BMW 760i and 760Li: flagship V12 turbo power!

BMW 760i

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 litre 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.

BMW 760i

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.

BMW 760i

The engine is mated to an exhaust system that handles the massive amount of exhaust gas produced by 2 turbos and 6 litres 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.

BMW 760i

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.

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  • fuyoo

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  • huzaimi on Apr 11, 2009 at 2:27 am

    nice !!!!

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  • initial R on Apr 11, 2009 at 2:41 am

    Hah… ini yang aku namakan "Ganja industri Permotoran". Tengok mesti nak punya. Tak dapat pakai, tengok pun jadilah.

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  • so the sultan of brunei alrdy had this prototype when the pre-launch 7 series was shipped & previewed in Spore or Msia.

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  • mystvearn on Apr 11, 2009 at 2:46 am

    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

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  • theanswer on Apr 11, 2009 at 2:49 am

    [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.

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  • mitlanevo on Apr 11, 2009 at 3:11 am

    BRAVO !!!

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  • newbie on Apr 11, 2009 at 3:15 am

    this is madness.

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  • gattaca on Apr 11, 2009 at 3:32 am

    untuk membeli ini V12, aku diharuskan untuk berniaga pirate DVD secara meluas…

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  • Noname Takadanama on Apr 11, 2009 at 3:36 am

    Thanks to Paul for posting this, I need to find a bucket coz I'm drooling uncontrollably…

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  • kei9 (Member) on Apr 11, 2009 at 4:21 am

    O.M.G

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  • dhairaz on Apr 11, 2009 at 5:06 am

    Price RM1/2 million?

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  • Crazy car… can this engine fly a plane?

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  • lambov12 (Member) on Apr 11, 2009 at 6:48 am

    V12 engine on a 7 series.. so it will be competing with Bentley ??

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  • over the top man.

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  • shan0025 on Apr 11, 2009 at 9:23 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..

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  • food_lover on Apr 11, 2009 at 4:04 pm

    wow.. the engine is massive…!! Price tag, sure more than S500L, Rm1.8M maybe..? Plus super high tax since its 6.0L engine…

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  • Javanese (Member) on Apr 11, 2009 at 7:16 pm

    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.

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  • maxsufian on Apr 11, 2009 at 11:42 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

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  • i just need the engine!

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  • mitlanevo on Apr 12, 2009 at 10:25 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

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  • The rear look of the 7 series (rear light shape) quite similar to previous Toyota Camry! Anyone agreed?

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  • Not even close. You can tell the difference right away.

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  • Derek on Apr 14, 2009 at 5:24 pm

    [quote comment="229146"]The rear look of the 7 series (rear light shape) quite similar to previous Toyota Camry! Anyone agreed?[/quote]

    CAMRY !!!!!

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  • 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.

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