BMW / S52

BMW S52 engine

This page is a reverse index of the BimmerNews factory matrix: it shows the generations, bodies, models and markets in which the S52 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: 1995–2002
applications: 8
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 3.2	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 North America	1996–1999	M3 E36E36/2 · Coupe	`S52B32 inline-six`	240 hp	5MT / 5AT	RWD	North America	The BMW M3 generations
M3 3.2 North America	1996–1999	M3 E36E36/4 · Sedan	`S52B32 inline-six`	240 hp	5MT / 5AT	RWD	North America	The BMW M3 generations
M3 3.2 North America	1996–1999	M3 E36E36/2C · Cabriolet	`S52B32 inline-six`	240 hp	5MT / 5AT	RWD	North America	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