The F140 engine family is a series of 65°

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s produced by Ferrari since 2002, and used in both Ferrari and Maserati cars. This engine was derived from the Ferrari/Maserati V8. In the

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, it set the record for the most powerful naturally aspirated engine in a road car. The 5998.8 cc engine, designed for the

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, is known within Ferrari as the ''Tipo F140B'', whereas the very similar ''Tipo F140C'' engine displaces 5998.8 cc and was designed for the 599 as the most powerful series-production Ferrari engine, a trend that has continued with the F12 and

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. This engine is also used in

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. For ''Tipo F140EB'' displacement was enlarged to 6262.456 cc and debuted in FF. Latest enlargement saw ''Tipo F140GA'' at 6495.6 cc and is now used in

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