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
A series of European automakers, including BMW and the Volkswagen Group have warned that new emissions testing procedures in the European Union will impact their production and profits. Just last week BMW acknowledged that it…
Horatiu Boeriu / March 26, 2018
BMW Engines
German cities may impose diesel driving bans in the future
by Horatiu Boeriu / Date: 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
5 Series
At the 2017 New York Auto Show, we sat down with Alanna Tracey-Bahri, Product Manager at BMW North America, to talk about the current U.S. lineup and future models. Among many topics, one came up…
Horatiu Boeriu / April 27, 2017