Engines and the BMWs that used them.
A reverse index built from the catalog’s source-linked modification matrix. Start with a family code, then follow each record to its generation, body and original source.
Popular engine families
N54 is BMW’s twin-turbocharged petrol inline-six family from the transition to modern direct-injection turbo engines.
- applications
- 25
- generations
- 7
- bodies
- 16
N55 is the turbocharged petrol inline-six family that followed N54 across a broad range of BMW models.
- applications
- 46
- generations
- 19
- bodies
- 36
B58 is BMW’s modular turbocharged petrol inline-six family, used across several model lines and performance levels.
- applications
- 46
- generations
- 21
- bodies
- 35
M54 is a naturally aspirated petrol inline-six family found in several early-2000s BMW model lines.
- applications
- 17
- generations
- 7
- bodies
- 11
S54 is the high-revving naturally aspirated BMW M inline-six associated chiefly with the E46 M3 and Z4 M.
- applications
- 8
- generations
- 3
- bodies
- 6
M57 is BMW’s turbo-diesel inline-six family, produced in several capacities and power stages.
- applications
- 23
- generations
- 10
- bodies
- 17
B47 is BMW’s modular four-cylinder turbo-diesel family used across rear-, front- and all-wheel-drive platforms.
- applications
- 64
- generations
- 28
- bodies
- 42