History
When Ferruccio Lamborghini set out to provide Ferrari with competition, he contracted Giotto Bizzarrini to design the engine for his car and, according to some accounts, paid him a bonus for every horsepower over what Ferrari's V12 could produce. The finished 3.5-litre (214 cu in) V12 was such that, with minor modifications and improvements, the very same engine (in 6.5 litre form) powered the Lamborghini Murciélago LP 640, and completed its service for Lamborghini with the ultimate final version of the Murciélago, the Murciélago LP 670-4 SuperVeloce.
Lamborghini's all-new 6.5 litre engine for their 2011 Aventador produces 700 PS (510 kW; 690 hp).
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