BMW’s next chapter may be electric, but it’s not exclusively electric. As the Neue Klasse family of cars prepares to redefine the brand’s EV lineup, the Bavarians are keeping a wide powertrain portfolio alive —…
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It’s understandable to be worried about the potential demise of large-displacement combustion engines. The downsizing era is in full swing across the automotive industry. Cylinder counts are dropping to meet increasingly stringent emissions regulations. BMW…
Munich is no longer the place where BMW builds its most powerful engines as assembly of the V8 has been relocated to Austria. Going forward, the potent powertrain will come from the Steyr plant in…
Now responsible for the high-end large cars at BMW, ex-M CEO Markus Flasch was interviewed by Auto Motor und Sport and he was surprisingly generous in terms of revealing juicy details about upcoming products. We’ve…
Land Rover made a big splash recently, launching the Defender V8. Not only is the Jaguar-powered Defender V8 much faster than the standard car, it’s actually brilliant to drive. It’s getting rave reviews for its…
Awhile back, prior to the release of the new Land Rover Defender, rumors began to swirl about such a car gaining an optional BMW-sourced V8 engine. In fact, the rumor was that the entire Jaguar…
Who doesn’t love a good engine swap, especially when it involves stuffing a big engine into a small car? It’s also fun when that engine comes from an entirely different brand, sits an entirely different…
Not long ago we caught wind of some troubling news coming in from Germany. A report claimed that the spectacular quad-turbo B57S engine used on the likes of the BMW 750d or the M550d was…
We’ve been keeping a close eye on the partnership between BMW and Jaguar Land Rover ever since it was announced that the two brands would be working together. We even spoke about it during our…
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