S54

There’s a lot of components to making a car with the express purpose of bringing joy through driving. Some literal, some figurative. I like to believe the steering and suspension are the “soul” of the…

The Smit Oletha Coupe is one of the most breathtakingly beautiful cars I’ve seen in years. Which is ironic because it wasn’t designed by a massive automotive brand with an acclaimed design team. Instead, it…

The S54 engine was made famous by the E46 M3, but BMW also used it in the Z3 M Roadster and the M Coupe, along with the Z4 M Roadster and Coupe. Less known is…

“One man’s trash is another man’s treasure” is an idiom Scott likely had in mind when he purchased the shell of a BMW 3 Series E30 from the scrapyard. As you can easily tell, this…

Dormant since 2016, this BMW M3 E30 aka “Purist” has now been unearthed to star in a new video from CAS TV. Chances are it was among the first of its kind to receive an…

With all the electric cars being launched this week at the IAA auto show it’s easy to forget about good old ICE models. Don’t fret though, we’re not going to leave them all behind, especially…

North American BMW enthusiasts got hosed back in the ’90s, as the Bavarians thought it was cool to send over a neutered E36 M3, packing just 240 ponies, versus the 300-plus that Europe got. It…

Silhouette racing has been going on in the Netherlands for quite some time now. The racing series demands that most of the cars use the same chassis and engines with small variations being allowed for…

Nico DeMattia got the ball rolling with his list of ‘Five Best BMW Engines of All-Time’ and I thought I’d give an alternate view. The history of superior BMW engine designs originates at the very…