BMW Engines

The BMW S55 engine had a short life, but it left a long lasting impression on the M owners community. The BMW S55 engine is actually the performance version of the popular N55 engine, which…

Not seen in North America – for that, you can be eternally grateful… The BMW N43 engine is a technological masterpiece. Delivering 170 bhp without a turbocharger in a 2-liter four-cylinder engine was quite an…

BMW’s first-ever inline-six-cylinder engine, designated as the M78, was produced from 1933 to 1950. The initial version, the 303, featured a 5.6:1 compression ratio, a 56mm cylinder bore, and an 80mm stroke, resulting in approximately…

If a single engine is the cornerstone of what revived BMW in the 1960s, the SOHC M10 four-cylinder is it. Built since 1963, the M10 was a good engine, but fuel economy and performance were…

The BMW 524td – The Best Diesel Car You Could Buy in 1983 Ask any Brit about buying a diesel car in 1983 and only a farmer with access to plenty of cheap untaxed fuel…

Over time, BMW had four V12 engines in production series cars: the M70, M73, N73 and N74. But it’s the latter which will hold a special place in everyone’s hearts. The N74 was the first…

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 BMW M4 GTS is an incredible automobile! Not merely quick, but legitimately fast and the S55 is just that much more aggressive in the GTS than the ‘normal’ M4. Part of this is down…

With all the hype surrounding BMW’s V10 ‘S85’ engine, you’d think the Bavarians were dropping it in everything. It’s one of the most beloved BMW engines of all time, thanks to its high-revving, eardrum-shattering nature….

BMW has been tight-lipped about the Le Mans Daytona hybrid prototype, only saying it would use a V8 engine of unknown origins. Thankfully, some preliminary details have now emerged after Sportscar365 interviewed Ulrich Schulz, BMW…