Photo: Mcchip-DKR
The M50d is a legendary powertrain from the company that, we'd argue, made performance diesel cool with the original 530d sedan. BMW have outdone themselves with the latest version, which features as many turbochargers as a Bugatti hypercar, all there to feed six cylinders of awesomeness.
Probably the most popular application is the X5 M50d, a performance SUV that we just saw doing donuts in a Russian parking lot. On top of that, we're dealing with the brand new state-of-the-art G05 generation, gorgeous to look at and filled with super-cool technology like laser headlights.
We should stop it with the hyperbole, but we can't when German tuner Mcchip DKR took the quad-turbo SUV to the next level. Using the magic of chip tuning and dyno testing, they found ways to unlock even more power and performance.
When it leaves the factory, this Bimmer does so with 400 HP and 760 Nm of torque. Now, that's the highest power density of any diesel engine in the world, but it's still less than Audi's SQ7, which uses a V8 to unlock 435 HP and 850 Nm.
Good thing the Stage 1 package from Mcchip gives you 470 HP and 850 Nm, which they say is enough to reach 280 km/h if you're crazy enough to go that fast in a high-rider. Yet more power is available through Stage 2 optimization, which is still software-based. This unlocks 515 HP and 865 Nm, enough to hi 285 km/h. That kind of numbers even compares to the output of hardcore SUVs such as the M3 Performance or GLC 63 S.
Performance-wise, the stock M50d gets to 100 km/h in 5.2 seconds and is limited to the usual top speed or 250 km/h. That's not bad for an SUV weighing 2,350 kilograms. BMW made some changes over the old M50d engine, including higher fuel injection pressure, a slippery twin-wire-arc-sprayed cylinder bore coating and centrally controlled cooling. There are also two separate exhaust gas recirculation systems, one for low-pressure boost and one when the two larger turbos are active. Did we mention it's even more economical?
We should stop it with the hyperbole, but we can't when German tuner Mcchip DKR took the quad-turbo SUV to the next level. Using the magic of chip tuning and dyno testing, they found ways to unlock even more power and performance.
When it leaves the factory, this Bimmer does so with 400 HP and 760 Nm of torque. Now, that's the highest power density of any diesel engine in the world, but it's still less than Audi's SQ7, which uses a V8 to unlock 435 HP and 850 Nm.
Good thing the Stage 1 package from Mcchip gives you 470 HP and 850 Nm, which they say is enough to reach 280 km/h if you're crazy enough to go that fast in a high-rider. Yet more power is available through Stage 2 optimization, which is still software-based. This unlocks 515 HP and 865 Nm, enough to hi 285 km/h. That kind of numbers even compares to the output of hardcore SUVs such as the M3 Performance or GLC 63 S.
Performance-wise, the stock M50d gets to 100 km/h in 5.2 seconds and is limited to the usual top speed or 250 km/h. That's not bad for an SUV weighing 2,350 kilograms. BMW made some changes over the old M50d engine, including higher fuel injection pressure, a slippery twin-wire-arc-sprayed cylinder bore coating and centrally controlled cooling. There are also two separate exhaust gas recirculation systems, one for low-pressure boost and one when the two larger turbos are active. Did we mention it's even more economical?
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