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News of  September 12, 2001

The BMW 760Li: 12-cylinder Power Unit with VALVETRONIC+DI Technology

The New Standard in the Luxury Sedan Segment.

BMW 760Li

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Munich - "In terms of performance, driving dynamics and luxurious comfort, the BMW 760Li will set new standards in the 12-cylinder luxury sedan segment, significantly outperforming its competitors also in terms of fuel economy", stated Dr Burkhard Göschel, Member of the BMW Group Board of Management for Development and Purchasing, at the presentation of the top model within the new BMW 7 Series at the BMW Group Press Conference in Frankfurt.

Dr Göschel emphasized that this is the first BMW to feature direct gasoline injection supplementing VALVETRONIC technology. The combination of these top technologies allows unparalleled fuel economy, on the one hand, plus supreme specific torque and output, on the other. Contrary to GDI engines incorporating a lean-burn concept and a Denox catalytic converter, the BMW VALVETRONIC+DI concept with lambda=1 emission technology offers the big advantage of being suitable for use worldwide, regardless of the level of sulphur in the fuel available, without any increase in fuel consumption.

The all-new V12 aluminum engine in uncompromising 60° configuration will displace 6.0 liters, developing maximum output of more than 408 bhp and maximum torque of approximately 442 lb-ft. Like the new V8 power units, this new 12-cylinder features not only BMW's innovative VALVETRONIC technology responsible to a large extent for the superior fuel economy of the 760i, but also four-valve technology and fully variable bi-VANOS camshaft control.

The BMW 760i/760Li is to be launched in autumn 2002.

(September 11, 2001)

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