Case in point, when McLaren was developing ... that the legendary F1 came with a BMW-sourced V12. That “M70” V12 originated from its placement in the E32 7 Series and E31 8 Series “50 ...

Although the S70/2 was specifically designed for the McLaren F1 in the early 1990s, it wasn’t the first production V12 developed by ... and used in the first 7 Series, as well as the sportier ...

To set its luxury cars apart from its more executive-level cars like the 5-Series ... time, McLaren struck up a partnership ...

That vehicle is none other than the BMW X5 Le Mans. Yes, it has the McLaren’s BMW-sourced V12 under the hood, it sounds like an F1 car ... to 60 time of just 4.7 seconds, and could climb ...

To this effect, the Bavarian automaker could discontinue the V8 and V12 for the seventh generation. While everyone expects the 7 Series to be ... Take the McLaren 600LT for reference in terms ...

In case you missed the tribute to McLaren ... Series (before it became the FIA GT Championship) and finished 4th. Furthermore, it came in 8th at the 1996 24-hour Le Mans Race. The restricted BMW ...

It was only a few years later that BMW would produce probably the ultimate V12, the 618-horsepower heart of the McLaren F1. But there was ... the original BMW E31 8 Series could look like.

Outside of the 7 Series and 8 Series models, BMW also built the V12 for the devastatingly-quick McLaren F1. A racing version of that engine later ended up transplanted into a BMW X5 in a secret ...

If there’s one BMW M car that should ... version of the 8-Series sported a bespoke V12 engine that later on found its way under the hood of the iconic McLaren F1. The twelve-cylinder unit ...

While the V12 engine ... time rivals BMW and Mercedes-Benz, who did their best to offer the best V12 in its range-topping vehicles. It would be the British racing operation McLaren that proved ...