What's your favourite engine that can't be found in a car?

I was recently talking to one of our freelancers about 1000bhp wood-chippers (as you do), and it got me wondering about other non-car things that have big-power engines.

Darren Cassey

08 Apr 2016

I was recently talking to one of our freelancers about 1000bhp wood-chippers (as you do), and it got me wondering about other non-car things that have big-power engines. Then Brittany Ferries released a (frankly bizarre) press release boasting about how its ferries have four 12-cylinder engines making 65,000bhp, and I felt like I wanted to know more.

So, what are your suggestions for cool, big engines found outside the car world?

Comments

Doesn’t look like much but the sound of these things! And they can handle boost like a mad man on harddrugs! For the farmers on here ; its the engine from a IH 1455 :D

Puch E50 engine… it has got 50cc and goes hella…slow

Tesla engine

MAN B&W 12k98mc-c

The engine from the Challenger 1 and 2 main battle tank! A Perkins CV12, 26 litre 1200bhp diesel V12.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wZNvWncBj4k&nohtml5=False

Rolls Royce Merlin

Mine would probably be the big diesel V12’s they use in stuff like Tanks, mostly the Transmash 38l V12, used in the T-54 and tractor pulling as well. Did somebody say torque?