BMW M52 engine
This page is a reverse index of the BimmerNews factory matrix: it shows the generations, bodies, models and markets in which the M52 family appears.
A shared family code does not mean an identical specification. Parts and service decisions require the complete engine suffix, production date, market and the individual car’s VIN.
- Documented period
- 1990–2004
- applications
- 21
- generations
- 4
- bodies
- 11
Source rows containing this family
Each row keeps the original model, body, market and source boundaries. Where a source row names several engine families, its grouped model list is not treated as a one-to-one model-to-engine mapping.
| Models in source row | Years | Generation / body | Recorded engine | Output | Transmission | Drive | Market | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 320i | 1990–1999 | 3 Series E36E36/4 · Sedan | M50B20 / M52B20 | 150 PS | 5MT / 4AT / 5AT | RWD | Global range | BMW 3 Series Sedan (E36) |
| 320i | 1990–1999 | 3 Series E36E36/2 · Coupe | M50B20 / M52B20 | 150 PS | 5MT / 4AT / 5AT | RWD | Global range | BMW 3 Series Sedan (E36) |
| 320i | 1990–1999 | 3 Series E36E36/3 · Touring | M50B20 / M52B20 | 150 PS | 5MT / 4AT / 5AT | RWD | Global range | BMW 3 Series Sedan (E36) |
| 320i | 1990–1999 | 3 Series E36E36/2C · Cabriolet | M50B20 / M52B20 | 150 PS | 5MT / 4AT / 5AT | RWD | Global range | BMW 3 Series Sedan (E36) |
| 328i | 1995–1999 | 3 Series E36E36/4 · Sedan | M52B28 | 193 PS | 5MT / 5AT | RWD | Global range | BMW 3 Series Sedan (E36) |
| 328i | 1995–1999 | 3 Series E36E36/2 · Coupe | M52B28 | 193 PS | 5MT / 5AT | RWD | Global range | BMW 3 Series Sedan (E36) |
| 328i | 1995–1999 | 3 Series E36E36/3 · Touring | M52B28 | 193 PS | 5MT / 5AT | RWD | Global range | BMW 3 Series Sedan (E36) |
| 328i | 1995–1999 | 3 Series E36E36/2C · Cabriolet | M52B28 | 193 PS | 5MT / 5AT | RWD | Global range | BMW 3 Series Sedan (E36) |
| 323i / 323ti | 1995–2000 | 3 Series E36E36/4 · Sedan | M52B25 | 170 PS | 5MT / 5AT | RWD | Global range | BMW 3 Series Sedan (E36) |
| 323i / 323ti | 1995–2000 | 3 Series E36E36/2 · Coupe | M52B25 | 170 PS | 5MT / 5AT | RWD | Global range | BMW 3 Series Sedan (E36) |
| 323i / 323ti | 1995–2000 | 3 Series E36E36/3 · Touring | M52B25 | 170 PS | 5MT / 5AT | RWD | Global range | BMW 3 Series Sedan (E36) |
| 323i / 323ti | 1995–2000 | 3 Series E36E36/2C · Cabriolet | M52B25 | 170 PS | 5MT / 5AT | RWD | Global range | BMW 3 Series Sedan (E36) |
| 323i / 323ti | 1995–2000 | 3 Series E36E36/5 · Compact | M52B25 | 170 PS | 5MT / 5AT | RWD | Global range | BMW 3 Series Sedan (E36) |
| 728i / 728iL | 1995–2001 | 7 Series E38E38 · Sedan | M52B28 | 193 PS | 5MT / 5AT | RWD | Global range | BMW 7 Series (E38) |
| 728i / 728iL | 1995–2001 | 7 Series E38E38 L · Long-wheelbase Sedan | M52B28 | 193 PS | 5MT / 5AT | RWD | Global range | BMW 7 Series (E38) |
| 520i / 523i | 1995–2003 | 5 Series E39E39 · Sedan | M52 / M54 | 150–170 PS | 5MT / 5AT | RWD | Global range | BMW 5 Series Sedan (E39) |
| 520i / 523i | 1995–2003 | 5 Series E39E39/2 · Touring | M52 / M54 | 150–170 PS | 5MT / 5AT | RWD | Global range | BMW 5 Series Sedan (E39) |
| 525i / 528i / 530i | 1995–2004 | 5 Series E39E39 · Sedan | M52 / M54 | 193–231 PS | 5MT / 5AT | RWD | Global range | BMW 5 Series Sedan (E39) |
| 525i / 528i / 530i | 1995–2004 | 5 Series E39E39/2 · Touring | M52 / M54 | 193–231 PS | 5MT / 5AT | RWD | Global range | BMW 5 Series Sedan (E39) |
| Z3 2.8 | 1997–2000 | Z3 E36/7–E36/8E36/7 · Roadster | M52B28 / M52TUB28 inline-six | 192–193 PS | 5MT / 4AT | RWD | Global range | 75 years of the BMW Roadster: BMW Z3 |
| Z3 2.8 | 1997–2000 | Z3 E36/7–E36/8E36/8 · Coupe | M52B28 / M52TUB28 inline-six | 192–193 PS | 5MT / 4AT | RWD | Global range | 75 years of the BMW Roadster: BMW Z3 |