BMW 760i and 760Li: flagship V12 turbo power!
12 cylinders and 8 gear ratios, that’s what you get in the car above. I was almost thinking BMW had decided to axe its plans to introduce ZF’s new 8-speed auto when it didn’t appear in the Rolls-Royce 200EX Concept recently, but here it is now finally in the new BMW 760i and its long wheelbase 760Li counterpart!
Under the hood of the 760Li is a new 6.0 liter V12 engine featuring two turbochargers, which BMW now calls BMW TwinPower Turbo Technology. The 750Li already offers V12-like power levels thanks to its twin turbo V8 so its only natural that the 760Li has to take it one step higher.
Power outputs are 544 horses at 5,250rpm and a massive 750Nm of torque from as low as 1,500rpm all the way to 5,000rpm, making this the most torquey standard BMW engine out there now, but of course it loses out in terms of horsepower to the twin-turbo V8 in the X5 M and X6 M.
The 60-degree V12 motor has a bore and stroke of 89mm by 80mm, and a compression ratio of 10.0:1. Unlike the V8, this engine has the turbochargers on the “regular” position of outside the V-bank. It has iron-coated aluminium pistons, forged conrods and crank, and an all-aluminium block construction. The block uses a closed-deck structure which holds the cylinder head down onto the floor-plate of the crankcase with bolts.
The engine is mated to an exhaust system that handles the massive amount of exhaust gas produced by 2 turbos and 6 liters of displacement with the largest possible diameter for the exhaust pipes possible. BMW has also designed the system to be as straight as possible. There are flaps around the silencer that are electronically controlled by the ECU to produce the right sound according to driving conditions.
ZF supplies BMW with an 8-speed transmission for the new 760i, but despite an additional 2 gears, there are no negative effects on the size or weight of the transmission. Four simple gearsets and five gearshift elements form the 8 gears, and at any time only 2 clutches are open in each gear to reduce frictional losses. The 6th gear is a direct 1:1 gear, with the 7th and 8th being overdrive gears. The next generation of BMWs will also receive this new ZF gearbox.
You can identify this top of the line 7-Series by subtle touches such as an extra wide chrome lining for the already huge front kidney grilles, a V12 badge on the side, and an extra chrome bar between the exhaust pipes at the rear which mirror the one on the front bumper. Open the doors and you’ll be greeted with illuminated door entry trims with V12 badging. Look after the jump for a full hi-res gallery of the new V12 7-Series.
GALLERY: BMW 760i and 760Li V12 – Exterior
GALLERY: BMW 760i and 760Li V12 – Interior
GALLERY: BMW 6.0L TwinPower Turbo V12
VIDEO: BMW 760Li Driving in Munich
VIDEO: BMW 760Li Driving Scenes
VIDEO: BMW 760Li Interior Shots while Driving
VIDEO: BMW 760Li Exterior Shots
VIDEO: BMW 760Li Interior Shots
VIDEO: BMW 760Li Rear-Seat Entertainment
April 10, 2009 @ 6:18 pm
fuyoo
April 10, 2009 @ 6:27 pm
nice !!!!
April 10, 2009 @ 6:41 pm
Hah… ini yang aku namakan “Ganja industri Permotoran”. Tengok mesti nak punya. Tak dapat pakai, tengok pun jadilah.
April 10, 2009 @ 6:41 pm
so the sultan of brunei alrdy had this prototype when the pre-launch 7 series was shipped & previewed in Spore or Msia.
April 10, 2009 @ 6:46 pm
I can see M division taking this engine. Wait a minute. This engine is bigger than a F1 engine right? So, put this in 3 series, see which goes faster
April 10, 2009 @ 6:49 pm
[quote comment="228657"]Hah… ini yang aku namakan “Ganja industri Permotoran”. Tengok mesti nak punya. Tak dapat pakai, tengok pun jadilah.[/quote]
ini boleh wat lalok beb..cube bygkan kalo dpt drive btol2..sekali accelerate..muke high jer. overdose turbo bmw.
April 10, 2009 @ 7:11 pm
BRAVO !!!
April 10, 2009 @ 7:15 pm
this is madness.
April 10, 2009 @ 7:32 pm
untuk membeli ini V12, aku diharuskan untuk berniaga pirate DVD secara meluas…
April 10, 2009 @ 7:36 pm
Thanks to Paul for posting this, I need to find a bucket coz I’m drooling uncontrollably…
April 10, 2009 @ 8:21 pm
O.M.G
April 10, 2009 @ 9:06 pm
Price RM1/2 million?
April 10, 2009 @ 9:53 pm
Crazy car… can this engine fly a plane?
April 10, 2009 @ 10:48 pm
V12 engine on a 7 series.. so it will be competing with Bentley ??
April 10, 2009 @ 11:35 pm
over the top man.
April 11, 2009 @ 1:23 am
that engine is a work of art..n those photos r really of high clarity..u can even read the writing on the engine block..
April 11, 2009 @ 8:04 am
wow.. the engine is massive…!! Price tag, sure more than S500L, Rm1.8M maybe..? Plus super high tax since its 6.0L engine…
April 11, 2009 @ 11:16 am
There are rumors that this car is actually punching out 600+bhp reliably and BMW detuned the engine in order not to cannibalized/jeopardize the sale of M cars.
April 11, 2009 @ 3:42 pm
[quote comment="228663"][quote comment="228657"]Hah… ini yang aku namakan “Ganja industri Permotoran”. Tengok mesti nak punya. Tak dapat pakai, tengok pun jadilah.[/quote]
ini boleh wat lalok beb..cube bygkan kalo dpt drive btol2..sekali accelerate..muke high jer. overdose turbo bmw.[/quote]
slalu mimpi kalau termenang peraduan yg ada hadiah bmw….indah nyer kalau jadi realiti
April 11, 2009 @ 8:21 pm
i just need the engine!
April 12, 2009 @ 2:25 pm
[quote comment="228676"]untuk membeli ini V12, aku diharuskan untuk berniaga pirate DVD secara meluas…[/quote]
LOL~
blue-ray disc pun harus dipertimbangkan, haha
April 12, 2009 @ 10:00 pm
The rear look of the 7 series (rear light shape) quite similar to previous Toyota Camry! Anyone agreed?
April 13, 2009 @ 11:22 pm
Not even close. You can tell the difference right away.
April 14, 2009 @ 9:24 am
[quote comment="229146"]The rear look of the 7 series (rear light shape) quite similar to previous Toyota Camry! Anyone agreed?[/quote]
CAMRY !!!!!
April 15, 2009 @ 2:31 pm
1 bulan aku dpt simpan 100 je. keta ni busuk2 mau 2j. aku kene simpan 2000 bulan. bahagi 12 jadi 166 thn. mati pun x dpt naik. kalo jualan cd pirate ko melambung, dah beli, ajak2 la pembaca lain.