Blog posts of '2024' 'January'

In Part Two we looked at the development of the quad-cam V12 – we now look at how this evolved into the first single cam V12 engine. Much has already been published elsewhere – not least of all by renowned authors Skilleter, Whyte, Porter, Viart/Cognet et al. I hope to add to this body of knowledge with aspects that may not have been documented elsewhere.

In Part 1 we looked at the origins of the V12 – in Part 2 we look at the development of the V12 in a little more detail.

For 25 years, between 1971 and 1996, Jaguar’s smooth and refined V12 power unit powered the Series 3 E-Type as well as a range of luxury saloons.

(The following findings are very much a “work in progress” and work is continuing in trying to fill the gaps – all contributions gratefully received!)