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N54 Engine warranty extended to 8 Years/82,000 Miles (Wastegates Only)
In 2010, BMW was hit with class action suit on the N54 turbo engine for defective High Pressure Fuel Pumps and turbo chargers. We have first covered the BMW N54 fuel pump issues in early 2008 and the...
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EuropeanAutoSource Dyno Day Results & Photos
California-based tuner EuropeanAutoSource hosted a Dyno Day this past Saturday where 22 BMWs showed up throughout the day to put their engines to the test on their Dynoject 224xLC. The day started at...
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BMW unveils new 3-cylinder 1.5 liter diesel and petrol engines
The New BMW Group Efficient Dynamics engine family – technologies powering the future, new engine family with 1.5 litre BMW TwinPower Turbo engine. Since the spring of 2007, the BMW Group has had the...
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Report: BMW bringing 3-cylinder engines in the U.S.
BMW is looking to bring three-cylinder engines in the United States. According to Automotive News, and somewhat not surprising, the new highly efficient three-cylinder banger will be offered in the...
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Confirmed: Fisker Atlantic powered by BMW’s 4-cylinder turbo engine
Fisker Atlantic made its debut last week at the 2012 New York Auto Show, but production plans are yet to be finalized. Despite the uncertainty around the launch date, the company is moving forward with...
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BMW Classic offers faithful replica of the BMW 328 gearbox
For owners of automotive collectors’ items bearing the BMW logo, BMW Group Classic is the first port of call in the search for replacement parts. The current range on offer through its affiliated BMW...
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My BMW 330i Wagon and the Infamous Three Stage Intake Manifold
The day started at about 3AM with a quick trip to the gas station, the ATM and, of course, a pit stop at the 24-hour Starbucks located off of SR-210. My destination was clear: south Miami but getting...
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BMW N13 and N20 Engines Win 2013 International Engine of the Year Awards
The BMW Group has extended its run of success in the International Engine of the Year Awards by recording two more class wins. The company’s latest distinctions in the globally renowned competition...
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BMW Performance Power Kit for N20 engine: 238 hp and 350Nm torque
Just like the N47, N54, N55 and N57 engines, the smaller displacement N20 unit gets the BMW Performance Power Kit treatment. The “tuning” department within BMW just revealed the power figures on the...
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Meet The New S55 Engine
A new BMW Six-Cylinder Engine, codename S55, makes its way under the hood of the new BMW M4 and M3. The new BMW M3 Sedan and new BMW M4 Coupe from BMW M see a return to a six-in-line engine...
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Toyota Verso 1.6 D4-D 2014: BMW N47 diesel engine under the hood
In January 2014, the Toyota Verso 1.6 D-4D model will come to market with a BMW engine under the hood. As announced back in 2011, BMW will supply the Japanese automaker with modern diesel engines....
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BMW Considering North American Engine Plant
Bloomberg reports that BMW is considering the setup of an engine plant in North America. The rumored engine plant would help the production expansion plans in the region and it could be setup in Mexico...
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Ward’s Auto 10 Best Engines Award: BMW N57 3.0 liter Turbodiesel
The BMW N57 3.0 liter six-cylinder turbodiesel engine was named by Ward’s Auto in their top 10 Best Engines Award. The N57D30OL has 413 lb ft of torque and a larger rev range which leads to a 254 peak...
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Next generation BMW “B code” engines are here
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 a four...
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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...
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BMW M3 and BMW M4 Inside (Part 3): The new engine
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 the...
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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...
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N55 3.0-litre straight-six wins Engine of the Year Award 2014
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...
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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...
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BMW admits that they regularly develop and test prototype V6 engines
Back in 2011, one of the most interesting rumors floating around was the one around BMW allegedly building a V6 engine for the F80/F82 M3/M4. At the time, our own Hugo Becker said: “The question for...
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