5 Series
The latest EPA regulators have apparently gone light on the throttle while testing the new 2024 BMW 540i xDrive. The results are in, and the newest vehicle sporting the B58 engine offers remarkable efficiency. How…
Steven Paul / November 20, 2023
BMW Engines
The BMW B48 is a turbocharged inline-four petrol engine that was introduced in 2014. It is part of the modular BMW B-series engine family, and replaced the N20 and N26 engines. The B48 is arguably…
Horatiu Boeriu / October 29, 2023
BMW Engines
The BMW S55 engine had a short life, but it left a long lasting impression on the M owners community. The BMW S55 engine is actually the performance version of the popular N55 engine, which…
Horatiu Boeriu / October 19, 2023
BMW Engines
Not seen in North America – for that, you can be eternally grateful… The BMW N43 engine is a technological masterpiece. Delivering 170 bhp without a turbocharger in a 2-liter four-cylinder engine was quite an…
Andrew Everett / July 25, 2023
BMW Engines
BMW N54 vs. N55 Comparison: Which One is Better?
by Dylan Smith / Date: July 24, 2023
BMW Engines
If a single engine is the cornerstone of what revived BMW in the 1960s, the SOHC M10 four-cylinder is it. Built since 1963, the M10 was a good engine, but fuel economy and performance were…
Andrew Everett / July 6, 2023
BMW Engines
BMW M70 V12 Engine: A History of Innovation and Performance In days gone by, some engineers in a large shed in Coventry, also known as Jaguar Cars, built what was considered the best production engine…
Andrew Everett / June 29, 2023
5 Series
The BMW 524td – The Best Diesel Car You Could Buy in 1983 Ask any Brit about buying a diesel car in 1983 and only a farmer with access to plenty of cheap untaxed fuel…
Andrew Everett / June 21, 2023
BMW Engines
Over time, BMW had four V12 engines in production series cars: the M70, M73, N73 and N74. But it’s the latter which will hold a special place in everyone’s hearts. The N74 was the first…
Horatiu Boeriu / May 14, 2023
BMW Engines
There’s a lot of components to making a car with the express purpose of bringing joy through driving. Some literal, some figurative. I like to believe the steering and suspension are the “soul” of the…
Steven Paul / October 10, 2022
BMW Engines
The BMW M4 GTS is an incredible automobile! Not merely quick, but legitimately fast and the S55 is just that much more aggressive in the GTS than the ‘normal’ M4. Part of this is down…
Hugo Becker / September 10, 2022