Abaningi bebevele becabanga ukuthi izinjini ezinamandla ze-V12 zifile, kepha abakwaMercedes abacabangi ngendlela efanayo…
Kuyiqiniso ukuthi iningi lemikhiqizo liya ngokuya likhetha ukuthuthukisa izinjini zabo ze-V8 esikhundleni sokubheja ngamandla angama-cylinder ayi-12. Lokhu kuya ngokuya kungavamile, futhi konke ngenxa yokukhathazeka kwemvelo kanye “nokugetshengwa” okuqhubekayo esikubona masonto onke ngokuqiniswa kwamandla kaphethiloli.
Saze sabika inhlolokhono no-Antony Sheriff, uMqondisi Jikelele we-McLaren, lapho esho khona ukuthi "izinjini ze-V12 ziyinto yesikhathi esidlule futhi kufanele ziboniswe kumamyuziyamu". Mhlawumbe uzobe elungile, kodwa okwamanje iMercedes ngeke iphele amandla nge-V12 ewuphawu.
Inkampani yakwaStuttgart isivele yaphumela obala ngokuthi ihlose ukukhiqiza izinjini ezintsha ezingama-V12 maduze, kanti zonke zizothuthukiswa ngabakwa-AMG. Njengamanje, i-AMG isivele yakha izinjini ze-V12 ze-S 65, SL 65, CL 65, G 65 nePagani Huayra. Injini engu-V12 nayo ihlelelwe - ka-2014 - yesizukulwane esilandelayo se-S600. Futhi kulena silindele okungenani amandla angu-600 hp kanye nomthamo omuhle we-torque.
Umbhalo: Tiago Luís