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

The New Standard in the Luxury Sedan Segment.

Munich, September 11, 2001. "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.

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