Although the speed records were broken more than a year ago we have just received a video of BMW H2R concept car setting nine world speed records for cars powered by a hydrogen-fuelled internal combustion engine.
Sleek and aerodynamic, the BMW H2R ("Hydrogen Record Car") is one of the first of a new breed of racecars specially adapted to run on liquid hydrogen fuel. Conceived and developed in just 10 months, it has already set nine international speed records at the Miramas Proving Grounds in France.
The H2R’s mighty 6.0-liter V-12 engine, which draws on BMW's advanced Valvetronic and Double-VANOS technology, is based on the 760i’s gasoline-fueled powerplant. This H2-powered high performer generates 232 horsepower, helping it to achieve a top speed of over 187 mph.
Just as technology gleaned at the track often ends up in regular production BMW models, the lessons BMW has learned in building the H2R will surely find their way in the hydrogen cars of the near future.
