Car innovations design history and theory, from the last 100 years.
BMW M328 Straight-6 Engine From 1936 to 1940 The BMW M328 is a straight-6 OHV piston engine which was produced alongside the M78 from 1936 to 1940. It was a high-performance development of the M78 en ...
BMW M335 Engine (1939 to 1941) The BMW M335 is a straight-6 OHV piston engine which was produced from 1939-1941. While the engine was an all-new design, it clearly reflects the approach taken with pr ...
BMW M337 Engine Overview Manufacturer BMW Production 1952-1958 Combustion chamber Configuration straight-6 Chronology Predecessor BMW M78 Successor BMW OHV V8 engine The BMW M337 is a straight-6 OHV ...
BMW M40 Straight-4 engine From 1987 to 1995 The BMW M40 is an inline-four SOHC piston engine which replaced the M10 and was produced from 1987–1995. Displacement ranges from 1.6 L (1596 cc; 97.4 cu i ...
BMW M41 Straight-4 Diesel Engine From 1994 to 2000 The BMW M41 was a straight-4 Diesel indirect injection engine produced from 1994 through 2000 . Engine Size 1665cc Cylinders 4 Valves 8 Fuel Type Di ...
BMW M42 DOHC Straight-4 Engine From 1989 to 1996 The BMW M42 is a straight-4 DOHC piston engine produced from 1989 to 1996. It was produced alongside the M40 straight-4 engine, as the higher performa ...
BMW M43 SOHC Straight-4 Engine From 1991 to 2002 The BMW M43 is a straight-4 SOHC piston engine which replaced the M40 and was produced from 1991-2002. Displacement ranges from 1.6 L to 1.9 L. The M4 ...
BMW M44 Straight-4 Engine From 1996 to 2001 The BMW M44 is a straight-4 DOHC 1.9 piston engine which replaced the M42 and was produced from 1996-2001. It was produced alongside the M43 straight-4 eng ...
BMW M47 Straight-4 Diesel Engine From 1999 to 2007 The BMW M47 and Rover Group M47R are diesel straight-4 engines. Variants were manufactured by BMW from 1998 to 2007. BMW gradually adopted high-pres ...
BMW M50 Straight-6 Engine From 1990 to 1996 The BMW M50 is a straight-6 DOHC piston engine was produced from 1990-1996. It was released in the E34 520i and 525i, to replace the M20 engine. It began t ...
BMW M51 Straight 6 engine From 1991 to 2000 The BMW M51 is an inline diesel engine produced by the upper austrian BMW plant in Steyr from July 1991 through February 2000. Its predecessor is the BMW M ...
BMW M52 Straight-6 Petrol Engine From 1994 to 2000 The BMW M52 is a straight-6 DOHC piston engine which was produced from 1994-2000. It was released in the E36 320i, to replace the M50. It was replac ...
BMW M54 S54 Straight-6 Engine From 2000 to 2006 The BMW M54 is a straight-6 DOHC piston engine which replaced the M52 and was produced from 2000-2006. There was no "technical update" (TU) version of ...
BMW M56 straight-six engine From 2002 to 2005 The BMW M56 is a 2.5 liter 184 PS (135 kW; 181 bhp) straight-six engine. It is a re-engineered version of the M54B25 engine, manufactured in order to mee ...
BMW M57 Straight-6 Diesel engine From 1998 to present Combustion chamber Configuration Inline-6 Diesel engine Displacement 2497 cm3 2926 cm3 2993 cm3 Cylinder bore Piston stroke 80 × 82,8 mm 84 × 88 ...
