BMW H2R

           The BMW H2R ("Hydrogen Record Car") is one of the first of a new breed of racecars adapted to run on liquid hydrogen fuel. Conceived and developed in the relatively short time of 10 months under the direction of Dr. Raymond Freymann, it has set nine international speed records at the MiramasProving Grounds in France.

The H2R’s 6.0-liter V-12 engine, which draws on BMW's Valvetronic and Double-VANOS technology, is based on the 760i’s gasoline-fueled powerplant. This H2-powered high performer generates 232 horsepower (173 kW), helping it to achieve a top speed of over 187.62 mph (301.95 km/h)^[1].

Technical data

On the high-speed track at Miramas the BMW H2R set nine international and FIA-ratified records with hydrogen combustion engines.

BMW H2R, BMW Museum, Munchen, Germany.

• Maximum speed: 300.175 km/h (186.520 mph)
• Engine: twelve-cylinder hydrogen concept engine
• Nominal engine power: 982 bhp (732 kW)
• Bodyshell: aluminium space frame structure
• Outer shell: carbon-fibre-reinforced plastic
• Vehicle dimensions: 5.40 metres (212.6 in) long, 2.01 metres (79.1 in) wide, 1.34 metres (52.8 in) high
• Vehicle weight including driver: 1,560 kg (3,400 lb)
• Drag coefficient (cw): 0.21

]BMW Art Car Project: Your Mobile Expectations

In 2007, Olafur Eliasson was commissioned by BMW to create the sixteenth art car for the BMW Art Car Project based on the H2R. Eliasson and his team removed the automobile's alloy body and instead replaced it with a new interlocking framework of reflective steel bars and mesh. Layers of ice were created by spraying approximately 530 gallons of water during a period of several days upon the structure. On display, the frozen sculpture is glowing from within. Called Your Mobile Expectations, the vehicle was on special display in a temperature controlled room at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art from September 8, 2007 to January 13, 2008.^[2]

Records

Record	Time (s)	Speed
Flying-start kilometre	11.99	187.62 mph (301.95 km/h)
Flying-start mile	19.91	181.85 mph (292.66 km/h)
Standing-start 1/4 kilometre	9.92	45.62 mph (73.42 km/h)
Standing-start 1/2 kilometre	14.93	60.62 mph (97.56 km/h)
Standing-start 1/2 mile	17.27	65.15 mph (104.85 km/h)
Standing-start mile	36.73	98.60 mph (158.68 km/h)
Standing-start 10 miles (16 km)	221.05	163.81 mph (263.63 km/h)
Standing-start kilometre	26.56	84.72 mph (136.34 km/h)
Standing-start 10 kilometre	146.41	153.90 mph (247.68 km/h)