BMW’s turbocharged inline-six engines have become legendary, with the N54, N55, B58, and S58 each raising the bar in ...

I f there's one thing BMW knows how to do better than anyone else, it's producing exceptional inline-six engines. For over a ...

The new N55 combines direct-injection and Valvetronic variable valve timing with a single twin-scroll turbocharger, which BMW says will spool up faster than the N54’s twin-turbo setup ...

Back in 2009, the BMW 535i Gran Turismo was the first series-production automobile to use the N55 single-turbo I6. As such, TwinPower Turbo was born in 2009 with the N55 rather than 2006 with the N54.

BMW’s new variation on the engine, labeled the N55, is based on the same basic engine block and valve system but only sports a single turbocharger. It is the world’s first engine to combine ...

Now news has come down that BMW will offer the engine in the upcoming 5 Series GT - minus one turbo. Referred to as the N55, the engine variant will be based on the N54, utilising the same direct ...

The biggest news for the 1-series concerns its mechanicals: Like the 2011 X6 xDrive35i and 335i, the 135i coupe and convertible will get BMW’s new N55 3.0-liter single-turbo inline-six.

single-turbo N55 inline six. This isn't news, strictly speaking, as BMW developed the engine for just such an application. Why, you ask? Because they've managed to get the output of the single ...

THE 2011 BMW 135i is set to switch from its existing N54 twin-turbo setup to the German carmaker’s new N55 single-turbo inline-six, along with the 5 Series GT and the next generation 335i.