Lamborghini Marine Engines: The V12s That Won Ten World Titles at Sea
Lamborghini marine engines: the 880 hp L804 V12, ten Class 1 offshore world titles, Don Johnson’s Mississippi record and Ferruccio’s Riva Aquarama.
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Lamborghini Formula 1 Engine: Five Years, 49 Starts, No Wins
The Lamborghini Formula 1 engine: five years of Forghieri’s V12, the podium the FIA erased, the Lambo 291 and the 1993 McLaren test with Senna.
LAMBORGHINI PORTOFINO
Lamborghini Portofino: Four Scissor Doors, Frankfurt 1987 If you drove a first-generation Dodge Intrepid, you drove the face of a Lamborghini. Chrysler built 645,281 of them between 1993 and 1997, and the nose on all of them traces back to a four-door Lamborghini prototype that was shown exactly once. The car is the Portofino, unveiled … Read more
FIAT
Fiat: 126 years to build an empire, five to dismantle it Every so often Top Gear used to do those hagiographies about brands that “shaped motoring”. They did Ferrari. They did Aston. They did Porsche. They never quite did Fiat properly, and if you think about it for more than thirty seconds, that omission is … Read more
CHRYSLER ME FOUR-TWELVE
CHRYSLER ME FOUR-TWELVE: THE AMERICAN SUPERCAR MERCEDES MURDERED A 248 mph American hypercar, born inside the wrong corporation McLaren F1Before the Bugatti Veyron set a new bar at 253 mph. Before the Ferrari Enzo was fully digested by the collector market. Before the McLaren F1 looked replaceable. Detroit had a car ready to leave them … Read more
Dodge M4S Turbo Interceptor
Chrysler Built a 194 MPH Pace Car With a K-Car Engine, Then Lent It to a Charlie Sheen Movie The Dodge M4S Turbo Interceptor was a real Le Mans-spec prototype. Hollywood borrowed it. And an assistant cameraman never came home. Clarkson built half his Top Gear career on a simple premise: most cars that look … Read more
DODGE VIPER
Dodge Viper: 8 Liters of Pure Malice Not Enough Cylinders — Unfiltered Automotive Opinion Born of a Cobra and a Fever Dream Some cars are dangerous. Some cars are fast. Some cars will kill you if you don’t respect them. And then there’s the Dodge Viper. The Viper isn’t just a dangerous car; it’s an … Read more