“When they tested the engine [of the McLaren F1] it was in an M5 estate car,” exclaims Clark. “I’ve driven [it], it’s an outrageous thing.” According to Clark, BMW still has possession ...

For plenty of car nerds, the names McLaren and BMW together mean something special in the engine department. BMW built the legendary 6.1L V12 that powered the McLaren F1, an engine that, in its ...

Before the mighty 6.1-liter V-12 developed for the McLaren F1 made its way to the supercar, it was proven in a peculiar prototype vehicle: a BMW E34 M5 wagon. BMW built and tested a one-off M5 ...

At the McLaren Technology Center in Woking, they certainly do. The F1's engine represented the pinnacle of powerplant technology in 1991. After Honda fell out of the contest, BMW approached Gordon ...

Nevertheless, he was more than pleased with the unit which was mounted mid-ship in the McLaren F1’s gold-foil insulated engine bay. Photo: BMW AG Matted to a custom 6-speed manual equipped with ...

Case in point, when McLaren was developing its BMW-sourced naturally-aspirated 6.1-liter V12 for the legendary F1, the company put the engine in … a BMW M5 wagon? Yup, you read that correctly.

The last time the two companies collaborated was in the 1990s when McLaren commissioned BMW to create an engine for the F1 hypercar. Lead by engineer Paul Rosche, BMW’s Motorsport division ...

It would be the British racing operation McLaren that proved ... a setup that was only available in the F1-exclusive S70/2 ...

One of BMW's most powerful engines, the 618-horsepower S70/2 V12, wasn't even used in a BMW but in the 1992 McLaren F1 – a car that remains the fastest naturally aspirated road car in the world ...

The McLaren F1’s capability remains formidable even ... 48-valve DOHC V-12 engine called the BMW S70/2. Outfitted with variable valve timing and a dry-sump oiling system, the new engine produced ...

This mid-engined Corvette concept existed well before the C8 was conceived, packing more power than the world’s fastest ...

Parallel parking the McLaren F1 is awkward. The driver’s seat ... t want to overshadow itself with a larger engine for another car. So, BMW Motorsport was brought in to do the job.