Smallest V12

[bk4uyeah]

I am aware there has been a thread for the smallest V8 (a 3.8L ford Taurus, I believe) But what is the smallest V12? The first that came to mind to me is the 4.4L Ferrari Daytona

[Matra et Alpine]

I am aware there has been a thread for the smallest V8 (a 3.8L ford Taurus, I believe) But what is the smallest V12? The first that came to mind to me is the 4.4L Ferrari Daytona

Do you mean only in current production ?
Do bike engines count ??

[bk4uyeah]

Sorry not to clarify, but current or not, but preferably modern, and not race car or bike.

[henk4]

The 166 Ferrari engine (2 litres) springs to mind (from the late forties, early fifties, which was not designed as a racing engine, but that did not stop people racing with it. Probably there are smaller examples

[Italianspeed]

The first car I thought of was the 63' Ferrari 250 Testarossa, which displaces just under 3 liters. But after careful investigation, I read about an old Maserati, the Tipo S 150 that has V12 displacing only 1.5 liters. Most modern inline 4's displace another half liter over that. Crazy.

[henk4]

I doubt the story about the Maserati, Tipo 150S is a simple four pot, while 200, 250 and 300 version were six cylinders.

[Ferrari Tifosi]

Ferrari's first Grand Prix car, the 125 F1, used a 1.5 liter supercharged V12.

[henk4]

Ferrari's first Grand Prix car, the 125 F1, used a 1.5 liter supercharged V12.

I knew that but the original question specified not to mention racing engines.

[Ferrari Tifosi]

I knew that but the original question specified not to mention racing engines.

oh, my mistake. But now thinking about it, the first production Ferrari, the 125 S, had a 1.5 liter V12 as well (non-supercharged).

[henk4]

oh, my mistake. But now thinking about it, the first production Ferrari, the 125 S, had a 1.5 liter V12 as well (non-supercharged).

true, but it had a very limited production run and changed to the 166 version quite rapidly.

[thinker]

do u guys know what the cheapest v12 car is currently? (for purchase in america)

[cls12vg30]

You could probably get a used late-'80s Jaguar XJS for pretty cheap if you can find one....but you'd have to buy a dog to go with it......so you don't have to walk alone.

[Coventrysucks]

You could probably get a used late-'80s Jaguar XJS for pretty cheap if you can find one....but you'd have to buy a dog to go with it......so you don't have to walk alone.

I saw a 5.3 XJS convertible for £5000 ($9000US). You could probably get cheaper though, as it was in quite good condition.