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BMW's large-displacement concept the K18 Vision made its UK debut at the Goodwood Festival of Speed hillclimb. Far from a static show piece, it proved it can actually be ridden, backed by an exhaust note reported to hit 130 decibels.
A 130-decibel roar is already a performance in itself. The way BMW chose to show the K18 Vision, running it up a hill, has the builder's aesthetic written clearly all over it. Not numbers or specs, but capturing the whole mood of the moment. I really love this kind of show staging.
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The fact it's actually rideable is what I like - a running concept, not just a static display.
It's rare for BMW to put out a big roaring engine like this - kind of out of character for them.
Just because a show model climbed a hill doesn't mean it's going into production.
130dB is way too loud, that's got to fail noise regs - no way that's road legal.
The K18 Vision actually running the Goodwood hillclimb - just imagining that 130dB sound gives me chills.
It just says "large displacement" but I'm curious what the actual cc figure on the K18 is.
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