The BMW N63 is a twin-turbocharged petrol V8 engine in production from 2008, the first production car engine in the world to use a hot-vee layout, with the turbochargers inside the V of the engine. It was also the first turbocharged petrol V8 and the first V8 with direct injection that BMW built. The hot-vee design puts the exhaust manifolds and turbochargers between the cylinder banks and the intake manifolds on the outside, which narrows the engine and shortens the exhaust runners, and air-to-water intercoolers sharpen throttle response. The initial N63 had no Valvetronic and no variable-length intake manifold. It replaced the naturally aspirated N62 and was first used in the 2008 X6 xDrive50i, and the S63 is its M high-performance version. It has been widely noted for mechanical issues and several recalls.
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The N63 replaced the BMW N62 (a naturally aspirated V8 engine) and was first used in the 2008 X6 xDrive50i.
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