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A dismantled N63 from a 2012 BMW 550i GT reveals what happens when rod bearings fail inside one of BMW’s most controversial twin-turbo V8 engines. A teardown of a failed engine from a 2012 BMW 550i GT ...
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BMW’s N63 V8 landed in 2008 with a lot to prove. This 4.4-liter twin-turbo brought the brand’s first “hot-V” layout, tucking the turbos right inside the engine’s V for sharper response and tighter ...
Evan Williams is an automotive journalist and mechanical engineering technologist with more than a decade of experience in the industry. He has written for the Toronto Star and AutoTrader Canada and ...
There’s little question that shifting industry sands are threatening the greatest combustion engines. For BMW, that could mean an ignominious end to their V8s and legendary inline-sixes. A new report ...
Longtime gearheads will recall an era in which Infiniti had a brace of vehicles which ended up with decent amounts of street cred: the original G sedan and the bonkers FX crossover – the latter of ...
The 2026 Volkswagen Amarok model line has been given a massive shake-up. The previously available Core and Life trim levels, and the single- and twin-turbo four-cylinder engines that powered them have ...
A close-up of a gold Chevrolet badge placed on the front grille of a gray vehicle. - jhxfilm/Shutterstock Chevrolet engines have found their way into everything from economy cars to high-horsepower ...