Dyno test

The new M5 isn’t the most powerful car BMW has ever made, but it’s not far behind the XM Label. It uses a variation of the same plug-in hybrid based around the “S68” engine. With…

Earlier this month, BMW finally kicked off deliveries of the hotly anticipated seventh-generation M5. Consequently, it was only a matter of time before we’d see the G90 strapped onto a dyno. In typical Bavarian fashion,…

A plug-in hybrid is primarily about efficiency but that doesn’t mean power and performance should be sacrificed. BMW knows that probably better than most other automakers since it has given the electrified X5 a massive…

BMW has been deliberately underrating its engines for as long as we can remember. To the surprise of no one, the S58 inside the M4 CSL is no exception. UK tuning shop Evolve Automotive strapped…

Having just taken delivery of a 2023 BMW XM, the folks over at IND Distribution decided to see how powerful the Toronto Red mastodont really is. With that in mind, they took the plug-in hybrid…

With M2 G87 deliveries finally underway, more and more owners are putting BMW’s entry-level M car on the dyno to find out how much power it really makes. As a refresher, IND Distribution’s Zandvoort Blue…

BMW’s have always performed well on dynos. Every time a new BMW launches, enthusiasts put their cars on dyno machines to test their real power figures and they’re always more than what BMW claims. However,…

Whether it’s a lowly 116d or a spicy M5, BMW usually underrates its engine. Late last year, the M3 CSL was tested on the dyno and generated 360 horsepower or an extra five over the…

Gone but certainly not forgotten, the BMW Z3 M Coupe is one of the quirkiest M cars ever made, and also one of the rarest. Only 6,791 units were built, but just 1,112 examples had…

It’s no secret that German manufacturers underrate power figures for their vehicles, especially with performance cars. There are a number of rumors as to why but I once spoke with an executive for a certain…