BMW creates premium engines known as the 'Ultimate Driving Machine'. Their powertrains include efficient TwinPower Turbo units, M-series high-performance engines, and advanced electric drive systems.

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B58 (B58TU1) engine

B58 (B58TU1)

Petrol
3.0L (2998 cm³) 322-388 HP

The BMW B58 (B58TU1) (also known as B58B30, B58B30B, or B58B30O1) is a 3.0-liter turbocharged inline-six petrol engine developed by BMW as part of the...

M20B25 engine

M20B25

Petrol
2.5L (2494 cm³) 170 HP

The BMW M20B25 (also referred to as M20 B25 or BMW 2.5 inline-six) is a 2.5-liter naturally aspirated inline-six petrol engine produced by BMW from 19...

M30B35 engine

M30B35

Petrol
3.4L (3430 cm³) 218 HP

The BMW M30B35 (also known as M30 B35 or BMW 3.5 inline-six) is a 3.4-liter naturally aspirated inline-six petrol engine produced by BMW from 1985 to ...

M57 engine

M57

Diesel
3.0L (2993 cm³) 184-286 HP

When BMW introduced the M57 in 1998, turbodiesel engines were still widely regarded as loud, slow, and best suited to commercial vehicles. The M57 cha...

N54 engine

N54

Petrol
3.0L (2979 cm³) 300-335 HP

For much of the 1990s and early 2000s, BMW built its performance reputation almost entirely on naturally aspirated engines. The N54 changed that. Intr...

S54 engine

S54

Petrol
3.2L (3246 cm³) 360 HP

Few naturally aspirated engines of the 2000s earned the reverence that the BMW S54 commands among driving enthusiasts. Built by BMW M GmbH and produce...

S62 engine

S62

Petrol
4.9L (4941 cm³) 400 HP

The E39 M5 that arrived in 1998 is routinely listed among the greatest performance saloons ever built, and the engine responsible for making that car ...

S65 engine

S65

Petrol
4.0L (3999 cm³) 420 HP

To understand the BMW S65, you first have to understand what BMW M was trying to prove with the E92 M3. The brief was not simply to build a fast car -...