Bert Smith BMW

The BMW M5 is a high-performance version of the BMW5-Series executive car built by the luxury automaker's Motorsport division. Unveiled at the Amsterdam Motor Show back in '84, the first iteration of the M5 was hand built utilizing the 535i chassis and a modified BMW M1 engine. It was the fastest production car in the world at the time or its introduction. Subsequent renderings have been built from each generation of the 5-Series platform…

BMW has finally released details on its new 2.0-liter 4-cylinder engine slated to appear in many North American models, starting next year. Code-named N20, it's actually an indirect replacement for the least powerful version of the luxury automaker's classic 3.0-liter inline six-cylinder gasoline engine.

Reportedly running a twin-scroll turbocharger together with BMW's patented variable valve timing and variable camshaft-control systems, the new 1,997-cc unit produces 245 horsepower (hp) at…