The BMW N55 family of engines were released for the 2009 model year, coming in to replace the ageing and troublesome N54 series. At the time, where the competition was busy chasing the highest ...

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 ...

Ralph Hanson May 26, 2009 Comment Now! BMW’s current N54 series straight-six engine is one of the most praised engines in the industry today, having taken out the coveted International Engine of the ...

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 ...

The BMW N55 engine is already regarded as one of the best in the business, even though it was released just 2 years ago and replaced another legendary unit, the N54 one that powered the 1M Coupe. Even ...

BMW’s N55 engine was a remarkable achievement, even for a company as adept as building engines and cars as BMW. The first BMW engine to combine turbocharging, direct injection, Valvetronic and ...

BMWs have long been marketed as "the ultimate driving machines," and a big part of that appeal is the engines that sit under their hoods. Unlike brands that forge rich history with particular engine ...

Anthony Capretto is an automotive journalist at CarBuzz with a background in Media Communications and Film from the University of Pittsburgh. Since joining in 2022, he’s covered industry news, EV ...

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 ...