BMW M8 Review

BMW's V12 engine from the McLaren F1 was originally developed for associate M8 version of the 8-series in 1990 that was ne'er place into production, BMW’s M-division has unconcealed.


The V12 was based mostly around 2 6cyl engines from the money supply at the time and it verified to be instantly reliable in tests of the 8-series.

Although the M8 and its V12 engine were totally developed and production prepared having been signed off in check vehicles, the automobile was ne'er signed off by BMW management, despite M's insistence.
The engine produces around 550bhp within the M8 and had "stunning performance figures", in step with M personnel.

The engine was then used because the basis for the McLaren F1 road automobile and lupus Mans winner and conjointly found a point BMWs own sports image lupus Mans winner in 1999.

It then went on to feature in a very initial generation X5 with over 700bhp, a 6-spd manual box and a 300kph (186mph) high speed, however this automobile ne'er saw production either.

BMW wished to place it within the outgoing M5 to celebrate twenty five years of the M5 however it verified to be too huge for the engine bay.