One of BMW Technik’s cars, created with the input of iconic design firm Italdesign, was the Nazca M12 (and the two sister concepts that followed, the C2 and C2 Spider). Let’s dive into the ...

Photo: BMW AG. Legend has it that the blocks used for the M12/13 were sourced from various ... speed ever recorded by a turbocharged Formula One car at the time, a feat that has since been surpassed.

you read that right — M12/13 inline-four cylinder. 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 ...

Eventually, a turbocharged version would go on to power Brabham F1 cars. This BMW 2002 hillclimb car has been outfitted with a 2.0-liter naturally aspirated version of the M12 sourced from a ...

Formula One is usually considered the pinnacle of motor ... the engine became quite successful in the more well-known 904. BMW M12: Hot and bothered. BMW got a lot of mileage out of their little ...

For more than 50 years, BMW’s Motorsport division has been responsible for some legendary engines. Those that ended up powering the awesome M-badged road cars are well-documented, so in this ...

As we gear up to celebrate 75 years of the Formula 1 World Championship at the 2025 Festival of Speed, we're taking a look at the best engines ever to grace the sport. This list features everything ...

Giugiaro says this M12 was ‘inspired by F1 cars and Group C road-going cars ... gloriously 90s body (Jag XJ220 anyone?) sits one of BMW's mightiest engines - the 5-litre V12 from the 850i.

BMW's path to becoming the high-performance brand of choice for hundreds of thousands of luxury customers is littered with intriguing one-offs, doomed supercar projects, and razor-sharp driving ...