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Since the flashfire that was the BMW X5 Le Mans, BMW has expanded its SUV and SAV offerings. Its catalog has become more diverse, to the dismay of many M-enthusiasts. There are still standard A to ...
And BBS LM wheels. Typically, 'race car engine' involves a bit of poetic licence, but for the X5 it really was true: the P75 6.1-litre V12 was exactly as found in the V12 LMR that won Le Mans in 1999.
Stuff a BMW Le Mans V12 race engine beneath the hood and fold Herr H-J Stuck, a man with a finely honed sense of fun and incipient opposite lock, into the cabin.
BMW’s motorsport division, know rather un-imaginatively as BMW Motorsport, has never been a stranger to Le Mans. But there’s no participation prizes at Le Mans, so how did BMW write themselves ...
Presented with great pomp and circumstance at the 2000 Geneva Motor Show, the Le Mans is called that way because of the P75 racing engine derived from the S70/2 of the McLaren F1.
Perhaps Auberlen’s most notable results with BMW are class victories at the Rolex 24 at Daytona in 1997 and 1998. This year, Auberlen and co-drover Alexander Sims have won twice, at Watkins Glen and ...
BMW will return to U.S. racing in 2009 when it enters two V8-powered M3 coupes in the American Le Mans Series GT2 class. The company made the announce ...
It also allows BMW to pick up where it left off, as the company’s last Le Mans appearance was with an M3 GT, which finished third. BMW also won Le Mans overall in 1999 with its V12 LMR prototype.
BMW will return to the World Endurance Championship, which will be marked by running in the 24 Hours of Le Mans race of 2018. The confirmed entry will probably take place with a GTE-spec vehicle ...
BMW is evaluating a hydrogen fuel cell-powered entry, possibly for 2018. BMW won its first and only race at Le Mans in 1999 with the V12 LMR prototype (pictured above). 0:00 / 0:00 ...