"Toby Groves" > wrote in message
...
> In article >, Tha Ghee
> > writes
> >no on the V-12 vs. W-12, the V-12 is second most if not smoothest engine
on
> >the planet.
>
> I suspect a good straight six engine such as a BMW one would be smoother
> than a V12, purely because the pistons are all moving in one plane and
> can therefore cancel out each other's momentum more easily than they can
> in a Vee engine.
>
> --
> Toby

you do realize that a V-12 is nothing more than 2 I-6s attached at a proper
angle to quell vibration.