Born in 1947, the Ferrari V12 is one of the all-time great engines. The core architecture of the first generation — called the Colombo, after Italian engineer Gioacchino Colombo — wasn't fully ...

The silky smooth power and design of V12-powered cars has earned plaudits from the auto world for decades. These classics are ...

The 250 GTO racing car and 250 GT Berlinetta Lusso made cool by The King of Cool are two models that feature the Colombo 250 engine. Oh, and by the way, the most expensive Ferrari ever is 250 GTO ...

correctly identifies the Ferrari engine as a V12. Ferrari's original Colombo V12, designed by Gioacchino Colombo, debuted in 1947 in the 125 S with a total displacement of 1.5 liters, the smallest ...

V12 engines are now the preserve of high-end European supercars, but that wasn't always the case. Here's the story of the ...

Either way, that's a pretty low displacement for a 12-cylinder engine. The Ferrari Colombo V12 is arguably the most famous small-displacement engine on this list. Ferrari eventually built larger ...

It takes quite a thing to outshine the Ferrari 250 GT SWB, and that thing is the Colombo V-12 stationed under its long hood. This engine’s importance to Ferrari is difficult to overstate ...

Eighty years ago, Il Commendatore and Gioacchino Colombo conceived the first Ferrari V-12 engine and in 1947 put the 125 Spyder Corsa on the road. Today, the 2025 12Cilindri Spider harks back to ...

The Ferrari is parked in a quiet ... of mechanical orchestra - is just stunning. The most well-worn Colombo engine note cliché is probably that of ripping silk. We'll just say that once you ...

Designed by Aurelio Lampredi in the early 1950s, the Lampredi engine family went ... and following the Big America V12, Ferrari then shifted its focus on the Colombo V12 and subsequent flat ...

"At its heart is a completely unique Colombo engine, one that would not be seen in any other Ferrari road car at the time. Designated Tipo 243 internally, it is fitted with dry sump, three-valve ...