BMW has been breaking the M-Hybrid V8 as part of its factory efforts since 2023. While the accessible track models are sold to privateers, this was not the case with the hybrid racing car. At least not yet, because that could change soon. The company’s head of the company’s motorsport department says that he is open to the idea of selling the V8 machine to customer teams.
In an interview with Sportscar365The head of BMW M Motorsport, Andreas Roos, is pleased to report that “interest of customer teams” in the M Hybrid V8 mezige. However, a final decision about whether sales will take place was not made. The racing arm of the German luxury brand is currently “evaluated the whole picture”.
The top broth declined to confirm or deny the M Hybrid V8 Mybrid V8 next season: “I don’t want to say yes and I don’t want to say no.” As for the costs? It would certainly be far above that of BMW M Motorsport’s other racing car. The current line -up begins with the newly announced M2 race for € 98,000. Next comes the M4 GT4 EVO with € 219,000 and then the M4 GT3 EVO, which starts at € 578,000.
While the M2 and M4 are related to their street colleagues, the M-Hybrid V8 has no street legal equivalent. Homologation rules do not require a production version, so this does not change. According to the BMW, the new M5 conquered some hybrid technology from the flagship racing car, but the Twin Turbo V8S, which each applies, are different.
Instead of the S68 found in various production models, the M -YBRID -V8 uses the P66/3. It is a racing engine with roots in DTM. The original P66/1 was a naturally sucked 4.0-liter V8, which was used in the M3 E92 during the German tour car Masters season 2012. In the meantime, the S68 will serve as the backbone of the BMW M set -up, starting with the X5 M60i and above.
Source: Sportscar365
