The Ferrari Testarossa marked two lasts for Ferrari: its final flat-12 powered road car, and its last mass-produced, 12-cylinder, mid-engined car. These two things also cemented the Testarossa’s ...

Typically, none but the wildest of supercars and performance monsters get 12 cylinder engines. Mercedes-AMG, Lamborghini, and Ferrari are by far the best-known proponents of shoving huge powerhouse ...

There are two specific cars that I can point to as being major influences on my love of cars when I was a child. These cars are the 964 Series Porsche 911 Turbo and the Ferrari Testarossa. Like the ...

My obsession with Subaru's failed F1 engine, a flat-12, has gone on for years, and I had often heard that the motor nearly went on to power Koenigsegg's first supercar. Now I've finally heard the full ...

The flat-12 and the greatest sports car manufacturer to come out of Germany are brought together by an intertwined history. First things first, Ferdinand Porsche is the man credited with developing ...

The 3.5 liter, 640 horsepower Mercedes 'M291' 180-degree 12 cylinder engine died twice: first when it repeatedly failed on the race track, and second when the entire racing series it was designed for ...

The Testarossa's 12-cylinder engine isn't shaped in a V pattern, but that doesn't mean it sounds bad. In fact, it's the opposite. This beautiful red example proves it. This Testarossa's 4.9-liter flat ...

The 815 may be the first car designed and assembled by Enzo, but it’s not a thoroughbred Prancing Horse. The Barchetta-styled 125 S that numbers only two units is considered the starting point of the ...

Vik is the Co-Founder and former Editor at MotorAuthority, a leading U.S. website covering performance and luxury cars. Since 2025, he has contributed to CarBuzz, blending his engineering background ...

Mark Vaughn grew up in a Ford family and spent many hours holding a trouble light over a straight-six miraculously fed by a single-barrel carburetor while his father cursed the Blue Oval, all its ...