BMW N55: Everything You Need to Know

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In 2006 when BMW dropped the N54 it was their first mass produced turbocharged engine. Previously BMW had produced a turbocharged engines in the past such as the M102 and M106, but those engines were limited production and never had successors. BMW had a long history of producing excellent naturally aspirated engines, so the N54 was a huge change for BMW.

Not too long after the N54 was released in 2006, BMW began implementing the N55 in 2010 in the 5-Series Gran Turismo. Compared the N54, the N55 had a significant amount of changes that were desgined to make it more reliable, because the N54 did have a substantial amount of problems. While the N54 was BMW's first mass produced turbocharged engine, the N55 was their first engine to use a twin-scroll turbocharger.

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