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2022–present
Porsche / Type 992.1
911 GT3 RS
4.0-litre flat-six · six throttles · 9,000 rpm
Photo: Aos.1905 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · resized and cropped
2010–2012
Lexus / LFA10
LFA
72° V10 · dry sump · ten individual throttles
Photo: MrWalkr · CC BY-SA 4.0 · resized and cropped · Registration identifier pixelated for privacy.
1987–1992
Ferrari / Tipo F120
F40
2,936 cc 90° V8 · twin IHI turbochargers
Photo: Karrmann · CC BY-SA 3.0 · resized and cropped
2011–2016
Lamborghini / LB834 · LP 700-4
Aventador LP 700-4
6,498 cc 60° V12 · dry-sump lubrication
Photo: Calreyn88 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · resized and cropped · Registration identifier pixelated for privacy.
1998–2002
Mazda / GF-FD3S
RX-7 Type RS
Two-rotor rotary · 654 cc × 2 · sequential twin-turbo
Photo: 先従隗始 · CC0 1.0 · resized and cropped · Registration identifier pixelated for privacy.
2007–2011
Mercedes-Benz / W204 / 204.077
C 63 AMG
Naturally aspirated V8 · four overhead camshafts
Photo: Tokumeigakarinoaoshima · CC0 1.0 · resized and cropped

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