E30 Zone

I didn't think BMW would make a V12 anymore. Twin turbo's which is weird.



544BHP and 750 Nm torque.

http://www.worldcarfans.com/9090409.009 ... rbo-engine

Thats a proper chariot. I'll have one in 15 Years time when they're on ebay for £400

capri_rob wrote:Thats a proper chariot. I'll have one in 15 Years time when they're on ebay for £400

Mirrored my thoughts! Proper tree stump pulling power there!

I'll do the honours:








What a car

New rear end is a vast improvement but it has a face like a blistered piss pot.

Twin-turbos seem to be being used in all the newer BMW set-ups.
Interesting that the power and torque are pretty similar to the new X5-M and X6-M V8's - makes you wonder why they bothered and didn't just go M7...

they also do 4.0L straight six's they seem to have gone mad with the 7's

Do they? In what?

Pilsbury wrote:Do they? In what?

740i

i'm sure they will bring it into other models like the 5's in a couple of years

http://www.bmw.co.uk/bmwuk/pricesandspe ... uk,00.html

there also twin turbo straight 6's

740i is the same engine as the 135i, 335i and new Z4 - it's a 3.0 twin-turbo, apparently in a different state of tune, although most 135i's and 335i's seem to make the same sort of figures on a dyno.

0-62 in 6 sec's and top speed 155mph

Pilsbury wrote:740i is the same engine as the 135i, 335i and new Z4 - it's a 3.0 twin-turbo, apparently in a different state of tune, although most 135i's and 335i's seem to make the same sort of figures on a dyno.

stupid, although i read some where that they had 4.0 engines, i'am 99% the bmw site said it had a 4.0 engine too when they first started showing it on the site

just been through the site, bmw do the following size capacity engines

2.0
2.5
3.0
4.0
4.5
5.0

(excludes M cars)

i'm shocked that thats the only sizes they do, i know they tune them differently but thats shocking.

no more 1.6, 1.8, 2.3, 2.8, 3.5


looks like a way to cut costs to me

0-60: 4.6s (M3 quick)

I am no longer a BMW fan,but I did like the outgoing 7 series!