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Overview | |
Manufacturer | Ferrari |
Designer | Mauro Forghieri |
Production | 1964–1980 |
Layout | |
Configuration | 180° Flat-12 |
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Cylinder block material | aluminum |
Cylinder head material | aluminum |
Valvetrain | DOHC |
Combustion | |
Fuel type | Petrol |
Cooling system | Water cooled |
Chronology | |
Predecessor | Ferrari Colombo engine |
Successor | Ferrari V12 F1 engine |
The Ferrari flat-12 engine family is a series of flat-12 DOHC petrol engines produced by Ferrari from 1964 to 1996. The first racing Ferrari flat-12, the Mauro Forghieri-designed Tipo 207, was introduced in the Ferrari 1512 F1 car in 1964. Later flat-12 racing engines were used in Ferrari Formula One and sports racing cars from 1968 until 1980, including the 212 E Montagna, 312 B series, 312 PB and 312 T series. The roadgoing flat-12 engines were introduced with the 365 GT4 BB and were produced in various versions until the end of F512M production in 1996.