It’s happening folks. Lamborghini is preparing its departure from its very successful V12 engine, and its doing it in style. They’ve announced the arrival of its new glorious track-toy, the Essenza SCV12, and it’s to die for. Onward from the mighty V12 engine We here at Mikaniki revere the V12 engine. It’s quite remarkable what […]
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Okay, seriously, what the hell is this thing? Is it a Formula 1 car? Is it a fighter jet? A bit of both, with a sprig of the every-day luxury? To say that the Tramontana R is unique would be the understatement of the century. It’s weird, and not in a bad way. Put it […]
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The Rolls Royce Phantom is to cars what Patek Philippe is to watches: pure luxury. And you know what they say about the Rolls; you don’t drive it yourself, you get Alfred to chauffeur you around in it. With eight generations behind the modern second gen Phantom, it has a rich history of refinement, elegance […]
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Dubbed the V12 OG, the Twin Six Packard was one of the first road legal cars to have 12 cylinders beneath the hood. You’ll have to wind the years back all the way to 1916 to marvel at this ingenious assembly, which Packard’s Chief Engineer, Jesse Vincent, oversaw. It was a time when the V12 […]
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Last week we sang an ode to a dying breed, the last of its kind, an inspired mechanical feat that some would say revolutionised engines for the better. We will sorely miss the sound, the power and the ‘status’ of the almighty V12 engine. But it’s not gone yet, and we want to make sure […]
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If Trevor Jones’ iconic soundtrack from the Last of the Mohicans came to mind, consider yourself a legend. It’s exactly those feels we have right about now as we sing an ode to the mighty V12 engine, who’s apparently on the way out of the automotive world and into what existential superstructure exists beyond fenders […]
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