Mechanical Configuration
The car was powered by the powerful and ultra reliable flat-12 engine which gave around 510 bhp, the T in the name stood for 'transverse', as the gearbox was mounted in this way, improving the car's handling characteristics, which had been the downfall of its predecessor.
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