Sadly, two of the most enticing V16 engines never made it to production. In 1987, BMW engine development boss Karlheinz Lange had his team graft two extra cylinders onto each bank of their ...

Using a 12.3-liter V16 engine with four massive turbochargers, the powerplant went on an engine dyno where it laid down 4,515 hp. That’s not quite 5,000 you say, but that’s because the engine ...