Created by Rolls-Royce in the early 1930s, the Merlin engine was an evolution of an earlier Rolls-Royce project called the PV12 –PV meaning private venture and 12 being the number of ...

Despite being the entry-level Rolls-Royce car, it boasts a 6.75-liter twin-turbo V12 engine that now summons up to 592 horsepower in the refreshed 2025 model — one more hp than the pre-facelift ...

It wasn’t until the Phantom III was launched in 1936 that Rolls-Royce began supplying customers with its own bodywork, with this particular model being the first to feature a V12 engine as well.

using a new aluminium spaceframe and V12 engine, which evolved into 2017’s MkVIII, a car that jockeys for position as Rolls-Royce’s flagship with the Cullinan SUV and electric Spectre.