As we discussed earlier, Ferrari produced and campaigned the first application of a hot vee engine in racing, but the first production car to feature the concept was the BMW X6 xDrive50i in 2008, with its N63 V8 engine. An evolution of this engine is still used today, and its high-performance counterpart, the S68, has found a home in several fast sedans and SUVs over the years, including the latest X5 M and X6 M.
As a side note, Mercedes-AMG claims that the sports car we mentioned earlier, the AMG GT, was the first production sports car to feature a hot vee engine, and its 4.0-liter twin-turbo V8 is also found in the new Aston Martin DB12. Audi also makes hot vees in the form of the 2.9-liter twin-turbo V6 found in cars like the RS5 Competition and in the 4.0-liter twin-turbo V8 that proliferates the Volkswagen Group in the Audi RS6, the Porsche Cayenne, and the Lamborghini Urus, to mention a few. The McLaren Artura has a hot vee six-cylinder.
Whether it’s the BMW hot vee engine, the Mercedes hot V, or the Audi “hot V turbo” engine, all of them use the same principles.
