The story behind BMW's unique quad-turbo diesel engine, its impressive performance, and how it stacked up against its rivals in the X5 M50d.

BMW will retire its 3.0-liter quad-turbocharged diesel engine in September, but not before celebrating it with two special editions of the X5 and X7, aptly named the Final Edition. Now, we will start ...

Viknesh Vijayenthiran August 30, 2013 Comment Now! BMW has no triple-turbo love for the U.S. it seems, as the automaker has just revealed its second-generation X5 M50d performance diesel SUV based on ...

BMW prepared a whole fleet of powertrains for the media launch of this all-new X5. We think the M50d is the most interesting, partly because it's not offered in the States, because it has as many ...

Need somebody to bore you with ideal bore to stroke ratios, or the intricacies of how variable valve timing works? Ask Andrei and watch the hours roll by… He’s also quite a strange bloke who never ...

Viknesh Vijayenthiran May 31, 2013 Comment Now! Following this week’s earlier reveal of the 2014 BMW X5, the third generation of BMW’s luxurious and dynamic mid-size SUV, the first photos of the ...

BMW has launched its M Performance Vehicles range today, introducing bot on or two, but four diesel-powered M-badged models. We’ve already covered the M550d Sedan and Touring, as well as the X6 M50d ...

The BMW X5 was the first model to labour under the monicker "Sports Activity Vehicle" or SAV, and it is now in its fourth generation. Bigger in every direction it's also loaded with a whole load of ...

BMW has unveiled its 2014 X5 M50d SUV, powered by a 3.0-liter, turbocharged six-cylinder diesel engine with 381 horsepower and 546 lb-ft of torque. The diesel unit’s power is transferred to the road ...

Imagine a big SUV that does 0-62mph in 5.3 seconds but returns an average 30-40mpg and handles like, well, like a BMW. Glenn Brooks has been driving the new X5 M50d. Seventy six thousand pounds for an ...

Alongside the X5 Protection VR6 and i Next Hydrogen Concept, BMW‘s Frankfurt Motor Show stand also includes the most powerful X5 plug-in hybrid model to date, the X5 xDrive45e. The PHEV combines a 286 ...