BMW Engines
BMW will begin testing hydrogen fuel cell vehicles in the near future. The new generation of BMW hydrogen cars are currently under development, with the technology being co-developed with Toyota. In particular, packaging of the…
Horatiu Boeriu / December 18, 2014
BMW Engines
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…
Horatiu Boeriu / December 11, 2014
BMW Engines
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…
Horatiu Boeriu / December 1, 2014
BMW Engines
The production of the new BMW modular engines is now open at the BMW Steyr plant. Almost every model in the BMW lineup will make use of the new B family of engines, whether for…
Horatiu Boeriu / October 31, 2014
BMW Engines
The New B47 Engine and BMW 520d (190 hp) and 518d (150 hp)
by Horatiu Boeriu / Date: September 17, 2014
BMW Engines
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…
Horatiu Boeriu / July 18, 2014
BMW Engines
BMW Group engines secure another double win in the Engine of the Year Award 2014.Run of success continues with awards in two displacement classes: the 3.0-litre straight-six with BMW TwinPower Turbo technology wins its fourth…
Horatiu Boeriu / June 25, 2014
BMW Engines
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…
Horatiu Boeriu / May 21, 2014
BMW Engines
Interview with Jürgen Poggel, Head of Development M Engines. So a new engine has been developed for the BMW M3 and BMW M4? Jürgen Poggel: Yes. The previous engine was a naturally aspirated V8. For…
Horatiu Boeriu / April 23, 2014
BMW Engines
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…
Alex Ricciuti / April 8, 2014
BMW Engines
Along with the launch of the facelifted 2015 BMW X3, the next generation BMW engines is being introduced to the market. The new B47 engine replaces the N47 power unit and like its predecessor is…
Horatiu Boeriu / February 7, 2014