BMW M70 engine | |
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Overview | |
Production | 1987–1994 |
Layout | |
Configuration | 60° V12 |
Displacement | 5.0 L (4,988 cc) |
Cylinder bore | 84 mm (3.31 in) |
Piston stroke | 75 mm (2.95 in) |
Cylinder block material | Aluminium |
Cylinder head material | Aluminium |
Valvetrain | SOHC |
Combustion | |
Fuel type | Petrol |
Output | |
Power output | 220 kW (295 hp) |
Torque output | 450 N⋅m (332 lb⋅ft) |
Chronology | |
Predecessor | None |
Successor | BMW M73 |
The BMW M70 is a naturally-aspirated, SOHC, V12 petrol engine, which was BMW's first production V12[1] and was produced from 1987 to 1996. It was also the first German 12-cylinder post-war automobile engine, predating Mercedes-Benz's M120 by four years and VAG's W12 by fourteen.
The BMW S70/2 engine, largely unrelated to the M70 and S70B56 engines, is a naturally-aspirated, DOHC, V12 petrol engine, which powered the 1993 to 1998 McLaren F1.