{"id":132477,"date":"2025-05-30T06:00:24","date_gmt":"2025-05-30T11:00:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=132477"},"modified":"2025-05-29T22:58:36","modified_gmt":"2025-05-30T03:58:36","slug":"m12-powered-bmw-2002","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=132477","title":{"rendered":"M12-Powered BMW 2002"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=132488\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-132488\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"132488\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=132488\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/BMW-2002-race-car-with-a-M12-Inline-Four-05.jpg?fit=1600%2C900&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1600,900\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"BMW 2002 race car with a M12 Inline-Four 05\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;BMW 2002 race car with a M12 Inline-Four&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/BMW-2002-race-car-with-a-M12-Inline-Four-05.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/BMW-2002-race-car-with-a-M12-Inline-Four-05.jpg?resize=600%2C338&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"BMW 2002 race car with a M12 Inline-Four\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-132488\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/BMW-2002-race-car-with-a-M12-Inline-Four-05.jpg?resize=600%2C338&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/BMW-2002-race-car-with-a-M12-Inline-Four-05.jpg?resize=1200%2C675&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/BMW-2002-race-car-with-a-M12-Inline-Four-05.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/BMW-2002-race-car-with-a-M12-Inline-Four-05.jpg?resize=1536%2C864&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/BMW-2002-race-car-with-a-M12-Inline-Four-05.jpg?w=1600&amp;ssl=1 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Mario Minichberger from Minichberger Motorsport spent five years building a BMW 2002 for hillclimb racing. Under the hood sits a naturally aspirated 2.0 L M12\/7 inline-four originally built for European Touring Car Championship and Formula 2 racing. The motor produces 320 hp at 10,800 rpm and is paired with a six-speed sequential transmission. The car wears a full carbon fiber widebody resulting in a weight of 800 kg (1763 lb). Watch Mario compete in the 2025 Swiss Hillclimb Championship (Schweizer Bergmeisterschaft) at Bergrennen Hemberg in the video below. <\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/cBqHGHH6yTo?si=J9gS4kQaz8TbWAs8\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=132489\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-132489\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"132489\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=132489\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/BMW-2002-race-car-with-a-M12-Inline-Four-06.jpg?fit=1600%2C900&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1600,900\" 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https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/BMW-2002-race-car-with-a-M12-Inline-Four-07.jpg?resize=1536%2C864&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/BMW-2002-race-car-with-a-M12-Inline-Four-07.jpg?w=1600&amp;ssl=1 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=132491\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-132491\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"132491\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=132491\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/BMW-2002-race-car-with-a-M12-Inline-Four-08.jpg?fit=1600%2C900&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1600,900\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"BMW 2002 race car with a M12 Inline-Four 08\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;BMW 2002 race car with a M12 Inline-Four&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/BMW-2002-race-car-with-a-M12-Inline-Four-08.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/BMW-2002-race-car-with-a-M12-Inline-Four-08.jpg?resize=600%2C338&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"BMW 2002 race car with a M12 Inline-Four\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-132491\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/BMW-2002-race-car-with-a-M12-Inline-Four-08.jpg?resize=600%2C338&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/BMW-2002-race-car-with-a-M12-Inline-Four-08.jpg?resize=1200%2C675&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/BMW-2002-race-car-with-a-M12-Inline-Four-08.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/BMW-2002-race-car-with-a-M12-Inline-Four-08.jpg?resize=1536%2C864&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/BMW-2002-race-car-with-a-M12-Inline-Four-08.jpg?w=1600&amp;ssl=1 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@HillClimbMonsters\">HillClimb Monsters<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mario Minichberger from Minichberger Motorsport spent five years building a BMW 2002 for hillclimb racing. Under the hood sits a naturally aspirated 2.0 L M12\/7 inline-four originally built for European Touring Car Championship and Formula 2 racing. The motor produces 320 hp at 10,800 rpm and is paired with a six-speed sequential transmission. The car&hellip;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=132477\" rel=\"bookmark\">Read More &raquo;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">M12-Powered BMW 2002<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":132488,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"off","neve_meta_content_width":100,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[155],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-132477","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-155"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/BMW-2002-race-car-with-a-M12-Inline-Four-05.jpg?fit=1600%2C900&ssl=1","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":117188,"url":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=117188","url_meta":{"origin":132477,"position":0},"title":"BMW 2002 with a M12 Inline-Four","author":"swaptastic","date":"June 20, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"Mario Minichberger spent five years building the Minichberger Motorsport BMW 2002 for hillclimb racing. 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The Golf is powered by a naturally aspirated 2.0 L inline-four featuring a Volkswagen ABF block and Suzuki Hayabusa head. 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