News
Just because there isn’t a roundel on the hood doesn’t mean there’s not a BMW engine under there. BMW has a long history of sharing its powertrains with other manufacturers. One of the quirkiest –…
Steven Paul / October 2, 2024
Rumors
BMW’s omnipresent B48 turns 10 this year, but it’s not showing any signs of slowing down. It appears another revision (TÃœ3) is planned for 2026. It would mean the four-cylinder engine is going to stick…
Adrian Padeanu / April 9, 2024
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
1 Series
BMW has been using the B48 engine since 2014 and is believed to be working on a slightly more potent configuration for upcoming M35i models based on front-wheel-drive platforms. While today’s M135i, X2 M35i, and…
Adrian Padeanu / July 28, 2022
i3
Would the BMW i3 be Fun With an Engine Swap?
by Nico DeMattia / Date: December 11, 2021
3 Series
At the launch of the new 2019 BMW 3 Series in Portugal, Dr. Michael Rath, the Project Leader Drivetrain BMW 3 Series, has given the media an overview of the new engines found in the…
Horatiu Boeriu / November 25, 2018
7 Series
New reports from Asia indicate that BMW might working on a new 730Li powered by a 2.0 liter turbocharged four-cylinder engine. The B48-powered 7 Series limousine would arrive in March 2016 and it’s likely to…
Horatiu Boeriu / December 22, 2015
BMW Engines
A large investment program to develop the BMW Hams Hall engine plant near Birmingham is complete. The production of new three and four-cylinder engines is already being ramped up on brand-new production lines, and over…
Horatiu Boeriu / October 8, 2015
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 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
MINI
On October 18th, MINI F56 will make its world debut at the Oxford plant. Ahead of the official unveil, MINI has released some technical information on the new F56 models and the engines found under…
Horatiu Boeriu / September 30, 2013