BMW celebrates the 25th anniversary of its own V12 engine, which first appeared on the 750i model in 1987. The original 12-cylinder heart developed 300 liters. With. Both 450 Nm, and this motor, which is known in the circles of motorists as the M70, in the very first years has gathered a whole dozen awards and international prizes.
Although, if you carefully figure it out, V12 BMW has been doing more than one decade. We are talking about aviation engines that the company produced during the Second World War. As for the automobile engines, the idea to create the first 12-cylinder arose in 1972, by combining two in-line 6-cylinder power units. The prototype was ready in 1974. But it turned out to be so heavy (315 kg) that there was no question of introducing into serial cars. There is also an energy crisis – and the project was left until better times…
In 1982, when BMW got on my feet again, they took up the project again. But this time it was not about the combination of two engines, but to create a new. From a clean sheet. The result of several years of labor was a 5-liter"heart""Seven"In the back of E32.
In the back of E38 5. The 4 -liter V12 has already developed 326 forces, in E65 – 445 with 6 liters of volume. The current V12, presented at"seven"F01 is a 6 -liter beast with double boost and a power of 544 liters. With.