The car is designed to be vocal, emotive, and luxurious, offering a bespoke experience for experienced drivers seeking authenticity and rarity.
Bizzarrini Automobili, a little-known Italian Sportscar manufacturer, has begun production of their Legacy model: a one of twenty-four limited production-run homage to their Bizzarrini 5300GT.
As the last Lamborghini V12 rolled off the assembly line in October, we look back at how the naturally aspirated V12 engine has been at the heart of Lamborghini’s most prestigious product lines since 1963.
A screaming 12,300 rpms out of a twelve-cylinder yields a fundamental audio frequency of 2460hz, which is upper midrange. – Insert head-exploding emoji here – boom!
Last week, the final Lamborghini Aventador rolled off the assembly line in Italy, marking the end of the naturally aspirated Lamborghini V12.
At the Russian Grand Prix this past weekend, Sebastian Vettel was in a position to win the race when the MGU-K electrical section of his powertrain gave up the ghost (“No K”). As you might imagine he was not pleased (note: language not G-rated):
Few marques enjoy the perception of exclusively and class the way Aston Martin does. Though they’re seeking to broaden their horizons a bit these days, there’s no denying that the brand carries some well-founded clout. While most enthusiasts would consider Aston’s cars to reside closer to the grand touring side of the supercar equation than an equivalent offering from, say, Porsche or Ferrari, after having spent some time behind the wheel of the V12 Vantage S, we can report with no uncertainty that this particular model is no soft-edged cream puff, and brings enough performance prowess to the table to set just about anyone’s hair on fire. Of course, that doesn’t come without a bit of compromise as well.
Multimedia Editor Chris Amos recently spent some time with the new V12 Vantage S and rode along as it got hurled around Palm Beach International…
Praise the automotive gods! We recently spent some quality time with the 2013 Aston Martin Vanquish. Rather than wait for our soon-to-be-published review of the V-12 beauty, we’re sharing our video with you, shot by none other than our Multimedia Editor Chris Amos.
Perhaps it’s appropriate that the Kuwait Concours d’Elegance will reportedly be the location for the official reveal of the V12 Zagato, the latest vehicle from the partnership between Aston Martin and famed design firm, Zagato. According to GTspirit, this long-awaited collaboration will fetch around 330,000 Euros—something like $430,000—a princely sum that, well, Middle Eastern princes shouldn’t have a problem forking over.