BMW X5 Lemans Video
Have you heard of the BMW X5 Lemans? It was a first generation E53 BMW X5, but it had something very special under it’s hood -a 700 horsepower 6.0 liter V12 engine from the BMW V12 LMR that won the legendary 24-hour Le Mans in 1999. For endurance purposes, the engine was detuned to 580 horsepower, but all 700 is unleashed in the X5 Lemans application.
The BMW X5 Lemans did 0 to 100km/h in 4.7 seconds, and had a top speed of 311km/h. A massive 720Nm of torque at 5,000rpm is sent trashing through the 20 inch wheels with 275/40 profile tyres at the front and 315/35 profile tyres at the rear. The weight balance is very slightly front-biased at ratio of 51 to 49.
Check out a video of the BMW X5 Lemans after the jump.
Video: BMW X5 Lemans
July 26, 2007 @ 8:26 am
cool cool cool V12 SUV …. damn when can get one ~ max speed 300km/h ++ ….
July 26, 2007 @ 8:47 am
nice one paul. i remember reading about this car some time back. it was an article of the car being driven on the nordschleife.
this also reminds me of the ford transit van with the F1 cosworth engine from some years back.
July 26, 2007 @ 9:17 am
S class AMG competitors!
July 26, 2007 @ 9:43 am
love how those v12 sound like
July 26, 2007 @ 1:16 pm
wooot… this is not a family everyday go-around SUV anymore… once the engine is started, it will wake the whole neighbourhood…
July 26, 2007 @ 2:26 pm
hmmmm…..VOLKS Golf W12 sibling….amazing!!!
but Supra with 6liter Toyota century engine better than all
July 26, 2007 @ 2:33 pm
looks heavy…
July 26, 2007 @ 3:23 pm
slurp!!!
July 26, 2007 @ 3:54 pm
wat a sound!! and it stays so flat rhought the corners! MAGIC!
July 26, 2007 @ 4:42 pm
id say weight distribution is almost perfect,
July 26, 2007 @ 9:17 pm
one very powerful SUV
July 26, 2007 @ 10:32 pm
omg…!!!! this will be my next SUV……..since my harrier got stolen a month ago…..so perfect ,balance in handling …manual tranmission…..also got v12 700-hp almost my dream perfect car….
July 27, 2007 @ 12:50 am
The body (bumper etc) looks silky smooth, slipery enuf for high speed air drag
July 27, 2007 @ 10:21 am
Is this type of tall SUV suppose to go fast? It is scary.
July 27, 2007 @ 4:40 pm
abit too noisy? manual gear ? still a nice car..