McLaren LM5 Concept with BMW V10
10-14-2009, 06:57 PM
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Why is McLaren using BMW engin and not Mercedes Benz 
is F1 McLaren going to change to BMW engines
I like it what even engine they put in.
is F1 McLaren going to change to BMW engines
I like it what even engine they put in.
10-14-2009, 07:50 PM
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My Ride: 2004 jet black 530I, M-tech body kit, ac shnitzer roof and trunk spoiler. kelleners sport exhaust and pully kit on its way from germany.
Nice find. Maybe they might make a super car with BMW
10-14-2009, 09:05 PM
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The original MacLaren was BMW engined too, so it does make some sense! 
This car looks to be YEARS away from production! 
This car looks to be YEARS away from production!
10-15-2009, 06:55 AM
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Mclaren is going their own way, breaking off from MB engines and looking to go head to head with the prancing horse, theres a great story in this months MT about it 
http://www.motortrend.com/roadtests/exotic...look/index.html
"The MP4-12C will have around 600 horsepower -- just 27 horses less than the fabled F1 -- and is expected to weigh just over 3000 pounds, at least 100 less than an F430 coupe and almost 300 less than a Gallardo. It will boast a host of performance-enhancing technologies that could only come from a company operating at the cutting-edge of Grand Prix race-car engineering, including a carbon-fiber chassis, light and compact McLaren-developed seven-speed dual-clutch manual transmission, active roll control, and advanced aerodynamics.
Mercedes, which owns 40 percent of McLaren Group (including McLaren Racing, the F1 team, McLaren Electronic Systems, McLaren Applied Technologies, and McLaren Automotive) offered an engine for the car, but the MP4-12C is powered by a bespoke 3.8-liter twin-turbo V-8 with quad cams and four valves per cylinder, a dry sump, and a flat-plane crankshaft. "The problem with using other people's engines is you're tied to their cycle plans,"
http://www.motortrend.com/roadtests/exotic...look/index.html
"The MP4-12C will have around 600 horsepower -- just 27 horses less than the fabled F1 -- and is expected to weigh just over 3000 pounds, at least 100 less than an F430 coupe and almost 300 less than a Gallardo. It will boast a host of performance-enhancing technologies that could only come from a company operating at the cutting-edge of Grand Prix race-car engineering, including a carbon-fiber chassis, light and compact McLaren-developed seven-speed dual-clutch manual transmission, active roll control, and advanced aerodynamics.
Mercedes, which owns 40 percent of McLaren Group (including McLaren Racing, the F1 team, McLaren Electronic Systems, McLaren Applied Technologies, and McLaren Automotive) offered an engine for the car, but the MP4-12C is powered by a bespoke 3.8-liter twin-turbo V-8 with quad cams and four valves per cylinder, a dry sump, and a flat-plane crankshaft. "The problem with using other people's engines is you're tied to their cycle plans,"
10-15-2009, 09:04 AM
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BMW is first and foremost an engine builder 
, bu tvery difficult to say, they both go about it in a different way...
M made some of the best NA engines ever in PROD cars, big raw power and rediculos RPMs
Pcars are just as technologically amazing to me, the fact that they can squeeeeeze out so much from the 6 cyls is a marvel to behold, and oh yeah, they can build amazing v10s toooo
CGT is my fav exotic to date!!!!
the world aint so bad if these are our two options
, bu tvery difficult to say, they both go about it in a different way...M made some of the best NA engines ever in PROD cars, big raw power and rediculos RPMs
Pcars are just as technologically amazing to me, the fact that they can squeeeeeze out so much from the 6 cyls is a marvel to behold, and oh yeah, they can build amazing v10s toooo
CGT is my fav exotic to date!!!!the world aint so bad if these are our two options
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