Good morning and welcome to The Downshift, or TDS for short. Dense, succinct, and quick, TDS gathers the latest automotive headlines from around the globe and puts them in one place. Stories are ...

The Corvette Engine Build Experience is officially set to return in 2026, giving owners the opportunity to personally assemble the heart of their new C8. Essentially, the program will allow ...

It seems BMW is doing a slight about-face on its electrification plans. The automaker reportedly told AutoCar that its future product strategy shifted a bit to include internal combustion-powered cars ...

BMW is on the precipice of a radical reinvention for 2026. The German automaker is about to unleash it’s Neue Klasse models, a name that harkens back to the range of sedans that saved the brand in the ...

BMW is readying its next-generation EVs, but that doesn’t mean it’s done with the combustion engine just yet. The German automaker’s chief technology officer, Joachim Post, revealed that the company ...

Curious to see the damage caused by running on low oil? This teardown of a blown BMW B48 engine shows what goes wrong and the ugly aftermath. The BMW B48 engine is sturdy but demands meticulous ...

In 2016, BMW unveiled its 3.0-liter inline-six quad-turbo diesel engine. The story behind it isn't quite as important as where BMW got its brand name from, but the B57S (or B57D30S0, as it was ...

The B58 engine. If you know, you know. The engine was designed by BMW and has appeared in several vehicles over the past decade, including several G-series BMW vehicles, the Toyota Supra, and the ...

BMW is looking into bringing back range extenders for some of its EVs. The German brand used a gas engine in the quirky first-generation i3 to boost its range. Now, the setup could return in the large ...

BMW AG is weighing the addition of range extenders to some of its vehicles amid growing demand for the technology popularized by its Chinese rivals, according to people familiar with the company’s ...

The Hustler’s futuristic delta wing, J79 engines, and record-shattering speed made it a Cold War icon. Early development reveals how engineers fought aerodynamic unknowns, engine limits, and ...