The Aston Martin Vanquish S was designed by Ian Callum in 1995. It, unlike the other cars I've written about so far is a grand touring car. This car rose to fame after being featured in the official James Bond car in Die Another day. The Vanquish is scheduled to be discontinued in the 2007 year to be temporarily replaced by the DBS, though it's true successor is to be introduced in 2010.
The vanquish is powered by a 5.9 Liter engine that pushes with the power of 520 horses. It is controlled with a fly by wire throttle and a 6 speed paddle shift. The engine shares some components with Ford's Duratec 30 V6, being that Ford is the parent company. Many people think that the engine is simply 2 Duratec's linked together, though this is not the case.
It is correct that the V-12 shares some components with the Duratec, but it is simply not possible to simply put two V-6's together to make a V-12. The bank offset for a V-12 is equal to one rod bearing width, whereas the bank offset for a 60-degree V-6 is significantly longer than one rod bearing width, thus it is necessary to design a V-12 as a totally new engine.
The vanquish is powered by a 5.9 Liter engine that pushes with the power of 520 horses. It is controlled with a fly by wire throttle and a 6 speed paddle shift. The engine shares some components with Ford's Duratec 30 V6, being that Ford is the parent company. Many people think that the engine is simply 2 Duratec's linked together, though this is not the case.
It is correct that the V-12 shares some components with the Duratec, but it is simply not possible to simply put two V-6's together to make a V-12. The bank offset for a V-12 is equal to one rod bearing width, whereas the bank offset for a 60-degree V-6 is significantly longer than one rod bearing width, thus it is necessary to design a V-12 as a totally new engine.
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