BMW Engines
Swapping a motor into your car that it couldn’t originally be ordered with is arguably the most consequential upgrade you can give it at one time. Other than a full hover conversion, of course. People…
Alexander Hom / February 3, 2025
BMW X3
Have you ever wondered what would happen if you took a BMW X3 and swapped its engine with the legendary E46 M3’s? Well, wonder no more, because someone actually did it and the result is…
Horatiu Boeriu / December 25, 2023
BMW Engines
BMW built a name for themselves building not only some iconic cars, but also some marvelous engines. Over the decades, BMW was also known for producing some of the most refined and powerful engines in the…
Horatiu Boeriu / December 21, 2023
BMW Engines
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…
Steven Paul / October 10, 2022
BMW Z4
The Smit Oletha Now Comes With an S54 Straight-Six
by Nico DeMattia / Date: October 5, 2022
News
The S54 engine was made famous by the E46 M3, but BMW also used it in the Z3 M Roadster and the M Coupe, along with the Z4 M Roadster and Coupe. Less known is…
Adrian Padeanu / August 12, 2022
3 Series
“One man’s trash is another man’s treasure” is an idiom Scott likely had in mind when he purchased the shell of a BMW 3 Series E30 from the scrapyard. As you can easily tell, this…
Adrian Padeanu / August 9, 2022
3 Series
For car enthusiasts, few things are more enjoyable than bringing back to life a vehicle that had been standing still for years. Such was the case for this BMW E36, which is now back on…
Adrian / March 15, 2022
BMW M3
Dormant since 2016, this BMW M3 E30 aka “Purist” has now been unearthed to star in a new video from CAS TV. Chances are it was among the first of its kind to receive an…
Adrian / February 6, 2022
BMW M3
With all the electric cars being launched this week at the IAA auto show it’s easy to forget about good old ICE models. Don’t fret though, we’re not going to leave them all behind, especially…
Gabriel Nica / September 6, 2021
BMW M3
North American BMW enthusiasts got hosed back in the ’90s, as the Bavarians thought it was cool to send over a neutered E36 M3, packing just 240 ponies, versus the 300-plus that Europe got. It…
Nico DeMattia / April 6, 2021