The V12 Engine gives an unprecedented and in-depth overview of the
significant and important V12-powered cars and the magnificent engines
that powered them, from the smallest, the 1.1-litre Itala of 1926, to
the largest, the 112-litre "Quad Al" of 1965 powered by four Allison
twelves. Karl Ludvigsen, award-winnng automotive historian and author of
the acclaimed Porsche: Origin of the Species takes the reader behind the
scenes of the creation of the greatest twelves of all time, from the
effortless urge of the luxurious Hispano-Suiza of the 1930s to the
scintillating surge of the Lamborghini supercars of the 1960s. You're
trackside at the epic battles of Grand Prix twelves in the 1930s and
1990s and you're in the boardrooms of BMW, Audi and Mercedes-Benz as
they battle for V12 supremacy into the 21st Century.
