ICE engines - not dead yet!

ICE engines - not dead yet!

Ed Speak

Not one, not two but three stories of new V12 engines hit the editorial desk for this issue, showing manufacturers have not written off the ICE engine just yet. We cover all of these new powerplants in this issue starting with the Ferrari 12Cilindri, plus the exciting new Aston Martin V12 and the inaugural V12 powered TWR Supercat.

If we add up the power of these three engines we get a staggering 1671 kW, political correctness says we better not mention the CO2 specs, and actually perhaps unsurprisingly none were provided in the press releases!

Rather they talk about “a technical masterpiece that is a showcase for their exceptional in-house engineering ability” – Aston Matin, “A crescendo of never-ending acceleration and power delivery” – Ferrari and “TWR’s performance and motorsport DNA are evidenced in every element of the car” – TWR.

We suspect an aspiring conductor could create some great soundtracks if he could get all three in one place at one time!
More seriously it does show that manufacturers seem unfazed by the projected demise of ICE power plants in the near future if they are still investing in top end projects like this.

This fits quite nicely with our annual performance feature in this issue, but just for balance we are also looking at servicing EVs and Hybrids, which is a growing business opportunity for many repair shops.

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