The above specification would sound frankly absurd in 2014 so the fact that the BRM V16 was raced in the 1950s makes it all the more extraordinary. So why is it not remembered as fondly as other F1 cars like the Maserati 250F? Reliability, unfortunately and predictably enough. It was too complex to work consistently and as such the full potential wasn't realised.
The V16's fragile nature continues to this day which explains why the Revival demonstration lap was at rather less than race pace. But there's still enough of that spellbinding noise to get very excited about. Long may it continue to be run and seen and heard at events in the future. As one of the commentators says, it represents "the epitome of British eccentricity in the world of motor racing". Terrific.