According to a report from Japan, the next generation Lexus IS sports sedan could make use of what is arguably BMW’s best engine. The B58 is a 3.0 liter six-cylinder straight engine which can produce…
Five years after the debut of the S55, the time has come for a completely new BMW M straight-six engine. The S55 successor – the BMW S58 – will be the face of the M…
Wards Auto published their Top 10 Best Engines for 2019 and BMW’s B58Â 3.0-liter inline-six turbo engine is on the list. The very same powerplant won the award in 2016 and made the list again in…
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 TwinPower Turbo technology again wins Wards 2016 10 Best Engines Award, announced at the 22nd annual celebration where nearly 600 Powertrain Engineers joined at the Renaissance Center Marriott in Detroit on Wednesday January 13….
With 32 trophies since 1995, BMW has set a record in the Wards 10 Best Engines list. The latest powerplant to win the prestigious award is the new B58 3.0 liter inline-six turbocharged engine. The…
The ongoing process of electrification of conventional engines is reflected – once again – in the Wards’ 10 Best engines ranking for 2016. The changeover from high-displacement, high-powered engines to smaller, more efficient and as…
The 2016 pool of 31 nominees for Wards 10 Best Engines reflects autmakers’ divergent powertrain strategies. BMW and MINI is represented by no less than four engines, split equally between the brands. BMW i3 and…
For 2016, BMW’s venerable 3 Series has received what BMW likes to call an LCI (Life Cycle Impulse) update, because calling it a refresh would be too blasé. Anyway, this update gave the 3 Series some…
A large investment program to develop the BMW Hams Hall engine plant near Birmingham is complete. The production of new three and four-cylinder engines is already being ramped up on brand-new production lines, and over…
