BMW may have accidentally built one of its greatest engines with the B58.
BMW’s B58 engine might end up being remembered as one of the most important engines the company ever made.
Not because it has the highest horsepower.
Not because it’s the loudest.
But because BMW somehow made a turbocharged straight-six that can do almost everything.
Put it in a 3 Series and you have a seriously quick sports sedan.
Put it in a Supra and it becomes the heart of a proper performance car.
Put it in an X3, X5 or X7 and suddenly you have an SUV that has no business moving that quickly.
And then there’s the tuning potential.
The B58 responds ridiculously well to modifications, while still being refined enough to live with every day.
It has the smoothness people expect from a BMW straight-six, the torque of a modern turbo engine and enough headroom to keep enthusiasts interested.
BMW has built more exotic engines.
More powerful engines.
More expensive engines.
But the B58 may be one of the best combinations of performance, refinement, reliability and tunability BMW has produced in the modern era.
That’s what makes it special.
BMW may have accidentally built one of its greatest engines with the B58.
BMW’s B58 engine might end up being remembered as one of the most important engines the company ever made.
Not because it has the highest horsepower.
Not because it’s the loudest.
But because BMW somehow made a turbocharged straight-six that can do almost everything.
Put it in a 3 Series and you have a seriously quick sports sedan.
Put it in a Supra and it becomes the heart of a proper performance car.
Put it in an X3, X5 or X7 and suddenly you have an SUV that has no business moving that quickly.
And then there’s the tuning potential.
The B58 responds ridiculously well to modifications, while still being refined enough to live with every day.
It has the smoothness people expect from a BMW straight-six, the torque of a modern turbo engine and enough headroom to keep enthusiasts interested.
BMW has built more exotic engines.
More powerful engines.
More expensive engines.
But the B58 may be one of the best combinations of performance, refinement, reliability and tunability BMW has produced in the modern era.
That’s what makes it special.