Lamborghini LE3512

The Lamborghini LE3512 was a naturally aspirated 3.5 litre V12 racing engine that Lamborghini built to compete in Formula One between 1989 and 1993. The name stands for Lamborghini Engineering, 3.5 litres, 12 cylinders. Mauro Forghieri, formerly of Scuderia Ferrari, was commissioned to design it for the French Larrousse team after the FIA banned turbocharged engines, and its 80 degree layout was reported to be the best sounding of the new formula. It scored one podium, third at the 1990 Japanese Grand Prix with Aguri Suzuki, and was used by Lotus, Ligier, Modena and Minardi as well as Larrousse, but poor reliability marked its whole career. McLaren tested it in a modified MP4/8B in 1993 with Ayrton Senna and Mika Hakkinen before choosing Peugeot, and Konrad Motorsport briefly ran it in a sports car in 1991.