The S85 V10 delivered F1-inspired thrills, but poor maintenance still sent this 500-hp masterpiece to an early grave.

BMW’s S85 V10 reveals its vulnerable side after 122K miles: seized plugs, varnished oil passages, and bearing damage under ...

In addition to the two BMW M cars, the S85 also powered two lesser-known, but pretty impressive machines. One was the Wiesmann GT MF5 that used a 600-hp version, ...

BMW S85 V10 – 555 horsepower. BMW. BMW's only V10 engine is one of the brand's most powerful to date, with 507 horsepower on offer in its Euro-spec form.

20 May 2022, 13:11 UTC · By: Vlad Radu / The first and only production V10 developed by BMW M, the S85 V10 was a 500-hp, naturally aspirated beast with Formula 1 pedigree Veritas RS III: The ...

The S85 V10 here is notorious both for its strengths and weaknesses. From the factory, it sat inside of the M5 super sedan and made some 500 hp (372 kW) and 380 lb-ft (520 Nm) of torque.

Every BMW has its issues, but one four-cylinder reigns supreme, ... Be it the intoxicating and high-revving S85 and S65 engines, which adorn the E60 M5 and E90 M3 respectively, ...

While the car was originally built to be a street-style drift car with an S85 V10 from an E60 BMW M5, it sat unused for quite sometime after its debut. Recently, ...

B58? S85? N54? It can get confusing ... BMW is a great example—it's been using the same naming scheme for its range of engines for decades. Here's how to decipher BMW’s engine code names.

If we were to then ask what is the most exciting engine BMW has ever built, many would answer the S85 5.0-liter naturally-aspirated V10 of the E60 M5. So, what do you get when you combine the two?

An E60 BMW M5 is still a 200 ... Many will tell you that a bit of oil consumption will be the least of your worries—these high-revving S85 engines are known to frequently eat their rod bearings ...