Introduction Manufactured in Valencia, Spain, Ford’s 2.0-litre turbocharged ‘EcoBoost’ four-cylinder petrol engine was first introduced in Australia 2011 in the Ford MC Mondeo. The 2.0-litre EcoBoost engine was offered in a range of power outputs, with a higher-output, 179 kW version offered in the Ford FG Falcon from 2012 (see table below). Key features for […]
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Boss 290, 302 and 315 V8 engines
Introduction The Boss 290 was a 5.4-litre 90-degree V8 engine which was introduced in the FPV BA GT and FPV BA Pursuit in 2003. The Boss 290 V8 engine was a member of Ford’s Modular V8 engine family and closely related to the 5.4-litre Boss 260 V8 engine that was also introduced in the Ford […]
Ford 5.0 Coyote V8 engine
Introduction The Ford ‘Coyote’ V8 was a 5.0-litre, 90-degree ‘V’ engine that was produced at Ford’s Essex Plant in Windsor, Ontario. Introduced in the fifth generation Ford Mustang in late 2010 (for the ‘2011 model year’), the Coyote V8 was an evolution of Ford’s ‘Modular V8’ which featured: An aluminium alloy cylinder block and head; […]
Ford Boss 260 V8 engine
Introduction The Boss 260 was a 5.4-litre 90-degree V8 engine which was introduced in the Ford BA Falcon XR8 in January 2003. The Boss 260 V8 engine was a member of Ford’s Modular V8 engine family and closely related to the5.4-litre Barra V8 engine that was also introduced in the Ford BA Falcon. Developed for […]
BMW S85 Engine (2005-10)
Introduction The BMW S85 engine was a 4999 cc V10 petrol engine – with a 90-degree ‘V’ – which had a 92.0 mm bore and a 75.2 mm stroke. According to BMW, the S85 engine was designed using knowledge gained from development of the BMW Sauber F1 P84/5 engine (a 3.0-litre V10). Replacing the S62 […]
BMW S55 Engine (2014-on)
First introduced in 2014 for the F80 M3 and F82 M4 Coupe, the BMW S55 was a 3.0-litre inline six-cylinder petrol engine with direct injection and parallel single-scroll turbochargers. Like the N55 engine on which it was based, the S55 engine had an 84.0 mm bore and 89.6 mm stroke for a capacity of 2979 […]
BMW S65 Engine (2007-13)
Introduction Available from 2007 to 2013, the BMW S65 was a V8 petrol engine that was derived from BMW’s S85 V10 petrol engine. Replacing BMW’s S54 engine six-cylinder engine, the more common S65B40 variant had a 92.0 mm bore and a 75.2 mm stroke for a capacity of 3998 cc. Reserved for the E92 M3 […]
BMW N74 Engine (2009-on)
The BMW N74 engine was a V12 petrol engine that had twin turbochargers. The N74 engine replaced the naturally aspirated N73 engine and shared many features with BMW’s N63 engine. The N74 engine had a 60-degree ‘V’ and the N74B6U0 engine for the F01 760i and F02 760Li had 89.0 mm bores and an 80.0 […]
BMW S38 Engine (1988-96)
Available from 1986 to 1996, the BMW S38 was an inline six-cylinder petrol engine that was developed and built by BMW’s ‘M’ division (BMW M GmbH). The S38 engine replaced BMW’s M88 engine and was based on the M88/3 variant within that engine family. Compared to the M88/3 engine, the S38B36 engine had: Bigger bores […]
BMW N63 and S63 Engines (2008-on)
The BMW N63 and S63 were 4.4-litre V8 petrol engines that had twin turbochargers. An evolution of the naturally aspirated 4.8-litre N62 engine, the N63 and S63 engines had 90-degree ‘V’ cylinder banks, 89.0 mm bores and an 88.3 mm stroke for a capacity of 4395 cc. Since the N63 provided comparable performance with the […]