The BMW M has a reputation as a high-performing car line, both on the track and in the streets. It's been like that for decades, but the German manufacturer needed to modernize at the turn of the ...

Making things a little more confusing, the division that makes these high-performance engines is called BMW M. In 2000, BMW introduced the S54, and in 2019, we got the S58. Despite the fact that ...

Since its release in October 2000, the E46 M3 has become one of the most beloved BMWs of all time, mainly because it was equipped with an incredibly good engine, the iconic S54. Although BMW has ...

In the world of classic German performance cars, few sedans command the same kind of cult following as the E30 M3— and it's ...

Almost every BMW to bear the M3 moniker has served as a benchmark for driving excellence, but the E46-generation M3 is widely considered the pinnacle of the model's lineage. The E46 M3's high ...

That’s thanks to the S54 engine, a dual overhead cam, 24-valve inline-six masterpiece that puts down 333 horses from just 3.2 liters. The mill is an ultimate incarnation of the BMW straight-six ...

If you often lie awake at night wondering why BMW never made a wagon version of ... the builder decided to shove in a 320-horsepower six-cylinder S54 engine from a later E46-generation M3, along ...

The S54 engine is very robust and can be driven like it was meant to. The car just tends to be fun. If you want to go to anything but Autocross events with BMW clubs, better opt for the coup.

But the stance, the sound, the immaculate work inside and out … there’s a lot to admire before even getting to the S54 engine under the hood. As BMW nerds will know, the S54 is the inline-six ...

but ardent BMW fans would be able to counter that the legendary S54 engine of the E46 M3 wailed up to high revs with glee. Alright, maybe this debate is only happening in my head, but I think ...