The Lamborghini Aventador with the 6.5-litre V12 made its debut at the 2011 Geneva Motor Show.

Lamborghini has announced the rollout of the last Aventador from its assembly line at Sant'Agata Bolognese, Italy; officially marking the end of the supercar's production. The final Lamborghini Aventador LP-780-4 Ultimae rolled out the facility finished in Light Blue, part of the brand's Ad Personam colour palette and is said to be heading to the Swiss market.

The rollout also marks the end of the brand's iconic naturally-aspirated V12 engine which has been its most successful power unit, outselling all previous V12 offerings combined. The Lamborghini Aventador with the 6.5-litre V12 made its debut at the 2011 Geneva Motor Show. Over the past 11 years, the Italian supercar brand has sold a total of 11,465 units, including 10 one-off and limited edition iterations.

The Lamborghini Aventador will soon be replaced by another flagship model, which will debut a V12 engine albeit with some form of hybridisation. The replacement for the Aventador has already been spotted testing, with its unveil expected by the year-end.

The Purosangue SUV will take on the likes of the Lamborghini Urus, Bentley Bentayga & Aston Martin DBX.

Ferrari has teased the arrival of a new naturally-aspirated V12 engine. While the teaser doesn't reveal much, it does state that the new V12 engine will debut on the brand's "game-changing model" to be introduced later this year. This clearly indicates that Ferrari's first SUV - the Purosangue, will be powered by the new V12 engine.

The Ferrari Purosangue SUV has been in development for quite a while now. Ferrari recently released the first teaser of the Purosangue, revealing a glimpse of the SUV's front end. The model will be the brand's first-ever SUV and will take on the likes of the Lamborghini Urus, Bentley Bentayga & Aston Martin DBX.

Earlier rumours suggested that the Ferrari SUV could be powered by either a hybrid twin-turbo V8 from the SF90 Stradale or the V6 from the 296GTB. While either or both of these engines could still be on offer, what is almost certain is that there will be a V12-powered Purosangue.

Production of the M760i Final V12 model will commence in the US in June 2022.

BMW will be pulling the plug on its V12 engines later this year. The V12 engine from BMW currently powers the brand's flagship sedan, the 7 Series.

The German carmaker will, however, introduce a special edition 7 Series sedan, called the M760i Final V12 Edition, which as the name suggests will be the final model from the brand to use the V12 unit. BMW also stated that only 12 units of the special edition M760i will be produced and it will retail only in the US market with a price tag of US$200,000.

While the overall exterior styling remains unchanged, the special edition 7 Series will come with a new set of 20-inch alloy wheels, special badging and a wide range of customisation options to help distinguish itself from the standard model.

The special edition M760i sedan also comes with a "The Final V12" badging on the door sills and the engine cover. BMW will also commemorate the models with a "1 of 12" plaque on the centre console.

The special edition of the BMW 7 Series will come powered by the brand's 6.6-litre turbocharged V12 engine. It produces 600 BHP, and the car is said to have a 0 - 100 km/h time of 3.6 seconds.

Production of the M760i Final V12 model will commence in the US in June 2022, with deliveries said to take place the following month.

The company also recognises the need to reduce emissions.

Italian supercar brand, Lamborghini says it is still committed to offering V12 engines on its cars.

According to a media report, Lamborghini is committed to offering V12 engines on its supercars for as long as possible. The Italian supercar brand states that it has no plans of downsizing the engines to turbo V8s - as being done by many other automakers.

Maurizio Reggiani, the technology & engineering head at Lamborghini stated that the V12 engine is part of the brand's heritage and they want the sound of the engine to remain the most important characteristic on future cars as well.

Having said that, the company also recognises the need to reduce emissions. Lamborghini has already announced its plans to reduce CO2 emissions by 50% by 2025. The company also confirmed the arrival of its first pure-electric supercar by 2030.

Ahead of their first EV launch, the company will be introducing hybrid versions of each of its products. In line with this, the company recently brought back the iconic Countach nameplate.

The new (2022) Lamborghini Countach features a 6.5-litre V12 paired with a 48V electric motor. The hybrid powertrain produces 802 BHP and 720 Nm. The Countach also comes with regenerative braking, with the energy being stored in a supercapacitor, first seen on the Sian.

Source: TheDrive

According to a media report, BMW will not develop a new V12 engine.

The report suggests that the company does not see a need to develop a new V12 engine. At present, only the M760i gets a V12 engine in the company's line-up. Rolls Royce has also developed its own twin-turbo V12 engine and is not expected to use BMW's V12 engine.

Larger displacement V12 engines are not as efficient as smaller engines and with tightening emissions norms, carmakers are downsizing the engines and adopting technologies like turbocharging and electrification to extract the same power from a smaller engine.

The 850 CSi is considered as one of the most iconic BMW V12-powered cars and it came with a 6-speed manual gearbox.

Last year, Mercedes-AMG started phasing out V12 engines.

Source: BMW Blog