BMW Engines

2015 Ward's 10 Best Engines: BMW has two winners

2015 Ward’s 10 Best Engines: BMW has two winners

Ward’s 10 Best Engines of 2015 were announced today and BMW has two powerplants listed as winners. The 127-kW Electric Motor found in the BMW i3 electric vehicle and the 1.5L Turbocharged DOHC 3-cylinder. found…

New generation of plug-in hybrid models

New generation of plug-in hybrid models

The BMW Group is preparing to follow up its innovative and revolutionary BMW i models with plug-in hybrid versions of the core-brand models. In Miramas, France, it will present a BMW 3 Series plug-in hybrid…

The New B47 Engine and BMW 520d (190 hp) and 518d (150 hp)

UK power behind new BMW i8

UK power behind new BMW i8

The first purpose-built, plug-in hybrid sports car from BMW will go on sale this weekend, powered by engines exclusively produced at BMW’s Hams Hall engine manufacturing facility, near Birmingham. The BMW i8 is a brand-new…

BMW modular engines: B37, B38, B47 and B48

BMW modular engines: B37, B38, B47 and B48

The new BMW modular engines were introduced one-by-one in the lineup and can be seen, or heard, in several BMW models. With a combination of three and four-cylinder units, the new B3x and B4x engine family…

Still No U.S. Engines for Spartanburg Plant

Still No U.S. Engines for Spartanburg Plant

BMW may have recently announced that its American assembly plant in Spartanburg, South Carolina will increase its production capacity from 300,000 units to 450,000, making it the the largest BMW plant in the world. But…