How did this happen? The remarkable story behind BMW's first V12 engine - a Frankenstein's monster of two inline-sixes.
You could've had a BMW V12, but not anymore. The Bavarian brand has built its last 12-cylinder engine as it transitions toward electrification. BMW has been offering a V12 in its flagship 7-series ...
When you think of sizeable V12 car engines, Lamborghini, Jaguar, and Ferrari are typically first in mind. Even though we don't usually associate BMW with V12 gas motors, the German automaker has had ...
It wasn't significantly more powerful than the production model, unlike the V12 BMW M6 prototype built in the '90s, which had ...
It's not often appropriate to openly weep over something as mundane and insignificant in the universe at large as a car engine. But when BMW announced the deployment of what they call The Final V12 ...
The German automaker has announced that it will build the last of its 12-cylinder engines this June as it begins its transition toward electrification. V12 engines have long been a mainstay of the ...
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Can this BMW 750iL V12 be restored?

This video follows Project Dubai, focusing on the delivery, inspection, and restoration process of a BMW E38 750iL powered by a V12 engine. We go through familiarization, servicing priorities, and an ...
You can still buy a car with a BMW V12, even now, though that fact is easy to forget about, given that a V12's very existence is against the prevailing winds of our time. BMW's V12s now, however, have ...
The mighty BMW V12 is going away and the automaker expects to produce its last examples this summer. To celebrate the 35-year history of the brand’s relationship with the engine layout, it’s producing ...
Take every notion you've ever had about Germans being stuffy and un-comedic and throw it out the window. Why? Because this 1994 BMW 316i swapped with the 5.6 liter V12 from an 8-series is hilarious ...
We all knew this day would come. Years ago, BMW said it could only guarantee it’d produce V12s as long as it did the current 7 Series, which isn’t far from replacement. With its end drawing close, so ...
Long before the current BMW M8 came into existence, the car manufacturer developed a one-off, high-performance variant of the E31-generation 8-Series. While it failed to make the production line, it ...