Ithathwa ngabaningi njengenjini enkulu kunazo zonke ezake zaba khona, iMcLaren F1's 6.1 V12 eshiwo ngokwemvelo - i-S70/2 - isaqhubeka nokuthakazelisa namuhla njengoba yethulwa okokuqala, ngaphezu kwekota yekhulu leminyaka edlule.
Kodwa indaba engemuva kwe-S70/2, eyakhiwe ngabakwa-BMW ngaphansi kokuqondisa kuka-Paul Rosche, ijabulisa kakhulu uma ingengaphezu kwalokho.
Manje, sesiyazi enye ingxenye yaleyo ndaba, sibonga uChris Harris kanye nephodikasti yokuqoqa izimoto, ayiphathayo. UChris Harris wayenesivakashi uDavid Clark, owayengumqondisi weMcLaren Road kanye nezimoto zokuncintisana phakathi kuka-1994 no-1998, futhi isihloko sengxoxo sasigxile kuMcLaren F1, nayo eyayiqala umsebenzi wayo ngaleso sikhathi.
UClark wembulela uHarris ukuthi kanjani I-BMW idale i-prototype esekelwe ku-M5 Touring E34 ukuze ihlole i-F1 enamandla angu-600-hp V12. , i-prototype esaphethwe uhlobo lwaseBavaria.
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Kufanele kube inunu. Kumele kukhunjulwe ukuthi i-BMW M5 Touring E34 yayifakwe kulayini amasilinda ayisithupha angu-340hp, ngakho i-V12 ayiphindanga kabili inani lamasilinda kodwa yaphinda kabili inani lamandla amahhashi - futhi wonke alethwa emasondweni angemuva futhi okungasatshalaliswanga ngamasondo amane njengaseM5 yanamuhla.
UDavid Clarke ushayele lesi sibonelo futhi ngokusho kwakhe, "into eshaqisayo" - singacabanga nje…
Kuyaziwa ukuthi i-BMW igcina iqoqo lezibonelo, "izidalwa" ezingakaze zibone ukukhanya kwelanga, amaphrojekthi angazange aqhubekele phambili noma ngisho nokuhlola. Ukusuka ekuthathweni kwe-M3 kuye ku-M8 okusekelwe ochungechungeni lokuqala oluyisi-8, kukhona okuncane kwakho konke, kodwa i-M5 Touring nge-McLaren F1's V12 yinto entsha.
Manje njengoba sesazi ngobukhona bale M5 Touring ekhetheke kakhulu, ngabe abakwaBMW bazokwembula emhlabeni wonke?