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In some good news for the forensically minded and desperately power-hungry, McLaren has joined forces with BMW. It"s to create potential powertrains for the next generation of McLaren cars likely to fit in its all-new chassis.The last time McLaren and BMW teamed up, they made the engine that nestled inside the peerless McLaren F1, so we"ve high hopes for the new partnership. Unlike last time, when McLaren used a 6.1-litre BMW V12 to power its flagship road car, the team at Woking has an exceptionally potent 3.8-litre twin-turbo V8 already in use. So where does BMW come in?Well, McLaren is looking to make engines with previously unattainable specific outputs or, in regular English, more power from each litre of displacement than ever before. The new engines ought to be more powerful than the current McLaren V8s, while producing fewer emissions. Expect the ability to accommodate electric motors for hybrid setups to be a requirement, too.
Date written: 1 Feb 2017
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In some good news for the forensically minded and desperately power-hungry, McLaren has joined forces with BMW. It"s to create potential powertrains for the next generation of McLaren cars likely to fit in its all-new chassis.The last time McLaren and BMW teamed up, they made the engine that nestled inside the peerless McLaren F1, so we"ve high hopes for the new partnership. Unlike last time, when McLaren used a 6.1-litre BMW V12 to power its flagship road car, the team at Woking has an exceptionally potent 3.8-litre twin-turbo V8 already in use. So where does BMW come in?Well, McLaren is looking to make engines with previously unattainable specific outputs or, in regular English, more power from each litre of displacement than ever before. The new engines ought to be more powerful than the current McLaren V8s, while producing fewer emissions. Expect the ability to accommodate electric motors for hybrid setups to be a requirement, too.
Date written: 1 Feb 2017
More of this article on the Top gear website
ID: 6594
