I did some quick Googling...
I seem to recall BMW being the first with a production hot v. But MB and then Audi were "hot" on BMW's heels. I think MB routes the cylinder pairing differently for better sound pulses. Like you said Ferrari was first in F1 with their Hot V engine in the 1980's.
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Ferrari's Hot-V...
What Is A Hot V Turbo Engine Layout And What Benefits Does It Have?
https://www.carthrottle.com/post/wha...-does-it-have/
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Everyone seems to forget that BMW was the first one to introduce this with the F10 M5
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“After first being introduced through Ferrari’s Formula 1 programme in the early 1980s”
I’m sorry, what was that?
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Actually it was first introduced in the 5 series GT first with an N63 engine
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BMW_N63
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The BMW N63 is a twin-turbo DOHC V8 engine which has been in production since 2008 to present. It is the world's first production car engine to use a "hot-vee" layout, with the turbochargers located inside the "V" of the engine. It is also BMW's first V8 engine to use direct injection. The N63 was launched in the 2008 BMW X6 xDrive50i.[1]
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BMW's N63 hot v engine...
