I think he means that the black 512, shown in picture number 4 of post number one is actually wide-bodied as compared to all the others, as with some of the other black pictures.
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I think he means that the black 512, shown in picture number 4 of post number one is actually wide-bodied as compared to all the others, as with some of the other black pictures.
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Ferrari 512i BB 1983
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Ferrari 512i BB #4
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Ferrari 512i BB #5
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Tech nerd top tip: the engine wasn't really a boxer, it was a 180 degree flat 12.
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Scram, you pedant!Originally Posted by pimento
Wasn't it the case that the CoG was actually higher than if there would have been a V for some packaging reason?
Also, why call it a boxer if it isn't?! Because BB sounds cool?
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The CoG was high because the engine was sat atop the gearbox, rather than running them in line. If it was a V then they'd either've had to make it longer or even higher. As to why call it a boxer.. not know. Maybe to try and sound interesting? Their F1 car at the time had a flat 12 too, so it could've been to try and tie it to F1 tech, though I don't think that was a boxer either. Maybe even just because 'boxer' sounded good at the time, as you say.
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As far as I know, there are no "true" boxer 12s, not even in the Porsche 917. I think that the "boxer" terminology make the engine configuration sound cool, and the configuration is physically similar externally, but it's not a true "boxer". All the Porsche and Ferrari boxer 12s, and Alfa Romeo's sports car boxer 12, were 180 deg flat V12s. A true boxer engine has one rod per crank pin, while all these flat V-12s have two per pin, like a normal V12. A flat V12 is lighter and shorter for that reason, while having a lower CG than a normal 60 degree V12, or a 90 degree (Audi R10) or 100 degree (Peugeot 908 first gen).
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Ferrari 512 BBi 1981-1984 #6
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Ferrari 512i BB 1981-1984 - Ultimatecarpage.com forums
This got me confused, is it a 512i BB or a 512 BBi ?
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512 BBi me thinks!
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Badge of the car in the back clearly says "BB 512i".
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True, but even wikipedia says, 512 BBi and also 512i BB
[ame="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferrari_Berlinetta_Boxer"]Ferrari Berlinetta Boxer - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia[/ame]
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Seconded. This is the name the car is called on Ferraris own pre-owned cars search site. Although ferrer is totally right, that the badge says something else.
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