The BMW Hydrogen 7 is a limited production hydrogen internal combustion engine vehicle built from 2005 to 2007 [1] by German automobile manufacturer BMW. The car is based on BMW's traditional petrol-powered BMW 7 Series (E65) line of vehicles, and more specifically the 760Li. The V12-powered Hydrogen 7 (E65) is the most recognizable BMW hydrogen car, although the H2H Record Car also garnered attention with its twelve-cylinder engine.
However, it has been a long time. The BMW Hydrogen 7 was a low-volume prototype introduced in 2006, equipped with dual. BMW may be preparing its next generation of EVs, but it hasn't given up on combustion engines yet.
It plans to build cars with V. The hydrogen-powered V12 engine was also used in a test vehicle, the BMW H2R. Its six-litre, twelve-cylinder engine produced more than 210 kW/285 hp, accelerating the sporty car from 0 to 100 km/h in around six seconds.
Under the long carbon fiber bodywork was a modified version of the 6,0-liter V12 engine from the BMW 760i (E65). The engine was equipped with Valvetronic and double VANOS and was designed to run on cryogenic liquid hydrogen, which was stored at a temperature of minus 253 °C in a CFRP tank. The BMW H2R, also known as the Hydrogen Record Car, is a prototype hydrogen-powered race car developed by BMW in 2004 as a demonstration of the viability and performance potential of liquid hydrogen internal combustion engines.
Adapted from the BMW 760i luxury sedan's platform, it features a modified 6.0-liter V12 engine producing 232 horsepower, an aerodynamic carbon fiber. BMW's hydrogen journey included this V12 sedan that could run on gasoline or hydrogen. But was it particularly "green" despite the zero emissions?
BMW made a car, the Hydrogen 7, that can run on hydrogen or gasoline, powering a 6.0L V12 engine using stored liquid hydrogen, an incredible engineering feat! BMW's Hydrogen 7 is an extraordinary. Remember when BMW made a V12 7 Series that ran on hydrogen? Engineering Explained shows how hydrogen burned in an internal combustion engine.