Ryan de Villiers is a budding automotive journalist based in South Africa and serving as one of the newest additions to the CarBuzz team. He immediately pursued a career in journalism after finishing ...
BMW's venerable N54 twin-turbocharged 3.0-liter inline six-cylinder engine is one of the most-loved of the Ultimate Driving Machine's current crop (the M Division's twin-turbo 4.4-liter V-8 being ...
The 2011 BMW 3-Series coupes and convertibles aren't the only ones receiving the company's new N55 turbocharged I-6. For 2011, all 135i models will be fitted with the engine, in addition to a new dual ...
Back when it was new, the BMW 1 Series M Coupe borrowed most of its performance parts from other BMWs. Its engine wasn't even an M-specific engine. Instead, the 335-horsepower inline six was borrowed ...
In Europe, Asia, South America, and many places elsewhere, diesel passenger cars are just another part of life. But in America, where everything has to be different, folks have an entirely different ...
The absolutely bonkers soundtrack coming from this BMW 135i doesn’t even resemble the engine note from the originally turbo I6 it came with from the factory in 2008. That’s entirely attributable to ...
300.0-hp, 3.0-liter, Straight 6 Cylinder Engine (Gasoline Fuel) Wondering which trim is right for you? Our 2012 BMW 135 trim comparison will help you decide.
Today's Nice Price or Crack Pipe Bimmer is 11 years old, but has required over $10K in maintenance in the last two of those. That makes it either a money pit or future proofed. Let's see what its ...
I remember the shock, the screams, the pitchforks. It was 2007 and BMW just unveiled its first twin-turbocharged car ever, the N54-powered 335i. Local villages were being barbecued while BMW fans ...
BMW proudly announced today that two of its engines, namely the 3.0-liter twin-turbocharged DOHC inline-6 and the BMW Advanced Diesel with BluePerformance technology, received two 10 Best Engines ...
BMW claims this year's 135i, when fitted with a double-clutch transmission (DCT), will reach 60 mph in 5.0 seconds, while the convertible takes 0.3 seconds longer. The last six-speed 135i we tested ...