During Stuck’s record-setting drive, the BMW X5 Le Mans – setup without rear seats – even reached an incredible 311 km/h top speed. A GREAT PIECE OF MOTORSPORT HISTORY. The large-volume 12-cylinder in the BMW X5 Le Mans is almost completely concealed beneath a weight-optimised carbon cover.

Dec 15, 2021 · BMW X5 Le Mans Origins. A couple of years before the X5 Le Mans made its debut, BMW decided to return to the 24 Hours of Le Mans. BMW Motorsport partnered with the Williams F1 team to create the BMW V12 LM, an open …

Jun 16, 2020 · The most insane performance SUV ever made is still the original E53-generation BMW X5 LM powered by a McLaren F1 V12.

Jun 21, 2021 · BMW says the X5 Le Mans is good for a 4.7-second 0-62 mph time. Though its claimed top speed is 172 mph, Hans-Joachim Stuck reached 191 mph during his record-setting Nürburgring run. In...

Nov 3, 2021 · As well as the 700bhp the V12 engine produces in the X5 Le Mans, it offers a useful 531lb ft of torque at 5,000rpm. That’s enough to accelerate the car from zero to 62mph in 4.7 seconds and on to...

The horribly mutated X5 LM is capable of reaching 186 mph, owing to a V-12 that makes 700 hp at 8000 rpm. "We wanted to find out what the absolute limitations are of the basic X5," Walek says.

May 27, 2024 · The BMW X5 Le Mans was equipped with a 6.1-liter V12 engine, the same powerhouse that propelled the V12 LMR to victory. Unleashed from the constraints of racing regulations, this engine roared...

Jun 20, 2020 · Three pedals, a V12 exhaust note, and an impressive ‘Ring lap time even by today’s standards—the X5 LM could very well be one of BMW’s best sleepers, rivaling even the 750iL V16 Goldfisch when it comes to engineering insanity.

May 23, 2015 · The X5 V12 Le Mans had 700 hp, was capable of 0-60mph in 4.7 seconds and had a electronically limited top speed of 193 mph. In an X5. That’s lunacy. But wait there’s more.

Apr 16, 2021 · BMW Group Classic looks back at the one-off X5 Le Mans, a concept SUV featuring the naturally aspirated V12 engine used by the McLaren F1 race car.