Although, if you carefully figure it out, V12 BMW has been doing more than one decade. We are talking about aviation engines that the company produced during the Second World War. As for the automobile engines, the idea to create the first 12-cylinder arose in 1972, by combining two in-line 6-cylinder power units. The prototype was ready in 1974. But it turned out to be so heavy (315 kg) that there was no question of introducing into serial cars. There is also an energy crisis — and the project was left until better times…
