In South Africa, BMW’s B57D30S0 quad-turbo 3 liter inline-six cylinder has got the third place on the podium. This engine is a wonder. Displacing only 3.0 liters and sporting only six-cylinders, it manages to create 394 hp and…
Future city bans on gasoline or diesel-powered cars looms over car makers in worldwide markets. Germany has already imposed a ban on diesel cars in certain cities and other major cities are planning zone restrictions…
At the launch of the new 2019 BMW 3 Series in Portugal, Dr. Michael Rath, the Project Leader Drivetrain BMW 3 Series, has given the media an overview of the new engines found in the…
BMW is under pressure from Germany’s government to finance hardware upgrades on some diesels vehicles, joining the likes of Daimler and Volkswagen Group in agreeing to pay for the cleaner-emissions retrofits. BMW says that instead said…
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…
*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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
