BBC Top Gear Magazine

V12 HALL OF FAME

1 Rev master: Cosworth GMA

British-engineered 3.9-litre wailer in Gordon Murray’s hypercars revs to a record 12,100rpm – beating Cosworth’s own 6.5-litre 11,100rpm effort in the Aston Valkyrie. Yet it still delivers almost three quarters of its peak torque at 2,500rpm.

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