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Wow, BMW needs to chill out...

Discussion in 'Other German' started by Auraraptor, Jul 31, 2004.

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  1. Auraraptor

    Auraraptor F1 World Champ
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  2. Fan512bbi

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    Thats mad can you imagine trying to handle it in the bends, mind you it wont half surprise some people.
     
  3. Z0RR0

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    That's old as dirt. Goes back when Bimmer won Le Mans!!! If they only had made a couple of 'em ... take that Porsche! LMAO

    This prototype was supposedly faster than a GT3 around the old Nurburgring.
     
  4. C. Losito

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    I wasn't impressed until you said "...in a X5". O_O
     
  5. McLaren_boy

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    Great vid, especially if you have dial-up...I've been looking for that vid for along time...except I really wasn't expecting it to be only ~2mb. That has to be one of the most compressed vids I've seen, but for 5min+ in only 2mb its pretty good, and I'm glad the sound survived, that's the important part :). BMW sure does know how to make brilliant engines don't they...

    That X5 thing brings up some questions:

    I wonder where that engine came from, is it a heavily massaged version of the engine from the 8 series or is it from racing (I'm guessing its from a roadcar with all that torque)?

    I wonder what BMW did with that thing, it seems really cool, I'm surprised we haven't heard more about it...

    I wonder if that engine would fit into an M3...
     
  6. judge4re

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    The ultimate sleeper is still that minivan that Renault put the F1 engine and suspension on.
     
  7. bostonmini

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    Im gonna speculate its an evolution of the one developed for the Mclaren F1 roadcar, same size, probably similar power characteristics...that torque output is EXCELLENT for a NA 6 liter...
     
  8. JSinNOLA

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    Say what?!?! How did I miss that? Any links?
     
  9. writerguy

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    #9 writerguy, Aug 1, 2004
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    A few years ago Frank Williams was badly injured in a car accident leaving him confined to a wheelchair. The folks at Renault (during the Williams Renault F1 championship years) took the undrpinnings from a Williams Renault F1 car and put a Espace or Kangaroo body on it so Frank could go for some laps round the track with his drivers.
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  10. JSinNOLA

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    Now that is out if this world! Anyone have vids?
     
  11. writerguy

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    come on man I gave you a picture just blink a lot and go Varrooom varoom with your hands out in front of you
     
  12. JSinNOLA

    JSinNOLA Two Time F1 World Champ
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    I'll make those F1 noises like that link that has been posted here before of the kid immitating an F1 car, lol:)
     

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