BMW M5 W10, 1999. An E39 series M5 that was converted to W10 power by Dr. Sabine Willeke who was responsible for the development of the Volkswagen Group’s W engine range from the late 1990s into the 2000s. At the time it was felt that VW didn’t have a suitable car that could be used to test the W10 so the BMW was converted instead. The W10 was created by mounting 2 Volkswagen narrow angle V5 engines on a common crankshaft. The 4 cylinder banks appear to be configured in a 2/3/3/2 arrangement with a single cylinder head for each V5. CEO Ferdinand Piëch was so happy with the V10 BMW M5 that he used the car as his personal transport for a time. Whilst Dr. Sabine Willeke’s W8, W12 and W16 engines made it into production in Volkswagen, Audi, Bentley and Bugatti models the W10 wasn’t developed beyond prototype stage. The BMW M5 W10 is for sale in Belgium
Kimera EVO37 “Martini 7,” 2023. Kimera Automobili have revealed a new limited-run version of their Lancia 037 replica that pays tribute to Martini Racing’s iconic Group B racer. Production will be limited to 37 cars which are built from scratch using a monocoque chassis fabricated from tube steel covered with carbon fibre panels. There’s also a new carbon fibre aerodynamics package. The engine references the Lancia original, with a 2.1-litre 4-cylinder DOHC motor that is both turbo and supercharged to produce 543bhp. Development has been overseen by one of Lancia’s original powertrain engineers, Claudio Lombardi
