Posts with Keyword “bmw”

BMW has always made some performant and characterful, if fragile, V8s. Today, I go over the evolution of seven BMW V8s over four generations in terms of construction, performance, reliability, and applications. In the end, I rank them into three tiers.

BMW has always been the German automaker that prioritized handling. Today, I briefly present 15 iconic, most collectible BMW vehicles.

Today, I rank 9 high-end SUV and CUVs on the market in 2024 in terms of their exterior and interior styling. By “high-end”, I mean luxury models with at least 8 cylinders. Full-size vehicles measure over 5.1 meters in length.

Today, I delve into the mechanical evolutions of the BMW N63 hot-V8 biturbo engine by highlighting the most consequential changes in 6 areas from the original 2008 N63 to its three subsequent updates in 2012, 2016, and 2018.

Today, I compare the design of two German V12 biturbo engines, the Mercedes M279 and the BMW N74, along 7 aspects.

BMW’s N74 is the most technologically advanced V12 engine in a road car. BMW has kept it in production with exactly one technical update, the N74TU. Today, I briefly examine the changes made in the N74TU in five areas.

Today, I compare the Mercedes S-Class and the BMW 7-Series over the last 6 or 7 generations from the matchup between W126 and E23, E32 to today's battle between W223 and G70.

Today, I compare the Mercedes-AMG M156 6.2L V8, the Maserati F136Y 4.7L V8, and the BMW S65B40 4.0L V8 across seven aspects. These engines use equivalent technologies but differ appreciably in their design goals.

Today, I compare the designs of the BMW S58B30 and of the Toyota 2JZ-GTE in eight aspects from the bottom up, including block, bearing, oil pump, stroke ratio, piston and conrod, fuelling, air flow, and valve timing.

Today, I briefly talk about each of the twelve most stunning post-war European sedans judged by me.