The heart of every BMW.
From the four-cylinder S14 that won touring-car titles to the V12 in the LMR and the electric drive in the i7. Pick an engine to see how it works and where it lives.
Diesel engines: M47 to B57
eDrive Electric drive, many different systems.
- Layout
- Rear-wheel drive · Electric AWD · Dual-motor all-wheel drive · Single-motor rear-wheel drive · All-wheel drive · Front-wheel drive
- Output
- 170–659 PS
- Cars
- 16
S63 The M V8 across very different cars.
- Layout
- V8
- Output
- 560–635 PS
- Cars
- 9
S58 A straight-six built for M.
- Layout
- Inline-six
- Output
- 460–550 PS
- Cars
- 8
N55 One turbo, two exhaust paths.
- Layout
- Inline-six
- Output
- 304–324 PS
- Cars
- 6
B58 The modern straight-six.
- Layout
- Inline-six
- Output
- 326–387 PS
- Cars
- 6
S55 A turbocharged M chapter.
- Layout
- Inline-six
- Output
- 410–500 PS
- Cars
- 5
B48 Four cylinders, many applications.
- Layout
- Inline-four
- Output
- 258–306 PS
- Cars
- 4
B46 Keep the emissions variant attached.
- Layout
- Inline-four
- Output
- 231–259 PS
- Cars
- 4
S65 The M3 with a V8 voice.
- Layout
- V8
- Output
- 420–450 PS
- Cars
- 3
S54 The straight-six before the turbo era.
- Layout
- Inline-six
- Output
- 343–360 PS
- Cars
- 3
N54 The twin-turbo learning stop.
- Layout
- Inline-six
- Output
- 304–340 PS
- Cars
- 3
S68 + eDrive A combustion engine and electric help.
- Layout
- V8 + electric motor
- Output
- 653–727 PS
- Cars
- 3
S85 Ten cylinders, one memorable chapter.
- Layout
- V10
- Output
- 507 PS
- Cars
- 2
M54 The everyday straight-six.
- Layout
- Inline-six
- Output
- 231 PS
- Cars
- 2
S14 A small-engine M icon.
- Layout
- Inline-four
- Output
- 200–238 PS
- Cars
- 2
M88/3 A code shared by two classics.
- Layout
- Inline-six
- Output
- 286 PS
- Cars
- 2
S50B32 The Z3 M engine record.
- Layout
- Inline-six
- Output
- 321 PS
- Cars
- 2
S62 The engine behind the E39 M5.
- Layout
- V8
- Output
- 400 PS
- Cars
- 1
S63TU An update deserves its own record.
- Layout
- V8
- Output
- 560 PS
- Cars
- 1
M88 Begin with the M1.
- Layout
- Inline-six
- Output
- 277 PS
- Cars
- 1
S50B30 The E36 M3 3.0 record.
- Layout
- Inline-six
- Output
- 286 PS
- Cars
- 1
S38B36 A specific E34 M5 chapter.
- Layout
- Inline-six
- Output
- 315 PS
- Cars
- 1
S54B32 A precise Z4 M engine label.
- Layout
- Inline-six
- Output
- 343 PS
- Cars
- 1
N63 The 8 Series V8 application.
- Layout
- V8
- Output
- 530 PS
- Cars
- 1
B38 + eDrive The i8’s two sources of propulsion.
- Layout
- Inline-three + electric motor
- Output
- 362 PS
- Cars
- 1
M10 / turbo The 2002 turbo chapter.
- Layout
- Inline-four
- Output
- 170 PS
- Cars
- 1
S70 The 850CSi engine label.
- Layout
- V12
- Output
- 380 PS
- Cars
- 1
M73 The large-saloon chapter.
- Layout
- V12
- Output
- 326 PS
- Cars
- 1
M30 The classic CSL connection.
- Layout
- Inline-six
- Output
- 206 PS
- Cars
- 1
M20 The early 3 Series connection.
- Layout
- Inline-six
- Output
- 143 PS
- Cars
- 1