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BMW S38B36

S38B36

A specific E34 M5 chapter.

This record represents the catalogue’s 3.6 specification. Other S38 revisions still need their own records.

Output315 PS
Cars1
S38B36 engine
S38B36 in an E34 M5 3.6. Photographed vehicle year and equipment may differ. · M536, CC BY-SA 3.0
Specifications
Layout
Inline-six
Displacement
3535 cm³
Induction
Naturally aspirated
Design character

Check revision first, then compare the engine’s figures with another M5.

Engine fact

B36 identifies the 3.6-litre E34 M5 specification represented here. Later 3.8-litre cars need a different record.

Related partVANOS cam-timing system
Output by application

One engine, many cars.

CarGenerationOutputSpecification
BMW M5 3.6M SERIES / E34315 PS1988 European launch specification · 3,535 cm³
Where it lives

Cars with the S38B36

E34 1988

M5 3.6

S38B36 · Inline-six · 1988–1992

0–100 6.3 s250 km/h

315 PS
Sources