Ryan de Villiers is a budding automotive journalist based in South Africa and serving as one of the newest additions to the CarBuzz team. He immediately pursued a career in journalism after finishing ...

The BMW 135i is a great car. It's a blast to drive thanks to its fantastic handling and responsive turbocharged engine. Still, there are always ways to make a car better. A nice cylinder-count upgrade ...

The 2011 BMW 135i promises to become a little bit sportier. The athletic sports coupe will receive a heart transplant, as the current 3.0 liter twin-turbo straight six will leave the engine ...

BMW's venerable N54 twin-turbocharged 3.0-liter inline six-cylinder engine is one of the most-loved of the Ultimate Driving Machine's current crop (the M Division's twin-turbo 4.4-liter V-8 being ...

We all heard that BMW is understating the amount of power its engines usually make but for some people those figures aren’t nearly enough. They somehow feel the need to get some proper upgrades for ...

The 2011 BMW 3-Series coupes and convertibles aren't the only ones receiving the company's new N55 turbocharged I-6. For 2011, all 135i models will be fitted with the engine, in addition to a new dual ...

Back when it was new, the BMW 1 Series M Coupe borrowed most of its performance parts from other BMWs. Its engine wasn't even an M-specific engine. Instead, the 335-horsepower inline six was borrowed ...

The BMW N54 engine is one of those rare modern powerplants that arrived with a bang and never really stopped making noise. The N54 motor debuted with a mission: to combine BMW's traditional inline-six ...

The absolutely bonkers soundtrack coming from this BMW 135i doesn’t even resemble the engine note from the originally turbo I6 it came with from the factory in 2008. That’s entirely attributable to ...

Justin Pritchard is a seasoned Sudbury, Ontario-based automotive journalist, producer, and technical writer. With a passion for cars and a talent for storytelling, he's established himself as a ...

BMW claims this year's 135i, when fitted with a double-clutch transmission (DCT), will reach 60 mph in 5.0 seconds, while the convertible takes 0.3 seconds longer. The last six-speed 135i we tested ...