In what many would describe as simpler times, the automotive industry felt fewer constraints. Society in general wasn't as worried about environmental issues as it is today, and American consumers, in ...

BMWs are extraordinary due to their high-quality standards and forward-thinking features. However, the automaker's engines are perhaps even more influential to its iconic reputation. Take, for ...

German automaker BMW has a long history of making inline-six engines, going all the way back to the early 1930s with the M78 engine. As the decades have passed, there have been many reconfigurations ...

BMW is a company well-known in automotive circles for many reasons, not all of them good. Luxury, understatement, performance, complexity, expense, a grille that seemingly keeps finding more ...

While the upcoming EV version of the M3 will feature an 800-volt architecture and more than 700 horsepower, BMW has confirmed that it will also offer a new gas-powered M3 with a unique inline-six ...

Car enthusiasts of a certain age may feel particularly dated by the following fact: the first two powerplants to mark BMW's mass-market adoption of twin-turbo engines are about to start turning 20.

When it comes to vehicle assembly, we often think of the entire car. The thing is, some plants are dedicated to churning out engines, and an example of that is BMW's plant in Hams Hall, Birmingham.

Since 2001, more than 7.5 million Mini, BMW and Rolls-Royce engines have been made at Hams Hall In a globalised world, it would be daft to think that a car company does everything it needs to do in ...

Nigel first entered the world of automotive journalism in the mid-80s, working for what was then the “bible” of weekly automotive content - Motoring News. Those were the days of tip-tap typewriters, ...