High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The M60 is the internal code for the V8 engine manufactured by BMW from April 1992 to 1995. It largely replaced the BMW M30 inline six. Development of the V8 engine began in 1984, and the engine was committed to production in 1986. Some 560 test engines were built throughout the development program. Design made extensive use of CAD to minimize size and weight. It had a closed-deck cylinder block for maximum rigidity, and used aluminum alloy for both block and cylinder head. The valve covers were magnesium, and the intake manifold was nylon. Nikasil plating was used rather than iron for the cylinder liners (although this proved problematic, as described below). The sintered connecting rods were made as a single piece and then fractured in order to ensure a closer fit. The block weighed 25 kg (55 lb), and the heads 30 kg (66 lb) each. Total dry weight was 203 kg (448 lb).

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