Which BMW Has the S68 Engine? BMW’s New V8 Explained Simply
Photo by Moaaz Baig on Unsplash If you’ve been looking at newer BMW “M60i” models (or the XM) and you’ve seen people mention the BMW S68 engine… BMW doesn’t exactly shout “S68B44A” on the boot lid. They market the cars as X5 M60i, X7 M60i, XM, and so on. But under the bonnet, the story is pretty simple: The S68 is BMW’s newest 4.4-litre twin-turbo V8 — built for modern performance SUVs and designed to work with electrification. That last part matters, because this V8 isn’t just about noise and speed. BMW built it to feel fast and smooth in real life: pulling hard from low revs, feeling less “laggy”, and behaving better in traffic than older V8 setups. S68 is a part of BMW’s newer engine generation, which ties it to the latest high-performance models. Quick answer: Which BMW models have the S68 engine? Here’s the list, actually, same here for: BMW model Variant(s) What it’s like BMW X5 X5 M60i xDrive The “daily-drivable” V8 SUV that still feels savage when you lean on it BMW X6 X...
