{"id":135071,"date":"2025-07-24T13:21:57","date_gmt":"2025-07-24T18:21:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=135071"},"modified":"2025-07-24T13:21:57","modified_gmt":"2025-07-24T18:21:57","slug":"bmw-1-series-with-a-twin-turbo-s55-inline-six","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=135071","title":{"rendered":"BMW 1 Series with a Twin-Turbo S55 Inline-Six"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=135075\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-135075\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"135075\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=135075\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/BMW-118i-with-a-twin-turbo-S55-inline-six-01.jpg?fit=1600%2C900&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1600,900\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"BMW 118i with a twin-turbo S55 inline-six 01\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;BMW 118i with a twin-turbo S55 inline-six&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/BMW-118i-with-a-twin-turbo-S55-inline-six-01.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/BMW-118i-with-a-twin-turbo-S55-inline-six-01.jpg?resize=600%2C338&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"BMW 118i with a twin-turbo S55 inline-six\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-135075\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/BMW-118i-with-a-twin-turbo-S55-inline-six-01.jpg?resize=600%2C338&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/BMW-118i-with-a-twin-turbo-S55-inline-six-01.jpg?resize=1200%2C675&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/BMW-118i-with-a-twin-turbo-S55-inline-six-01.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/BMW-118i-with-a-twin-turbo-S55-inline-six-01.jpg?resize=1536%2C864&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/BMW-118i-with-a-twin-turbo-S55-inline-six-01.jpg?w=1600&amp;ssl=1 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Jacob Moshokoa from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@Carscoza\">Cars.co.za<\/a> visited <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/designaridez\/\">Designa Ridez<\/a> in Pretoria, South Africa to showcase their unique BMW F20 hatchback. The project started as a BMW 118i with a turbocharged 1.5 L B38 inline-three. Designa Ridez swapped that for a twin-turbo 3.0 L S55 inline-six from a <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/BMW_M4#First_generation_(F82\/F83;_2014)\">BMW M4<\/a>. The F20 hatchback now has 317 kW (425 hp) and 550 Nm (406 lb-ft) of torque. The company also swapped the M4&#8217;s seven-speed M-DCT transmission and suspension. Designa Ridez paired the increased power with a set of BMW M5 F10 front brakes. Listen to Jacob discuss the car before driving it in the video below.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/f2EeWqqH3QY?si=dDoyUJIEsheTAtAh\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=135076\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-135076\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"135076\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=135076\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/BMW-118i-with-a-twin-turbo-S55-inline-six-02.jpg?fit=1600%2C900&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1600,900\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" 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https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/BMW-118i-with-a-twin-turbo-S55-inline-six-05.jpg?resize=1536%2C864&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/BMW-118i-with-a-twin-turbo-S55-inline-six-05.jpg?w=1600&amp;ssl=1 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=135080\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-135080\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"135080\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=135080\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/BMW-118i-with-a-twin-turbo-S55-inline-six-06.jpg?fit=1600%2C900&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1600,900\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" 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class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-135082\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/BMW-118i-with-a-twin-turbo-S55-inline-six-08.jpg?resize=600%2C338&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/BMW-118i-with-a-twin-turbo-S55-inline-six-08.jpg?resize=1200%2C675&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/BMW-118i-with-a-twin-turbo-S55-inline-six-08.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/BMW-118i-with-a-twin-turbo-S55-inline-six-08.jpg?resize=1536%2C864&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/BMW-118i-with-a-twin-turbo-S55-inline-six-08.jpg?w=1600&amp;ssl=1 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@Carscoza\">Cars.co.za<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jacob Moshokoa from Cars.co.za visited Designa Ridez in Pretoria, South Africa to showcase their unique BMW F20 hatchback. The project started as a BMW 118i with a turbocharged 1.5 L B38 inline-three. Designa Ridez swapped that for a twin-turbo 3.0 L S55 inline-six from a BMW M4. The F20 hatchback now has 317 kW (425&hellip;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=135071\" rel=\"bookmark\">Read More &raquo;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">BMW 1 Series with a Twin-Turbo S55 Inline-Six<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":135075,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"off","neve_meta_content_width":70,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1127],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-135071","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-f20"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/BMW-118i-with-a-twin-turbo-S55-inline-six-01.jpg?fit=1600%2C900&ssl=1","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":83567,"url":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=83567","url_meta":{"origin":135071,"position":0},"title":"BMW 116i with a Twin-Turbo S55 Inline-Six","author":"swaptastic","date":"March 11, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"This 2014 BMW 116i (F20) was built by Conti JDM Auto in Kajang, Malaysia. 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