2022 BMW X7 M50i Buyers’ Guide
Very few cars can match the road presence that the BMW X7 has. The German manufacturer’s largest (and most expensive) SUV looks like nothing we’ve seen so far in BMW’s rather extensive portfolio. While the X7 is based on the X5 platform, it’d be a crime to assume that this was simply a stretched-out version […]
BMW S63 Engine — The “Hot Vee” On Steroids
Nearly a decade and a half ago, BMW introduced the N63 — their first twin-turbo V8 engine ever, and it powered some of the larger models in the BMW portfolio. Anything from the 5-Series to the X7 featured this iconic engine. A little more than three years after the N63 debuted, BMW would reveal a […]
2021 BMW X6 – A Different Kind of SAV
In 2008, BMW introduced a luxury crossover SUV that inadvertently resulted in the birth of a new segment of cars — the coupé-SUV. BMW refers to the body type as a sports activity coupé (SAC) since it combines the high ground clearance and go-anywhere nature of an SUV with the design cues of a coupé. […]
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BMW Coolant – What to Get and What to Avoid
Coolants, or antifreeze as it’s sometimes referred to, is a fluid that plays an integral role in regulating the running temperature of your engine. When an engine is running, it produces extreme amounts of heat that, if not managed, can cause catastrophic damage to various parts of the engine. The cooling system, including the coolant […]
BMW VANOS Explained — What It Does, Why It Fails and How to Fix It
Variable valve timing was a true game-changer when it first appeared. Born as a means to achieve the ultimate performance, but also efficiency, VVT was quickly adopted by almost every major car manufacturer out there. This, of course, includes BMW who dubbed their approach to variable valve timing as VANOS, or Variable NockenwellenSteuerung in German. […]
BMW N52 Engine – Everything You Need to Know
By the mid-2000s, BMW had built itself a reputation for developing excellent examples of naturally aspirated inline-six engines. At the turn of the millennium, it revealed the M54 (and the performance-oriented S54 shortly after) and cemented itself as one of the best in the business when it came to the six-pot layout. Needless to say, […]
BMW N51 Engine — All You Need To Know About SULEV
The N52 succeeded the highly-successful M54 and powered multiple BMW cars between 2004 and 2015. While it became one of the most reliable and popular inline-six engines BMW ever made, it had a lesser-known sibling called the N51. Interestingly, the N51 is near-identical to the N52, powering the same cars and available during the same […]