BMW's N63 twin-turbo V8 engine fails before 100,000 miles with $15,000+ repair bills, making German luxury cars unreliable ...

Originally published in the June 2015 issue of Road & Track. I have lots of friends who work on cars for a living. You could call them mechanics, but I think of them as supersleuths. I could write a ...

Discover the groundbreaking 2008 BMW X6 xDrive50i, the first SUV to feature a hot-vee V8 engine. Learn about its origins, ...

Modern cars are asked to excel at many things, some of which are at cross purposes. The buying public demands vehicles that are sporty and luxurious, but regulations require them to be increasingly ...

It was a red Lamborghini Countach, parked with its scissor doors open to let the sunlight in, what most probably sparked Alex's love for cars. Even though he was less than three years old when he saw ...

Vehicles affected by service bulletin: The problem: Timing chains on N63 engines have been found to stretch and wear out prematurely, resulting in premature valvetrain wear and reduced engine ...

In addition to all the cars that wear a BMW badge, two other brands also use engines built by the BMW Group: Mini and Rolls-Royce. Mini previously offered a 1.5-liter three-cylinder base engine, but ...

Ever since Paul drove the the twin-turbo BMW 335i, he has been unable to contain himself so news of a twin-turbo V8 has got us all excited. The German kings of engine technology are at it again, this ...

The 2012 BMW 5 Series Gran Turismo might be a slow-selling car, but it isn't slow. And the German automaker's 5 Series wagon substitute is about to get quicker: new changes to the model's powertrain ...