Andrew Romanowski of the Lamborghini Club America stops by the garage with Rob Cleary to show Jay the smallest and the largest Lamborghini V12’s – the 3.5 liter version used in the 350GT, and the 8.0 liter marine version used in offshore racing.Jay Leno’s Garage
source/image(PrtSc): Jay Leno’s Garage
The 350 GT had an all-aluminium alloy V12 engine mated to a five-speed ZF manual transmission.The 350 GT engine is 3.5 liter V12 was essentially a race motor, potentially developing 400 horsepower at 11,000rpm. The engine features four cams, two valves per cylinder, and six Weber carburetors.Watch the video from Jay Leno’s Garage for more info:
The second engine is a fascinating 8.0-liter marine engine Lamborghini built. The engine has a displacement of 8.2 liters and the output is approximately 800 bhp.
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This was to be offered in the Lamborghini LM002 SUV at one point, but engineers soon found that it was too big and heavy for a car.The marine engine is essentially a bigger version of the 3.5-liter V-12.Needless to say that the sound of this V12 engine is absolutely incredible.
