The V12 in the 7 Series E32 caused a dispute at BMW | Sjoerd’s Facts 353

After the introduction of the second generation of the BMW 7 Series, the German car manufacturer launched the ultimate top model. It was called 750i and had a 5.0 liter V12 engine. But do you know that BMW hadn’t planned a V12 variant for the e32 at all?

As you may have heard in Sjoerd’s Facts 352, BMW developed a V12 engine for the first generation of the 7 Series. The block consisted of two six-cylinder engines, which essentially came from the 323i. However, the cast-iron powerplant did not reach the production stage.

No V12 was planned for the BMW 7 Series E32

Although BMW announced the V12 engine in the 7 series, the engine disappeared from the scene. How different it was with a V12 engine for the second generation of the 7 Series. The Germans had not planned a V12 drive for the new sedan at all.

However, if you take the brochure of the internally named E32 top model, the engine version is available. This 750i emerged after a fierce internal struggle. Sjoerd explains exactly how this works in episode 353 of Sjoerd’s Weetjes.

How did BMW keep the development of the V12 a secret?

Sjoerd answers the questions why a V12 wasn’t on the agenda, why the V12 was finally introduced, how BMW kept the development of the twelve-cylinder secret and who was responsible for the idea.

Owned by the current owner for 25 years

He reveals more about the origin of the absolute top model of the BMW family. Sjoerd does this with a 750iL in a special configuration. The example was originally delivered in the Netherlands and has belonged to the current owner for a quarter of a century.

The four-seater sedan video is part of a diptych about the prestigious twelve-cylinder engine. In episode 352, Sjoerd already discussed the original idea of ​​a V12 engine in a BMW 7 Series, more precisely in the e23.