symphony of such savagery and beauty that even Beethoven would doff his cap if he wore such attire.
Why wouldn't you watch?
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