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| | V12 . Renault . Curtiss NC (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08) |
 | | In automobiles, V12 engines have never been common, because of their complexity and thus cost. |
 | | Their use has been thus confined to costly luxury and sports cars, in which they give superlative performance and smoothness characteristics. |
 | | Prior to World War II, twelve-cylinder engines were found in many luxury models, including cars from Cadillac automobile Cadillac, Packard, Lincoln automobile Lincoln, Franklin automobile Franklin, Rolls-Royce, and Hispano-Suiza. |
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