Car enthusiasts of a certain age may feel particularly dated by the following fact: the first two powerplants to mark BMW's mass-market adoption of twin-turbo engines are about to start turning 20.

The S63 and the N63 are 4.4-liter V8 engines made by BMW and installed into its vehicles. While these two V8 engines have several similarities, they also have significant differences. Let's start with ...

BMW has a history of building brilliantly designed and built performance engines. Judging by this latest I Do Cars teardown video, the 4.0-liter twin-turbo V8, internal designation N63, is not one of ...

BMW, like many other automotive companies, has a wide array of its own in-house engines. One of these is the N63, an engine that has been in use since 2008 and still makes its way into new models ...

This 650i’s replacement motor didn’t last long, and its internal damage tells a familiar story for early N63 owners. The BMW N63 V8 was initially praised but quickly became notorious for unreliability ...

A dismantled N63 from a 2012 BMW 550i GT reveals what happens when rod bearings fail inside one of BMW’s most controversial twin-turbo V8 engines. A teardown of a failed engine from a 2012 BMW 550i GT ...

Ian Wright joined CarBuzz as an automotive journalist and photographer in 2018. His career started with specialist publications, covering everything from Harley-Davidson to Ferrari. Before writing for ...