Ferrari has put a number of engines in its cars over the years. However, it's the automaker's flagship V12 engine design that springs to mind when someone asks what makes them sound so good. The ...

Ferrari is exploring a groundbreaking approach to the internal combustion engine, as revealed by a recent European patent filing. Departing from the industry-standard round pistons, this new design ...

Wankel engines first saw use in production cars as early as 1964 -- and not even in a Mazda, but rather in an NSU. That little single-rotor powerplant quickly evolved into the more typical two-rotor ...

Next on our list is the Mercedes-AMG GT 63 S, which houses a beastly 4.0L V8 biturbo engine. This isn’t just any old V8; it’s ...

The most powerful V12 engine has just seen the light of day in Denmark as part of the Aurora development program. The Mjolner powerplant pumps out 1,250 horsepower or 1,850 horsepower when integrated ...

Remember the Mjølner? Not the mythical hammer of thunder from whence the name originated, but the equally earth-shaking V12 engine under development by Danish hypercar marque Zenvo. Welp, rip that ...

Danish supercar builder Zenvo isn’t exactly a household name, but it’s been quietly working on something loud. The project, called Aurora, has been in development for a while now, long enough that ...

Photo: Ferrari S.p.A. Throughout history, carmakers have equipped countless production models with V12 engines, and some of those powerplants have become engineering masterpieces that deserve to be ...

Thanks to the efforts of Enzo Ferrari and his contemporaries, the V12 engine is closely associated with Italian supercars in the minds of many enthusiasts. However, the Italians were relatively late ...

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Evan Williams is an automotive journalist and mechanical engineering technologist with more than a decade of experience in the industry. He has written for the Toronto Star and AutoTrader Canada and ...