BMW S58 Intake Upgrades – M2, M3, M4
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BMW S58 Intake Upgrades – M2, M3, M4

Intake upgrades are one of the most common engine modifications for good reason. They’re cheap, simple, and effective. While the S58’s factory intake system is efficient at stock boost, it becomes restrictive as you begin adding power and boost. It’s easy to understand why it becomes restrictive as the 3.0L twin turbo inline-6 is able…

BMW S58 Downpipes Upgrade Guide

BMW S58 Downpipes Upgrade Guide

The BMW S58 is an incredible engine capable of making 750+whp on stock turbos with basic bolt-on mods. Among the best bolt-on upgrades are a set of catless or high-flow catted downpipes. Upgraded downpipes help reduce backpressure and improve turbo spool, which results in impressive performance gains. In this guide, we discuss S58 downpipe upgrades…

The 5 Most Powerful BMW Engines
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The 5 Most Powerful BMW Engines

It’s no secret BMW has made some excellent, fast high-performance cars. However, BMW has mostly kept away from horsepower wars, and has instead relied on building “The Ultimate Driving Machine”. Often, it’s about the handling and overall driving experience over pure power and straight-line speed. That doesn’t mean BMW hasn’t built some incredibly powerful engines,…

bmw-x1-vs-x3
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BMW X1 vs X3 – Specs, Performance, Reliability, & More

At this point, BMW has been in the compact SUV game for nearly a decade. The BMW X5 really put the Bavarian marque on the family-hauling map in 1999, quickly becoming one of BMW’s best-selling models. The success of the X5 led to the expansion of the BMW X model line, beginning with the introduction…

BMW M340i vs M3 - Specs, Performance, Handling
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BMW M340i vs M3

The M340i and M3 are both excellent performance cars from BMW. They’re both enthusiast cars that deliver great performance, handling, and driving experience. While both carry an M-badge only one of them is truly an M – the BMW M3. The M340i is known as an M-Performance car (or “M-Lite”), but isn’t truly built or…

bmw-m3-vs-m5
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BMW M3 vs M5 – G80 vs F90 Comparison

The BMW M Division is known for creating some of the best-performance sedans in history. That isn’t even debatable. It all started with the E28 M5, released over 35 years ago, which set the benchmark for four-door, high horsepower, track-capable saloon cars well into the future. While the original E30 M3 didn’t quite satisfy the…

BMW S55 vs S58
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BMW S55 vs S58: Performance, Reliability & Tuning

BMW forever left the world of naturally-aspirated performance motors in M-series cars in 2013 with the launch of the S55. Succeeding the NA V8 S65 motor, the S55 was a 3.0L twin-turbocharged inline-6. Despite being the performance version of the N55, the S55 has little in common: a closed deck block, twin turbos, forged pistons,…