BMW N54 engine
N54 is BMW’s twin-turbocharged petrol inline-six family from the transition to modern direct-injection turbo engines.
This page is a reverse index of the BimmerNews factory matrix: it shows the generations, bodies, models and markets in which the N54 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
- 2003–2016
- applications
- 25
- generations
- 7
- bodies
- 16
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 535i / 540i / 545i / 550i | 2003–2010 | 5 Series E60/E61E60 · Sedan | N54 I6 / N62 V8 | 306–367 PS | 6MT / 6AT | RWD / xDrive | Global range | The history of the BMW 5 Series |
| 535i / 540i / 545i / 550i | 2003–2010 | 5 Series E60/E61E61 · Touring | N54 I6 / N62 V8 | 306–367 PS | 6MT / 6AT | RWD / xDrive | Global range | The history of the BMW 5 Series |
| 335i | 2006–2013 | 3 Series E90/E91/E92/E93E90 · Sedan | N54B30 / N55B30 | 306 PS | 6MT / 6AT / 7DCT | RWD / xDrive | Global range | BMW 3 Series technical data |
| 335i | 2006–2013 | 3 Series E90/E91/E92/E93E91 · Touring | N54B30 / N55B30 | 306 PS | 6MT / 6AT / 7DCT | RWD / xDrive | Global range | BMW 3 Series technical data |
| 335i | 2006–2013 | 3 Series E90/E91/E92/E93E92 · Coupe | N54B30 / N55B30 | 306 PS | 6MT / 6AT / 7DCT | RWD / xDrive | Global range | BMW 3 Series technical data |
| 335i | 2006–2013 | 3 Series E90/E91/E92/E93E93 · Cabriolet | N54B30 / N55B30 | 306 PS | 6MT / 6AT / 7DCT | RWD / xDrive | Global range | BMW 3 Series technical data |
| B3 Bi-Turbo | 2007–2010 | B3 / D3 E90/E91/E92/E93ALPINA B3/D3 E90 Sedan · Sedan | ALPINA N54 3.0 L twin-turbo inline-six | 360 PS | 6AT Switch-Tronic | RWD / AWD | Global range | BMW 3 Series E9x: ALPINA model history |
| B3 Bi-Turbo | 2007–2010 | B3 / D3 E90/E91/E92/E93ALPINA B3/D3 E92 Coupé · Coupe | ALPINA N54 3.0 L twin-turbo inline-six | 360 PS | 6AT Switch-Tronic | RWD / AWD | Global range | BMW 3 Series E9x: ALPINA model history |
| B3 Bi-Turbo | 2007–2010 | B3 / D3 E90/E91/E92/E93ALPINA B3/D3 E91 Touring · Touring | ALPINA N54 3.0 L twin-turbo inline-six | 360 PS | 6AT Switch-Tronic | RWD / AWD | Global range | BMW 3 Series E9x: ALPINA model history |
| B3 Bi-Turbo | 2007–2010 | B3 / D3 E90/E91/E92/E93ALPINA B3 E93 Cabriolet · Cabriolet | ALPINA N54 3.0 L twin-turbo inline-six | 360 PS | 6AT Switch-Tronic | RWD / AWD | Global range | BMW 3 Series E9x: ALPINA model history |
| 135i / 135is | 2007–2013 | 1 Series E81/E82/E87/E88E82 · Coupe | N54B30 / N55B30 turbo inline-six | 306–320 hp | 6MT / 6AT / 7DCT | RWD | Global range | The new BMW 1 Series Coupé |
| 135i / 135is | 2007–2013 | 1 Series E81/E82/E87/E88E88 · Cabriolet | N54B30 / N55B30 turbo inline-six | 306–320 hp | 6MT / 6AT / 7DCT | RWD | Global range | The new BMW 1 Series Coupé |
| X6 xDrive35i | 2008–2014 | X6 E71E71 · Sports Activity Coupe | N54B30 / N55B30 turbo petrol inline-six | 306 PS | 6AT / 8AT | AWD | Global range | 15 years of BMW X models |
| 730i / 730Li | 2008–2015 | 7 Series F01/F02F01 · Sedan | N52 / N54 petrol I6 | 258–272 PS | 6AT / 8AT | RWD | Global range | The new BMW 7 Series |
| 730i / 730Li | 2008–2015 | 7 Series F01/F02F02 · Long-wheelbase Sedan | N52 / N54 petrol I6 | 258–272 PS | 6AT / 8AT | RWD | Global range | The new BMW 7 Series |
| 740i / 740Li | 2008–2015 | 7 Series F01/F02F01 · Sedan | N54 / N55 petrol I6 | 320–326 PS | 6AT / 8AT | RWD / xDrive | Global range | The new BMW 7 Series |
| 740i / 740Li | 2008–2015 | 7 Series F01/F02F02 · Long-wheelbase Sedan | N54 / N55 petrol I6 | 320–326 PS | 6AT / 8AT | RWD / xDrive | Global range | The new BMW 7 Series |
| Z4 sDrive35i | 2009–2016 | Z4 E89E89 · Roadster | N54B30 3.0 L twin-turbo inline-six | 306 PS | 6MT / 7DCT | RWD | Global range | The new BMW Z4 |
| B3 S Bi-Turbo | 2010–2013 | B3 / D3 E90/E91/E92/E93ALPINA B3/D3 E90 Sedan · Sedan | ALPINA N54 3.0 L twin-turbo inline-six | 400 PS | 6AT Switch-Tronic | RWD / AWD | Global range | BMW 3 Series E9x: ALPINA model history |
| B3 S Bi-Turbo | 2010–2013 | B3 / D3 E90/E91/E92/E93ALPINA B3/D3 E92 Coupé · Coupe | ALPINA N54 3.0 L twin-turbo inline-six | 400 PS | 6AT Switch-Tronic | RWD / AWD | Global range | BMW 3 Series E9x: ALPINA model history |
| B3 S Bi-Turbo | 2010–2013 | B3 / D3 E90/E91/E92/E93ALPINA B3/D3 E91 Touring · Touring | ALPINA N54 3.0 L twin-turbo inline-six | 400 PS | 6AT Switch-Tronic | RWD / AWD | Global range | BMW 3 Series E9x: ALPINA model history |
| B3 S Bi-Turbo | 2010–2013 | B3 / D3 E90/E91/E92/E93ALPINA B3 E93 Cabriolet · Cabriolet | ALPINA N54 3.0 L twin-turbo inline-six | 400 PS | 6AT Switch-Tronic | RWD / AWD | Global range | BMW 3 Series E9x: ALPINA model history |
| Z4 sDrive35is | 2010–2016 | Z4 E89E89 · Roadster | N54B30 3.0 L twin-turbo inline-six | 340 PS | 7DCT | RWD | Global range | The BMW Z4 sDrive35is |
| 1 Series M Coupé | 2011–2012 | 1 Series E81/E82/E87/E88E82 · Coupe | N54B30TO twin-turbo inline-six | 340 PS | 6MT | RWD | Global range | The new BMW 1 Series Coupé |
| B3 GT3 | 2011–2012 | B3 / D3 E90/E91/E92/E93ALPINA B3/D3 E92 Coupé · Coupe | ALPINA N54 3.0 L twin-turbo inline-six | 408 PS | 6AT Switch-Tronic | RWD | Global range | BMW 3 Series E9x: ALPINA model history |