What's the maximum amount of cylinders you can have in a car without being some insane Bond villain or an aspiring Jay Leno? That's right, 12. , and here they are. Get ready, it's gonna get good.

It's a Bentley. It's a Bentley. It's a Bentley. That's all anyone that owns will tell you about it, and before you sharpen your makeshift shank to shut them up for good, please note that they're not wrong. The drivetrain and body electronics, minus the turbochargers and some bespoke woodgrain nonsense, is nearly identical to the one in the Bentley Continental GT and Flying Spur. It's a car that proclaims that all men are created equal, with some clearly more equal than others. It's a car that proves that Germany has a wonderfully elaborate sense of humor.

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9. 2007 Audi A8 W12

shares a lot with the Phaeton above, except that no one expects a Volkswagen owner to have spent $100,000 on their car while it's practically a rite of passage for any real Audi owner. (I kid. Not really.) Make no bones about it, it's a high-maintenance German super luxury sports sedan. It will out-accelerate most things on the road, and will eat the lunch of nearly any car that dares to challenge it to a one-on-one luxury-off. Amateurs need not apply.

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8. 1999 Rolls Royce Silver Seraph

was built by one man over the course of two painstaking years in a cottage near Crewe, England. Sound legit? It isn't, but it could be, and that's the appeal of an old Rolls, especially one so insanely complicated that it had four cylinders over the traditional 6.75 liter V8. Maintaining this car would be akin to having several small yachts, a spend-happy yet distant spouse, and an incorrigible kid who doesn't understand that there are some things you just don't do in boarding school. Actually, if you have a V12 Rolls Royce, that all sounds like par for the course. Carry on.

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7. 1993 Mercedes-Benz 600SEL

When was your rough draft your best draft? Never, that's when. But you're not Mercedes-Benz, unless you are, in which case, good for you, you forward-thinking bunch. MB had perfected the V12 in , and made it a luxo-liner that you were proud to drive. Jag V-12 reliability be damned, this one has a powerful and reliable lump that to this day, still propels its aging and iconic models on the road, at a considerable and effortless rate of speed.

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6. 1951 Seagrave Fire Truck

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You want original? You want a true, one of a kind 12-cylinder behemoth and a proper 5-speed manual? And (maybe) diesel? Do you also want to transport 300 gallons of water? Check out this restomod 1951 Seagrave Fire Truck!!! It's $25,900, but I'm sure it can be yours for $25k even. Honestly, this is pretty much the only option that's not 15-25 year old German (or English) Luxobarge.

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5. 1941 Lincoln Continental

with a rakish rear with a spare tire mounted on the trunk. I'm pretty sure this car has hideaway compartments for contraband and also comes with a Tommy gun gift certificate. It's the quintessential mobster's car, complete with the Ford-Zephyr V12 that was made popular by some of the most stylish pre and post-war cars ever made. It's indicative of the thinking of the day - complicated and elegant solutions for simple problems. If it's good enough for grandpa, it's good enough for you, dagnabbit.

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4. 1971 Jaguar XKE

. In ten years, sell it and enjoy the fact that all your credit card bills are paid and your kids don't have to worry about student loans ever again. That's how insanely valuable a Jaguar XKE is. Buy it at any price and be paid to wait. It's the most desirable car by a fair margin, and it wil only get rarer. This 20-year garaged example is as honest as they come. It's worth a look at the very least, and at this price, I'm not sure why you would get anything else.

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3. 2005 Mercedes CL65 AMG

, because that's exactly what it is. It also has a twin turbo V12 producing a monumental 604 horsepower and a pants-crappingly large 738 ft-lbs of torque. For reference, there are heavy duty diesel pick-ups that don't produce anywhere close to that, and keep in mind that this is a car that has double-glazed windows, radar-guided cruise control, and adaptive headlights. It's a technological masterpiece that has depreciated right into your lap.

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2. 2002 Aston Martin DB7 Vantage

Jeremy Clarkson once said that . I'm not sure I agree wholly, but it is a striking car from any angle, only surpassed by more contemporary Astons. Its V12 is nearly identical to the one used in the V12 Vantage of today, and it shares all the hand-built English quirk that's alive and well in every car that wears the winged badge. It's an epic grand tourer, and it deserves to be in anyone's V12 dream team, especially at a price that rivals a mildly-loaded Nissan Altima. This is a no-brainer.

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1. 1993 BMW 850i

I can't get the overwhelming appeal of this car. Sure, , but...what was I saying again? The car is one that they should've made until I said stop. Screw the public, they don't know anything. They're the ones driving around in used Versas thinking about car payments when they could be driving a V12 BMW to work and getting that big promotion after the boss looks into the parking lot and sees the Bimmer parked across two spots and realized he loves your moxy. You know who drives an 850i? .

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