S55 Production Videos?

[jaybird124]

I haven't been able to find any videos of the S55 Production, does anyone have any details as to if they're hand made (like many previous M motors) and where they're produced?

[SD ///M4]

I was actually just searching for this over the last half hour or so before I saw this thread. Couldn't find anything. There is this one that claims to be the production of a 2015 M3 engine, but it is clearly an S54 engine, like in my Z4 M Roadster and also the E46 M3 (disregard the engine that appears in the still below, which is a 4 cylinder, probably from an E30 M3):

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I'm also looking for any videos for the F3x/F8x 4 Series production from the Munich Plant. I did find a video for the F30 3 Series sourced by EuropeanAutoSource claiming to be from the Munich plant, but the F30 4 Series is made there and the F30 3 Series is made in the Regensburg Plant:

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[MaynardZed]

Wasn't the S38 the last "hand made" M motor? Maybe I'm just thinking that because the E34 M5 was last hand made M car?

[CanAutM3]

That's because there is nothing special about its manufacturing. It's built on the same production line as other non-M engines.

[jaybird124]

Originally Posted by CanAutM3

That's because there is nothing special about its manufacturing. It's built on the same production line as other non-M engines.

True, although they still have videos for most other variants. NBD, just would be fun to watch.

[Skid123]

So I am not the only one who try finding the video. For chassis, there are M6 production videos on Youtube. At least you can see how the sub-frames are put together on M cars.

[SD ///M4]

I used to work in a Chrysler stamping plant in the Detroit area for a brief period after my freshman year in college, when I was 19 way back in 1969.

When we took Euro Delivery of my wife's car in May, 2011, we made the trip all about cars, and we toured the BMW Museum and the BMW Munich Factory. We wanted to tour the Regensburg Factory where her 335is Coupe was made, but couldn't get reservations, so instead, we toured the Dingolfing Factory where the 5 Series are made. We also toured the Mercedes-Benz Factory in Sindelfingen and the Porsche Factory in Stuttgart, in addition to the Mercedes-Benz Museum and the Porsche Museum.

When we did Euro Delivery of my M4 in May this year, we again toured the Munich Factory and they were making the 4 Series cars there including the M4. Unfortunately, there was a work stoppage that began just prior to our tour, so there really wasn't much going on until the last part of our tour.

I'm just fascinated by modern manufacturing facilities, especially the robotics, particularly in contrast to what factories were liked when I was briefly a factory worker 47 years ago, so I love watching these videos, particularly when the include cars in which I'm interested.