News
It was in 2017 when Mercedes dipped its toes in the luxury truck segment with the X-Class serving as a fancier Nissan Navara. The collaboration turned out to be a commercial flop as the posh…
Horatiu Boeriu / July 13, 2023
Interesting
The new BMW M5 CS sits at the top of the most powerful production series BMW cars ever made. It took nearly 30 years to overshadow the iconic S70 McLaren F1 engine. Even though, some…
Horatiu Boeriu / February 2, 2021
BMW Engines
There’s a rival gunning for the iconic Land Rover Defender and its name is Ineos Grenadier. It’s shaping up to be quite a capable off-road beast, also thanks to one of the best six-cylinder engines…
Gabriel Nica / August 20, 2020
BMW Engines
A new generation of extensively reengineered 6-cylinder diesel engines is making its way onto several BMW models this summer. The new B57 inline diesel engine, with a displacement of 3.0 liters, boast all aluminum cylinder…
Adrian Dorofte / May 27, 2020
BMW Engines
BMW R&D Boss: quad-turbo diesel engine to be retired, V12 to follow
by Gabriel Nica
/ Date: January 6, 2020
News
The history of the BMW quad-turbo diesels in the M50d models is coming to an end. Even though there is no official BMW announcement, our sister magazine Bimmertoday reports that the 400 hp six-cylinder diesel…
Horatiu Boeriu / December 27, 2019
3 Series
The second world premiere at the BMW stand at the 2016 Paris Motor Show was the new BMW 750d xDrive with a quad turbo diesel engine. Maybe not as flashy as the X2 Concept premiere,…
Horatiu Boeriu / October 4, 2016
7 Series
BMW has updated their online configurator to reflect the new powerplant for the BMW 750d. Powered by the all-new – and a first for BMW – quad-turbo diesel engine, the high-end diesel limousine has a…
Horatiu Boeriu / May 19, 2016
7 Series
BMW broke the news of its new quad-turbocharged 3-liter inline six diesel B57 engine at this year’s International Vienna Motor Symposium, a mill that will replace the tri-turbo N57S currently used for M50d models. To…
Gabriel Nica / May 16, 2016
BMW Engines
Not to be outdone by Audi’s triple-charged SQ7 TDI diesel-powered SUV, with an electrically driven compressor acting as a third turbocharger of sorts, BMW has gone full mad and created a quad-turbocharged diesel monster, dubbed…
Nico DeMattia / May 12, 2016
BMW Engines
Despite showing a clear move towards electrification, BMW says it will stay committed to its diesel technology and fuel cells. “The future belongs to sustainable mobility – which we regard as both our duty and…
Horatiu Boeriu / May 12, 2016