BMW / S54

BMW S54 engine

S54 is the high-revving naturally aspirated BMW M inline-six associated chiefly with the E46 M3 and Z4 M.

This page is a reverse index of the BimmerNews factory matrix: it shows the generations, bodies, models and markets in which the S54 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: 1997–2008
applications: 8
generations: 3
bodies: 6

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
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
M3	2000–2006	M3 E46E46/2 · Coupe	`S54B32 inline-six`	343 PS / 333 hp US	6MT / 6SMG	RWD	Global range	The BMW M3 E46
M3	2000–2006	M3 E46E46/2C · Cabriolet	`S54B32 inline-six`	343 PS / 333 hp US	6MT / 6SMG	RWD	Global range	The BMW M3 E46
M3 CSL	2003–2004	M3 E46E46/2 · Coupe	`S54B32HP inline-six`	360 PS	6SMG	RWD	Europe	The BMW M3 E46
M3 Competition Package / CS	2004–2006	M3 E46E46/2 · Coupe	`S54B32 inline-six`	343 PS / 333 hp US	6MT / 6SMG	RWD	Global range	The BMW M3 E46
Z4 M Roadster / M Coupé	2006–2008	Z4 E85/E86E85 · Roadster	`S54B32 3.2 L inline-six`	343 PS	6MT	RWD	Global range	BMW Z4 M Roadster (E85)
Z4 M Roadster / M Coupé	2006–2008	Z4 E85/E86E86 · Coupe	`S54B32 3.2 L inline-six`	343 PS	6MT	RWD	Global range	BMW Z4 M Roadster (E85)