BMW Engines

We all know that hybrids are the future, whether that’s good news or bad. Fossil fuels are becoming more and more disliked by the majority of the public and hybrids and EVs are looked at…

The 2016 pool of 31 nominees for Wards 10 Best Engines reflects autmakers’ divergent powertrain strategies. BMW and MINI is represented by no less than four engines, split equally between the brands. BMW i3 and…

The Spartanburg plant has put a temporary hold on the BMW X5 xDrive35d production for the American market. The U.S. plant is building the BMW X5 xDrive35d for all the global markets and it has…

For 2016, BMW’s venerable 3 Series has received what BMW likes to call an LCI (Life Cycle Impulse) update, because calling it a refresh would be too blasé. Anyway, this update gave the 3 Series some…

When BMW introduced the N54B30 powerplant to the United States market in 2007, it was their first production turbocharged engine that utilized direct fuel injection technology. This meant that for the first time the air-fuel…

With its three turbochargers, the current BMW Tri-turbo diesel enjoys a special position in the high-end premium market, yet the engineers in Munich have already put together a worthy replacement. BMW is rumored will launch…

Emissions regulations are tightening to the point that the gasoline engine is starting to suffocate. Life for performance cars is becoming more and more difficult, especially in the United States. It’s becoming so difficult for the petrol-powered…

Quard-turbo diesel: BMW replaces the previous Tri-turbo diesel with a new inline six-cylinder engine with four turbochargers and even more power.

In 1995, one of the greatest eras in Formula One history began — the era of the V10. The naturally aspirated V10s, that displaced no more than 3.0 liters, were some of the greatest to…

Nico DeMattia got the ball rolling with his list of ‘Five Best BMW Engines of All-Time’ and I thought I’d give an alternate view. The history of superior BMW engine designs originates at the very…