BMW Engines

If you are looking for a powerful and smooth engine for your BMW, you might have heard of the N55 engine. This engine was introduced in 2009 as a replacement for the N54 engine, which…

The BMW N54 is a twin-turbocharged, inline-6 engine that was produced by BMW from 2006 to 2013. It is considered to be one of the best engines ever produced by BMW, and it was used…

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…

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…

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…

BMW’s first-ever inline-six-cylinder engine, designated as the M78, was produced from 1933 to 1950. The initial version, the 303, featured a 5.6:1 compression ratio, a 56mm cylinder bore, and an 80mm stroke, resulting in approximately…

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…

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…

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…

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…