Bmw’s Secret 7 project

We get a glimpse of the geniuses behind the BMW’s Secret 7 project.

The concept was arrived at by engineers Lange, Fischer and Weisbarth, considered to be three of the most prominent personalities at BMW during the mid-70’s and up through the early 90’s. Lange came up with the M70 V12 engine used in the 8-Series and the 7-Series.

Lange then approached Fischer to further explore the possibilities and this is how the Secret Seven project began. This is the story of how BMW’s first V16 engine came to be. After six months of work, Fischer had created the production ready 6.7 liter V16 engine in 1987. The engine produced 408 bhp at 5,200 rpm and 624 Nm of torque at 3,900 rpm.

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