BMW S50 engine
This page is a reverse index of the BimmerNews factory matrix: it shows the generations, bodies, models and markets in which the S50 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
- 1992–2002
- applications
- 16
- generations
- 3
- bodies
- 8
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M3 3.0 | 1992–1995 | 3 Series E36E36/2 · Coupe | S50B30 / S50B30US | 240 hp US / 286 PS EU | 5MT / 5AT US | RWD | Global range | BMW 3 Series Sedan (E36) |
| M3 3.0 | 1992–1995 | 3 Series E36E36/4 · Sedan | S50B30 / S50B30US | 240 hp US / 286 PS EU | 5MT / 5AT US | RWD | Global range | BMW 3 Series Sedan (E36) |
| M3 3.0 | 1992–1995 | 3 Series E36E36/2C · Cabriolet | S50B30 / S50B30US | 240 hp US / 286 PS EU | 5MT / 5AT US | RWD | Global range | BMW 3 Series Sedan (E36) |
| M3 3.0 | 1992–1995 | M3 E36E36/2 · Coupe | S50B30 inline-six | 286 PS | 5MT | RWD | Europe | The BMW M3 generations |
| M3 3.0 | 1992–1995 | M3 E36E36/4 · Sedan | S50B30 inline-six | 286 PS | 5MT | RWD | Europe | The BMW M3 generations |
| M3 3.0 | 1992–1995 | M3 E36E36/2C · Cabriolet | S50B30 inline-six | 286 PS | 5MT | RWD | Europe | The BMW M3 generations |
| M3 3.0 North America | 1995 | M3 E36E36/2 · Coupe | S50B30US inline-six | 240 hp | 5MT / 5AT | RWD | North America | The BMW M3 generations |
| M3 GT | 1995 | M3 E36E36/2 · Coupe | S50B30 inline-six | 295 PS | 5MT | RWD | Europe | The BMW M3 generations |
| M3 3.2 | 1995–1999 | 3 Series E36E36/2 · Coupe | S50B32 / S52B32 US | 240 hp US / 321 PS EU | 5MT / 6MT / SMG | RWD | Global range | BMW 3 Series Sedan (E36) |
| M3 3.2 | 1995–1999 | 3 Series E36E36/4 · Sedan | S50B32 / S52B32 US | 240 hp US / 321 PS EU | 5MT / 6MT / SMG | RWD | Global range | BMW 3 Series Sedan (E36) |
| M3 3.2 | 1995–1999 | 3 Series E36E36/2C · Cabriolet | S50B32 / S52B32 US | 240 hp US / 321 PS EU | 5MT / 6MT / SMG | RWD | Global range | BMW 3 Series Sedan (E36) |
| M3 3.2 Evolution | 1995–1999 | M3 E36E36/2 · Coupe | S50B32 inline-six | 321 PS | 6MT / 6SMG | RWD | Europe | The BMW M3 generations |
| M3 3.2 Evolution | 1995–1999 | M3 E36E36/4 · Sedan | S50B32 inline-six | 321 PS | 6MT / 6SMG | RWD | Europe | The BMW M3 generations |
| M3 3.2 Evolution | 1995–1999 | M3 E36E36/2C · Cabriolet | S50B32 inline-six | 321 PS | 6MT / 6SMG | RWD | Europe | The BMW M3 generations |
| M Roadster / M Coupé | 1997–2002 | Z3 E36/7–E36/8E36/7 · Roadster | S50B32 / S52B32 / S54B32 inline-six | 240 hp US / 321–325 PS Europe | 5MT | RWD | Global range | 75 years of the BMW Roadster: BMW Z3 |
| M Roadster / M Coupé | 1997–2002 | Z3 E36/7–E36/8E36/8 · Coupe | S50B32 / S52B32 / S54B32 inline-six | 240 hp US / 321–325 PS Europe | 5MT | RWD | Global range | 75 years of the BMW Roadster: BMW Z3 |