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The V-12 Engine Is Nearly Dead and That’s Sad
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"Now Mercedes is sending the V-12 to pasture. Audi stated its new A8 luxury sedan won’t get a 12-cylinder powerplant either." http://www.automobilemag.com/news/v-12-engine-nearly-dead/?wc_mid=4035:16615&wc_rid=4035:109813&_wcsid=C36D7 4079E63E04B87D50AAB9F2A35C5C33D0E2F9E22BE72 -------------------- .
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It's all part of the government's conspiracy to increase gas mileage.
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Government conspiracies rule!
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my uncle used to say the same thing about the 'flathead' ..........
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I agree, more pistons, shape of the combustion chamber etc yeilds the definitive sounds that an engine make. And a V-12 has all it's own..
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In the not-too-distant future an article headline will read "The Internal Combustion Engine Is Nearly Dead."
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We will need a v-rroom from Mattel you put on your bike in the 70s!
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Of course current many V6's are quicker than the pony cars of the 60's and also get over triple the mileage. |
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Unfortunately, this will be true all too soon. Electricity is definitely in our future, like it or not.
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dt-geneva-rimac-concept-1-640x640.jpg And the Concept 2 is even faster...
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