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| Understanding the Automobile |
Car innovations design history and theory, from the last 100 years.
BMW N46 straight-4 Engine From 2004 to 2015 The BMW N46 is a straight-4 DOHC piston engine which replaced the N42 and was produced from 2004 to 2015. Compared with its N42 predecessor, the N46 featur ...
BMW N47 Straight-4 Diesel Engine From 2007 on BMW N47 is a four-cylinder common rail diesel engine from BMW with many improvements over its predecessor, the BMW M47. In 2019 it is due to begin being ...
BMW N52 straight-6 Engine 2004 to 2015 The BMW N52 is a straight-6 DOHC piston engine which was produced from 2004-2015. Compared with its M54 predecessor, the N52 features variable valve lift (calle ...
BMW N53 Straight 6 Petrol Engine From 2007 to 2014 The BMW N53 is a straight 6 DOHC piston engine which was produced from 2006 to 2011. The most important innovations compared to the predecessor mode ...
BMW N54 Straight-6 Petrol Engine From 2006 onwards The BMW N54 is a direct injection turbocharged straight-6 DOHC engine which began production in 2006 and presently (2015) remains in production in t ...
BMW N55 S55 Straight-6 Engine From 2009 on The BMW N55 is a turbocharged in- line six-cylinder DOHC engine in four-valve technology from BMW . It was introduced at the end of 2009 in the BMW 5 Series ...
BMW N57 straight-6 diesel engine From 2008 On The BMW N57 is a family of aluminium, turbocharged straight-6 common rail diesel engines. The engines utilize variable geometry turbochargers and Bosch p ...
BMW N62 V8 Engine From 2002 onwards The BMW N62 is a V8 DOHC piston engine which replaced the M62 and was produced from 2002–2010. Compared with its M62 predecessor, it features variable valve timing ...
BMW N63 V8 Petrol Engine From 2008 to present The BMW N63 is a twin turbo DOHC V8 piston engine which replaced the (naturally aspirated) N62. It was launched in the 2008 BMW X6 xDrive50i, and later t ...
BMW N73 V12 Engine From 2003 to 2008 The BMW N73 is a V12 DOHC piston engine which replaced the M73 and was produced from 2003–2008. Compared with its M73 predecessor, the N73 features DOHC, also the ...
