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BMW engine Timline (1933-)
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1930s
List of BMW Petrol and Diesel engines
Gasoline/petrol piston engines
Straight-three
- 2013–present – 1.2/1.5 L B38
Straight-four
- 1960–1984 – 1.5–2.0 L M10
- 1986–1990 – 2.0–2.5 L S14
- 1987–1995 – 1.6/1.8 L M40
- 1989–1996 – 1.8 L M42
- 1991–2002 – 1.6/1.8/1.9 L M43
- 1996–2001 – 1.9 L M44
- 2001–2004 – 1.6 L N40
- 2001–2004 – 1.8/2.0 L N42
- 2004–2007 – 1.8/2.0 L N46
- 2004–2011 – 1.6/2.0 L N45
- 2007–2011 – 1.6/2.0 L N43
- 2011–present – 2.0 L N20
- 2013–present – 1.6 L N20
- 2011–present – 1.6 L N13
- 2012–present – 2.0 L N26
- 2013–present – 2.0 L B48
Straight-six
BMW is famous for its straight six engines, which have powered many of their most popular models.
- 1933–1950 – 1.2-1.9 L M78
- 1936–1940 – 2.0-2.1 L M328
- 1939–1941 – 3.5 L M335
- 1952–1958 – 2.0-2.1 L M337
- 1968–1994 – 2.5-3.5 L M30
- 1977–1993 – 2.0-2.7 L M20
- 1978–1989 – 3.5 L M88/S38
- 1980–1982 – 3.2 L M102
- 1982–1986 – 3.4 L M106
- 1989–1996 – 2.0-2.5 L M50
- 1992–1999 – 3.0/3.2 L S50
- 1994–2000 – 2.0-2.8 L M52
- 1996–2000 – 3.2 L S52
- 2000–2006 – 2.2-3.0 L M54
- 2000–2008 – 3.2 L S54
- 2002–2005 – 2.5 L M56
- 2005–2015 – 2.5-3.0 L N52
- 2006–present – 3.0 L N54 (as of 2015)
- 2007–2014 – 2.5-3.0 L N53
- 2009–present – 3.0 L N55
- 2014–present – 3.0 L S55
- 2015–present – 3.0 L B58
V8
- 1951–1965 - 2.6-3.2 L "BMW OHV V8"
- 1992–1996 - 3.0-4.0 L M60
- 1996–2005 - 3.5-4.4 L M62
- 1998–2006 - 4.9-5.0 L S62
- 2000–2005 - 4.0 L P60B40
- 2001–2010 - 3.6-4.8 L N62 (still used in Morgan Aero 8 as of 2017)
- 2007–2013 - 4.0 L S65
- 2008–present - 4.4 L N63
- 2009–present - 4.4 L S63
V10
- 2005–2010 - 5.0 L S85
V12
- 1987–1996 - 5.0 L M70
- 1992–1996 - 5.6 L S70
- 1993–2002 - 5.4 L M73
- 1993–2000 - 6.1 L S70/2
- 1999 - 6.0 L P75
- 2003–2008 - 6.0 L N73
- 2009–present - 6.0 L N74
- 2016–present - 6.6 L N74
V16
- 1987 - 6.7 L Goldfish (M70 V12 based prototype)
- 2004 - 9.0 L - Rolls-Royce 100EX V16 engine prototype
Diesel piston engines
Straight-three
- 2012–present – 1.5 L B37
Straight-four
- 1994–2000 – 1.7 L M41
- 1998–2006 – 2.0 L M47
- 2006–present – 2.0 L N47
- 2013–present – 2.0 L B47
Straight-six
- 1983–1993 – 2.4 L M21
- 1991–2000 – 2.5 L M51
- 1998–present – 2.5-3.0 L M57
- 2008–present – 2.5-3.0 L N57
- 2015–present – 3.0 L B57
V8
- 1998-2009 - 3.9-4.4 L M67
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