The last of a dying breed, the S65 would be BMW's final naturally-aspirated high-revving V-8 engine. BMW's lineage of high-strung performance V-8 engines began with the S62 engine found in the BMW ...

The BMW M3 represents the pinnacle of 3 Series performance, and thus, it traditionally features powerful engines. Automotive enthusiasts may quickly think of the BMW S54 straight-six engine under ...

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and the Maybach S650 and AMG S65 use a seven-speed automatic. A plug-in hybrid S560e is also offered. The S-Class competes with the Audi A8, BMW 7 Series and Lexus LS. Maybach versions ...