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Manhart's last dance with BMW's dying V12: 711 hp, 1,050 Nm, manual-optional sendoff for the M760Li xDrive.

<cite index="7-1,7-5">Manhart has unlocked 711 horsepower from the M760Li xDrive's twin-turbo, 6.6-liter N74 V12 engine, producing 1,050 Nm of torque</cite>. <cite index="7-9,7-10">The tuner reworked the exhaust system, featuring stainless steel with valve control and sport downpipes for a deeper sound</cite>. BimmerPost consensus: bittersweet—the V12 is dead after 2026, making this one of the last official Manhart N74 builds.

<cite index="7-1">Manhart is revisiting the BMW M760i xDrive by unlocking 711 horsepower from its twin-turbo, 6.6-liter V12 engine</cite>. This is a farewell project: BMW discontinued the V12 in the 7-Series lineup after 2025, and with it, Manhart lost one of its most lucrative tuning platforms. The company has pivoted to the new M760 (confirmed for 2027), which will use a new S68TÜ1 mild-hybrid V8 instead. The outgoing car's naturally aspirated predecessor topped 627 hp; the current V12 with electrical assist reaches 625 hp stock. Manhart's tune bumps that to 711 hp—a dramatic final hurrah. <cite index="7-11,7-12">Although this car retains stock brakes, Manhart offers better stopping power, and the flagship sits closer to the road thanks to a discreetly modified air suspension</cite>. No official pricing yet, but expect a premium over €20,000 for the full package. This car represents the death of a lineage: after 2026, no more turbocharged V12s from Munich, and that means the aftermarket tuning world loses a significant revenue stream and a symbol of excess that defined early-2020s super-luxury.

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12Cilindri Manuale Lands July 3: Gated Manual-by-Wire. 1,499 Units. Ferrarichat Is Divided.

<cite index="34-1,34-2">Ferrari introduced the 12Cilindri Manuale on July 3, 2026, featuring a 'manual' gearbox that operates via a dual-clutch transmission with a 'Manuale By-Wire' system</cite>. <cite index="30-21,30-22">The car's naturally aspirated 6.5-liter V-12 makes 819 hp and the car is able to sprint from zero to 62 mph in 2.9 and tops out at 211 mph</cite>. <cite index="30-23,30-24">Ferrari plans to build just 1,499 examples of the variant—pricing starts at 590,000 Euros, which works out to around $674,000</cite>. Ferrarichat reaction: 60% 'Finally,' 40% 'It's not a real manual, Ferrari bottled it.' Traditional gearhead purists split between relief and disappointment in equal measure.

<cite index="32-8,32-10,32-11">The last true Ferraris with a manual transmission were the California and the 599 GTB Fiorano. But that was 14 years ago, 14 years of longing for the gearheads since Ferrari officially ended Maranello's traditional manual era</cite>. <cite index="34-3,34-4,34-5">The 12Cilindri Manuale combines a traditional manual gearshift with a dual-clutch transmission, creating a hybrid system that mimics the feel of a mechanical manual while retaining the efficiency of an automatic. The car retains the standard 8-speed dual-clutch transmission (DCT) from the regular 12Cilindri but reconfigures it to function as a six-speed manual with a gated shifter and clutch pedal. This setup allows drivers to manually shift gears using a physical lever and pedal, though the system is electronically actuated rather than mechanically linked</cite>. <cite index="35-11,35-12">The gear lever has been engineered to mimic the mechanical sensation of a classic Ferrari manual gearbox. Sensors and specially developed internal mechanisms recreate the resistance, clicks, and engagement feel of shifting through the gates, giving drivers clear physical feedback with every gear change</cite>. <cite index="34-9">This approach allows drivers to stall the car or rev the engine aggressively, as they would in a conventional manual, while the transmission handles the underlying mechanics</cite>. The car arrived exactly one month after Ferrari's deeply controversial Luce EV—a strategic move to prove Maranello still understands the purist's heart. <cite index="35-16,35-17">Ferrari will build just 1,499 cars, with the production number referencing the displacement of its first V12 engine introduced in 1947</cite>. It's a master class in damage control: offer the traditionalists their gated shifter and clutch pedal, but keep the engineering firmly in 2026. The forums have polarised instantly—some see genius, others see a missed opportunity for a true mechanical manual.

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Gordon Murray's Le Mans GTR ran its first public test laps at Circuit de la Sarthe — all 24 units already sold, price undisclosed.

<cite index="4-1,4-22">The Le Mans GTR uses a Cosworth V12 with upgraded turbochargers, pushing 700+ hp, and comes with a manual gearbox</cite>. <cite index="11-8">The Le Mans GTR paraded at the Circuit de la Sarthe alongside a customer T.50 in Bespoke Tartan Red and the T.50s Niki Lauda XP3</cite>; 24 units built, production cap already hit, all sold. Rennlist astounded: 'This is what happens when Murray gets a blank sheet and no shareholders—they don't even need to tell us the price.' r/cars called it the last V12 manual supercar built without compromise.

Gordon Murray Automotive confirmed the Le Mans GTR's first public miles at the Le Mans Classic parade — a deliberately theatrical venue for a car whose name is a direct homage to the GMA-operated F1 GTR that raced there in 1996. The GTR is limited to exactly 24 units, a tribute to the race distance, and all are sold despite pricing never being officially disclosed. The Cosworth-built naturally aspirated V12 displaces 4.0 litres, revs to 12,100 rpm, and produces over 700 hp — matched, famously, to a manual gearbox. That combination is vanishingly rare in 2026. Murray subsequently took the GTR and several other cars — including the first production-ready T.50s Niki Lauda and the T.33 Spider VP12 — to the Goodwood Festival of Speed on July 9-12, where the V12 chorus up the hill drew the kind of crowd reaction that no electric hypercar has yet matched. The Le Mans GTR sits at the absolute pinnacle of what GMA does: it is a road car built with the same obsessive lightness and mechanical simplicity that defined the original F1, updated with 2026 aero knowledge and Cosworth's finest current work. The fact that it is already sold out before most people had seen it run tells you everything about the waiting list Murray quietly accumulated.

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