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BMW M54 engine

M54 is a naturally aspirated petrol inline-six family found in several early-2000s BMW model lines.

This page is a reverse index of the BimmerNews factory matrix: it shows the generations, bodies, models and markets in which the M54 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
1995–2010
applications
17
generations
7
bodies
11
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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 rowYearsGeneration / bodyRecorded engineOutputTransmissionDriveMarketSource
520i / 523i1995–20035 Series E39E39 · SedanM52 / M54150–170 PS5MT / 5ATRWDGlobal rangeBMW 5 Series Sedan (E39)
520i / 523i1995–20035 Series E39E39/2 · TouringM52 / M54150–170 PS5MT / 5ATRWDGlobal rangeBMW 5 Series Sedan (E39)
525i / 528i / 530i1995–20045 Series E39E39 · SedanM52 / M54193–231 PS5MT / 5ATRWDGlobal rangeBMW 5 Series Sedan (E39)
525i / 528i / 530i1995–20045 Series E39E39/2 · TouringM52 / M54193–231 PS5MT / 5ATRWDGlobal rangeBMW 5 Series Sedan (E39)
Z3 2.0 / 2.2i1999–2002Z3 E36/7–E36/8E36/7 · RoadsterM52TUB20 / M54B22 inline-six150–170 PS5MT / 4AT / 5ATRWDEurope75 years of the BMW Roadster: BMW Z3
Z3 3.0i2000–2002Z3 E36/7–E36/8E36/7 · RoadsterM54B30 3.0 L inline-six231 PS5MT / 5ATRWDGlobal rangeBMW Z3 Coupé 3.0i (E36/8)
Z3 3.0i2000–2002Z3 E36/7–E36/8E36/8 · CoupeM54B30 3.0 L inline-six231 PS5MT / 5ATRWDGlobal rangeBMW Z3 Coupé 3.0i (E36/8)
X5 3.0i2000–2006X5 E53E53 · Sports Activity VehicleM54B30 petrol inline-six231 PS5MT / 5AT / 6MT / 6ATAWDGlobal range15 years of BMW X models
730i / 730Li2001–20087 Series E65/E66E65 · SedanM54 / N52 petrol I6231–258 PS6ATRWDGlobal rangeThe history of the BMW 7 Series
730i / 730Li2001–20087 Series E65/E66E66 · Long-wheelbase SedanM54 / N52 petrol I6231–258 PS6ATRWDGlobal rangeThe history of the BMW 7 Series
Z4 3.0i2002–2005Z4 E85/E86E85 · RoadsterM54B30 3.0 L inline-six231 PS6MT / 5ATRWDGlobal rangeBMW Z4 (E85/E86)
Z4 2.2i2003–2005Z4 E85/E86E85 · RoadsterM54B22 2.2 L inline-six170 PS5MT / 5ATRWDEuropeBMW Z4 (E85/E86)
Z4 2.5i2003–2008Z4 E85/E86E85 · RoadsterM54B25 / N52B25 inline-six177–192 PS5MT / 6MT / 5AT / 6ATRWDGlobal rangeBMW Z4 Roadster and Coupé technical data (10/2006)
520i / 523i / 525i2003–20105 Series E60/E61E60 · SedanM54 / N43 / N52 / N53170–218 PS6MT / 6ATRWD / xDriveGlobal rangeThe history of the BMW 5 Series
520i / 523i / 525i2003–20105 Series E60/E61E61 · TouringM54 / N43 / N52 / N53170–218 PS6MT / 6ATRWD / xDriveGlobal rangeThe history of the BMW 5 Series
X3 2.5i2004–2006X3 E83E83 · Sports Activity VehicleM54B25 petrol inline-six192 PS6MT / 5ATAWDGlobal range15 years of BMW X models
X3 3.0i / 3.0si2004–2010X3 E83E83 · Sports Activity VehicleM54B30 / N52B30 petrol inline-six231–272 PS6MT / 5AT / 6ATAWDGlobal range15 years of BMW X models
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Sources used by these applications

  1. 01BMW 5 Series Sedan (E39)
  2. 0275 years of the BMW Roadster: BMW Z3
  3. 03BMW Z3 Coupé 3.0i (E36/8)
  4. 0415 years of BMW X models
  5. 05The history of the BMW 7 Series
  6. 06BMW Z4 (E85/E86)
  7. 07BMW Z4 Roadster and Coupé technical data (10/2006)
  8. 08The history of the BMW 5 Series