If Mercedes does spin this patent into a next-generation V12 (or a heavily reworked one), it probably won’t be a nostalgic, naturally aspirated throwback. It’ll be an engineering-forward V12 that ...

Of all the Greta Thunberg-grating mechanical dinosaurs rendered ineligible for future viability, there are none as unfeasible, today in 2025, as the V12 engine. Only a handful of V12-powered cars ...

Nigel first entered the world of automotive journalism in the mid-80s, working for what was then the “bible” of weekly automotive content - Motoring News. Those were the days of tip-tap typewriters, ...

A car rebuild expert bought a Mercedes-Benz S-Class, powered by a V12 engine. He knew right from the start that the auction company might have killed the almighty 5.5-liter power plant. A message ...

Evan Williams is an automotive journalist and mechanical engineering technologist with more than a decade of experience in the industry. He has written for the Toronto Star and AutoTrader Canada and ...

Replaced by the C-Class in the 1990s, the W201 is remembered as one of the most over-engineered automobiles of all time. A highly collectible model from this series comes in the guise of the 190E, ...

With a top speed of 322.3 km/h (200.3 mph) the BRABUS GLK V12 has set a new speed record for street-legal compact SUVs on the Italian high-speed test track on October 19th, 2009. BRABUS builds this ...

The days of big-capacity engines from Mercedes-Benz are coming to an end as the automaker continues with the downsizing trend and pursues an aggressive electrification strategy. Fortunately, there are ...

The famous American architect Louis Sullivan coined the phrase "form follows function" back in 1896. The idea made so much sense that it quickly spread to other design disciplines. As aerodynamics ...

It appears Mercedes has found a way around looming Euro 7 emissions regulations, which would have ordinarily limited the options Mercedes and other European automaekrs had for gasoline powertrains ...

Up until now, DIY engineering mastermind Wesley Kagan’s PorscheKart featured most of a first-generation Porsche Boxster S’ drivetrain, only to do better on the race track thanks to shedding heavy ...