The BMW N54 engine is one of those rare modern powerplants that arrived with a bang and never really stopped making noise. The N54 motor debuted with a mission: to combine BMW's traditional inline-six ...

While BMW certainly used to favor naturally aspirated engines, the German automaker has been relying on boosted fours and sixes much more frequently over the last 20 years. BMW has experimented with ...

Ralph Hanson February 16, 2009 Comment Now! BMW’s N54 series straight-six engine is one of the most coveted powerplants currently in production, picking up prestigious awards like the International ...

Ralph Hanson November 19, 2008 Comment Now! In an effort to address specific noise concerns, BMW in the United States updated the turbocharged engine software on 335i/xi and 535i/xi models built from ...

Buying a new car can be a lot of fun, but if you buy a car without doing the research, then odds are you are in for an unpleasant surprise. That’s what happened to one man who bought a BMW before ...

People who are more into technical details and less into design should be thrilled to know that the new BMW 5 Series GT incorporates the company's latest powerplant, known as the N55, basically an ...

For decades, many of us have followed the same practice with project cars. Typically, the first parts we pick up are an intake and exhaust. However, performance software became a hugely popular mod, ...

Some of BMW's greatest hits debuted in the 2000s. At the start of the 2000s, we were introduced to the BMW E46 M3 – which is considered a legend of the automotive industry – and at the end of the ...

Ryan de Villiers is a budding automotive journalist based in South Africa and serving as one of the newest additions to the CarBuzz team. He immediately pursued a career in journalism after finishing ...