Why This Is Easily The WORST 12-cylinder Engine Ever Made!

We all love a V12 – they sound great, the create decent power, and they can be found in some of the greatest cars ever made. There was one engineer that decided that a V12 wasn’t good enough, and instead spread 12 cylinders over three banks of four. Mike Fernie takes us through the story of the Life W12, arguably the worst engine ever made. @drivetrb Subscribe for more DriveTribe content : @Drivetribe?sub_confirmation=1 👇 FOR MORE CONTENT CHECK OUT OUR OTHER CHANNELS 👇 Buy your DriveTribe Live 2024 event tickets 👉 Official Channel Partners Gtechniq - Liqui-Moly - Lanoguard - Adrian Flux - Ineedatracker - Carly - 00:00 What is a W12 engine? 01:20 Intrdoucing the Life W12 02:21 Ferrari’s W18 concept 03:38 The Life W12 is born 04:32 Pros and cons of a triple-four engine 06:56 Why was the Life F1 team so bad? 08:36 Success with a triple-banked engine 09:54 Bugatti’s alternative W-engine plan 10:49 Why F1 needs more engine choices
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