Press release
533KB
june 16, 2021 - Lamborghini
Lamborghini V12 at 60° - The flagship Lamborghini engine: performance and emotion
Sant’Agata Bolognese, 16/06/2021: Ferruccio #lamborghini started his company in 1963 to create the perfect sports car. #lamborghini was clear he wanted a V12 engine: although the naturally aspirated V12 powerplant is challenging in terms of technology and dimensions, #lamborghini was adamant that it was the only possible choice for a top of the range #lamborghini. Thus, the #lamborghini V12 tradition was created, with the twelve-cylinder’s inimitable and emotive sound, acceleration and performance a part of the #lamborghini flagship legacy ever since.
The #lamborghini 350 GT presented in 1963 featured the V12 3.5 l engine developed in house under Giotto Bizzarrini, mounted at a 60° angle with a double overhead camshaft, and outputting 320 hp. Legend suggests that #lamborghini offered Bizzarrini a bonus for every additional horsepower he could muster. The car’s broad front hosted the powerplant, adopting the mechanical layout common at the time and the concept that ‘the oxen pull the chariot’
Then as now, acceleration and the feeling of being ‘pressed’ into the seat are some of the most engaging sensations from a super sports car. The V12 aspirated engine, both then and now, is the inimitable choice for linear power and speed, delivering sportiness, responsiveness and progression without vibration.
The first #lamborghini V12 continued as the base for further iterations of the V12 engine, with various refinements developed in subsequent models. The 400 GT (1966) developed the V12’s engine capacity to 4.0 l with increased bore and stroke, producing 320 hp at 6,500 rpm and a top speed increase from 250 to 270 km/h. This new 4.0 l engine was the base for a number of significant future models, including the two-plus-two Espada (1968) with 350 hp and top speeds of 260 km/h. The Islero (1968) outputting 330 hp, evolved into the Jarama (1970), initially delivering 350 hp before a 15 hp increase in the Jarama S, and possibly the favourite car of Ferruccio #lamborghini who, like the evolving world around him, desired a sporty two-plus-two.
However, performance relies on science, not just courage, and #lamborghini recognised that the further the engine is placed towards the middle of the car, the better the weight distribution achieved. The Miura (1966) disrupted all rules: combining engine and transmission in a single casting up until the final editions of the Miura SV, the 4.0 l V12 powerplant in the so-called P400 was moved to the middle-rear of the car, in a transversal position. The design of the car addressed this new layout and an icon was born. The fastest production car at the time of its launch, outputting 370 hp, with acceleration 0-100km in 6.7 sec. and a top speed of 285 km/h, the Miura’s mid-rear engine layout set a new standard for #lamborghini and other high-performance marques.
Further information in the press release to download
586762
3543x2378, 1MB
586763
1333x2000, 2MB
586764
2000x1333, 1MB
586765
5631x3754, 5MB
586767
2000x1333, 1MB
586768
3600x2400, 1MB
586769
3600x2400, 2MB
586770
3543x2362, 2MB
586771
3543x2204, 2MB
586772
3055x2155, 1MB
586773
2118x2138, 965KB
586774
3329x2208, 611KB
586775
2189x2127, 2MB
586776
3551x2367, 2MB
586777
5616x3744, 2MB
586778
2333x3500, 1MB
586779
3543x2362, 920KB
586780
3543x2362, 876KB
586781
5760x3840, 1MB
586782
6720x4480, 2MB
586783
5760x3840, 7MB
586784
3543x2362, 1MB
586785
8200x4480, 8MB
586786
3000x2000, 420KB
586787
4078x2835, 2MB
586788
4500x3000, 8MB
586789
4435x3523, 1MB
586790
10000x5000, 9MB
586791
7952x5304, 9MB
586792
5233x3489, 3MB
586793
5760x3840, 1MB
586794
4901x3770, 2MB
586795
1920x1200, 773KB
586796
5760x3840, 1MB
586797
8688x5792, 1MB
586798
5472x3648, 9MB
586799
3543x2657, 1MB
586800
4896x3264, 823KB
586801
3543x2362, 1MB
586802
4928x3280, 4MB
586803
5760x3840, 5MB
586804
1421x1000, 1MB
586805
3680x2456, 5MB
586806
2712x3509, 727KB
586807
5568x3712, 7MB
586808
4424x2953, 1MB
586809
5760x3840, 5MB
586810
8106x5404, 7MB
586811
5472x3648, 4MB
586812
3303x2115, 1MB
586813
3225x2547, 2MB
586814
3590x2363, 3MB
586815
2833x2155, 867KB
586816
3397x2251, 2MB
586817
3377x2234, 981KB
586818
2860x2194, 1MB
586819
3401x2256, 2MB
586820
1190x751, 658KB
586821
1190x1221, 1MB
586822
2406x1242, 693KB
586823
2570x2574, 1MB
586824
5472x3648, 4MB
586825
3504x2336, 2MB
586826
3072x2048, 1MB
586827
2539x1771, 819KB
Related news |
||
|
|
|
april 17, 2024
|
march 28, 2024
|
march 17, 2024
|
|
Lamborghini Iron Lynx will race its SC63 prototype on home soil for the very first time this weekend as the 2024 FIA World Enduran... |
After more than twenty years, the brand presents a new logo and corporate identitySant'Agata Bolognese, March 28, 2024 – After mor... |
Sant’Agata Bolognese/Sebring, 17 March 2024 – The Lamborghini SC63 once again demonstrated its strong reliability by reaching the ... |
Download all 
You might be interested in |
||
|
|
|
february 29, 2024
|
february 29, 2024
|
february 27, 2024
|
|
A video insight into lightweight know-how and sustainability within the Sant’Agata Bolognese super sports car maker Automobili Lam... |
Lamborghini Squadra Corse will begin the latest chapter in its illustrious history this weekend as the Sant’Agata Bolognese firm’s... |
A fleet of Lamborghini Urus S and Huracán Sterrato stirring the French AlpsA Courchevel winter escape saw the lifestyle Urus S sta... |
Italian 
Download all 
Share
Share via mail 
Automotive
Sport
Events
Art&Culture
Design
Fashion&Beauty
Food&Hospitality
Technology
Nautica
Racing
Excellence
Corporate
OffBeat
Green
Gift
Pop
Heritage
Entertainment
Health & Wellness