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 litre 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
After dabbling for years in the IT industry, Paul Tan initially began this site as a general blog covering various topics of personal interest. With an increasing number of readers paying rapt attention to the motoring stories, one thing led to another and the rest, as they say, is history. An avid electronic gadget aficionado as well as big-time coffee lover, he's also the executive producer of the Driven motoring TV programme.
cool cool cool V12 SUV …. damn when can get one ~ max speed 300km/h ++ ….
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.
S class AMG competitors!
love how those v12 sound like
wooot… this is not a family everyday go-around SUV anymore… once the engine is started, it will wake the whole neighbourhood…
hmmmm…..VOLKS Golf W12 sibling….amazing!!!
but Supra with 6liter Toyota century engine better than all
looks heavy…
slurp!!!
wat a sound!! and it stays so flat rhought the corners! MAGIC!
id say weight distribution is almost perfect,
one very powerful SUV
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….
The body (bumper etc) looks silky smooth, slipery enuf for high speed air drag
Is this type of tall SUV suppose to go fast? It is scary.
abit too noisy? manual gear ? still a nice car..