BMW Engines
The current BMW straight-six gasoline engine B58 receives its first technical revision. The B58 TÜ1 with 3.0 liter capacity was introduced a few days ago at the 2018 Aachen Colloquium for Engine Technology and is…
Horatiu Boeriu / October 31, 2018
BMW Engines
Two years ago, first rumors of a possible BMW-Jaguar collaboration surfaced in the media. The partnership was to involve a BMW-supplied engine in a future Jaguar model. This week, British Car Magazine reports that the…
Horatiu Boeriu / October 9, 2018
3 Series
*Update* BMW of North America has just issued the following statement: “The all new BMW X5 will launch with 2 gasoline variants (xDrive 40i and xDrive 50i) and a PHEV variant is planned to follow…
Nico DeMattia / September 12, 2018
BMW Engines
Ferrari’s 3.9-liter twin-turbo V8 engine has won the International Engine of the Year award for the third time in succession. The engine, which powers the Ferrari 488, 488 Spider and 488 Pista, took top overall honors…
Horatiu Boeriu / June 7, 2018
BMW Engines
BMW and VW: New EU emissions-testing regime will impact production and profits
by Horatiu Boeriu / Date: March 26, 2018
BMW Engines
The Federal Administrative Court in Leipzig might have just put another nail in the coffin of Diesel engines. The eagerly awaited verdict of the Federal Administrative Court in Leipzig states that German cities may impose…
Horatiu Boeriu / February 27, 2018
BMW Engines
BMW said on Friday it would recall 11,700 cars to fix their engine management software after it discovered that the wrong programming had been installed on the 5 Series and 7 Series models. “In the course of…
Horatiu Boeriu / February 24, 2018
BMW Engines
The news came yesterday like a thunderbolt, but with a closer look, the BMW Diesel software problem is a completely different than other manufacturers. The more details come to light, the clearer it becomes: the…
Horatiu Boeriu / February 24, 2018
BMW Engines
Introduced just over three years ago, the four-cylinder diesel BMW B47 is about to get its first big update. With the first technical revision, the engine becomes the B47TÜ1 and a twin-turbo diesel throughout the…
Horatiu Boeriu / November 20, 2017
BMW Engines
The comeback of Wiesmann is taking more and more concrete steps, and today’s announcement confirms its upcoming return: BMW will be providing the engines for sports cars from Dülmen. In a brief press release, Wiesmann Sports…
Horatiu Boeriu / October 10, 2017
BMW Engines
The 1.5-liter 3-cylinder turbocharged engine of the BMW i8 is simply unstoppable, the mill winning its third consecutive title this year in the coveted International Engine of the Year competition. The engine dominated its class…
Gabriel Nica / June 21, 2017