{"id":139129,"date":"2025-10-06T15:53:18","date_gmt":"2025-10-06T20:53:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=139129"},"modified":"2025-10-06T15:53:18","modified_gmt":"2025-10-06T20:53:18","slug":"land-rover-defender-with-a-bmw-n57-turbodiesel-inline-six","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=139129","title":{"rendered":"Land Rover Defender with a BMW N57 Turbodiesel Inline-Six"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=139136\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-139136\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"139136\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=139136\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Land-Rover-Defender-with-a-BMW-N57-turbodiesel-inline-six-01.jpg?fit=1600%2C900&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1600,900\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"Land Rover Defender with a BMW N57 turbodiesel inline-six 01\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Land Rover Defender with a BMW N57 turbodiesel inline-six&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Land-Rover-Defender-with-a-BMW-N57-turbodiesel-inline-six-01.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Land-Rover-Defender-with-a-BMW-N57-turbodiesel-inline-six-01.jpg?resize=600%2C338&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Land Rover Defender with a BMW N57 turbodiesel on the dyno\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-139136\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Land-Rover-Defender-with-a-BMW-N57-turbodiesel-inline-six-01.jpg?resize=600%2C338&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Land-Rover-Defender-with-a-BMW-N57-turbodiesel-inline-six-01.jpg?resize=1200%2C675&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Land-Rover-Defender-with-a-BMW-N57-turbodiesel-inline-six-01.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Land-Rover-Defender-with-a-BMW-N57-turbodiesel-inline-six-01.jpg?resize=1536%2C864&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Land-Rover-Defender-with-a-BMW-N57-turbodiesel-inline-six-01.jpg?w=1600&amp;ssl=1 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This Land Rover Defender was built by <a href=\"https:\/\/mwmachines.co.uk\/\">MW Machines 4&#215;4<\/a> in the UK. The company specializes in BMW motor swaps in Defenders. So this Defender is now powered by a 3.0 L <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/BMW_N57\">BMW N57<\/a> turbodiesel inline-six and ZF eight-speed automatic transmission. The motor features a factory longblock, Piezo fuel injectors, custom intercooler, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.darksidedevelopments.co.uk\/products\/darkside-gtd2873vr-billet-ball-bearing-hybrid-with-electronic-actuator-for-bmw-n57n.html\">Darkside Development&#8217;s GTD2872 turbocharger<\/a>. The combination produced 392 hp (288 kW) and 630 lb-ft (854 Nm) of torque. Watch the Defender on the dyno and a test drive in the video below. <\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/T_a1Xr-AXmU?si=nMQNgFl7tDIXLAkT\" 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=139137\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-139137\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"139137\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=139137\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Land-Rover-Defender-with-a-BMW-N57-turbodiesel-inline-six-02.jpg?fit=1638%2C1638&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1638,1638\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"Land Rover Defender with a BMW N57 turbodiesel inline-six 02\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Land Rover Defender with a BMW N57 turbodiesel inline-six&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Land-Rover-Defender-with-a-BMW-N57-turbodiesel-inline-six-02.jpg?fit=1200%2C1200&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Land-Rover-Defender-with-a-BMW-N57-turbodiesel-inline-six-02-600x600.jpg?resize=600%2C600&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"BMW N57 turbodiesel inline-six in the engine bay of a Land Rover Defender\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-139137\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Land-Rover-Defender-with-a-BMW-N57-turbodiesel-inline-six-02.jpg?resize=600%2C600&amp;ssl=1 600w, 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wp-att-139138\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"139138\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=139138\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Land-Rover-Defender-with-a-BMW-N57-turbodiesel-inline-six-03.jpg?fit=960%2C960&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"960,960\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"Land Rover Defender with a BMW N57 turbodiesel inline-six 03\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Land Rover Defender with a BMW N57 turbodiesel inline-six&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Land-Rover-Defender-with-a-BMW-N57-turbodiesel-inline-six-03.jpg?fit=960%2C960&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Land-Rover-Defender-with-a-BMW-N57-turbodiesel-inline-six-03-600x600.jpg?resize=600%2C600&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"BMW N57 turbodiesel inline-six in the engine bay of a Land Rover Defender\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-139138\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Land-Rover-Defender-with-a-BMW-N57-turbodiesel-inline-six-03.jpg?resize=600%2C600&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Land-Rover-Defender-with-a-BMW-N57-turbodiesel-inline-six-03.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Land-Rover-Defender-with-a-BMW-N57-turbodiesel-inline-six-03.jpg?resize=768%2C768&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Land-Rover-Defender-with-a-BMW-N57-turbodiesel-inline-six-03.jpg?w=960&amp;ssl=1 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=139139\" rel=\"attachment 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1638w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=139140\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-139140\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"139140\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=139140\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Land-Rover-Defender-with-a-BMW-N57-turbodiesel-inline-six-05.jpg?fit=1638%2C1310&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1638,1310\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"Land Rover Defender with a BMW N57 turbodiesel inline-six 05\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Land Rover Defender with a BMW N57 turbodiesel inline-six&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Land-Rover-Defender-with-a-BMW-N57-turbodiesel-inline-six-05.jpg?fit=1200%2C960&amp;ssl=1\" 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https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Land-Rover-Defender-with-a-BMW-N57-turbodiesel-inline-six-05.jpg?resize=1536%2C1228&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Land-Rover-Defender-with-a-BMW-N57-turbodiesel-inline-six-05.jpg?w=1638&amp;ssl=1 1638w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=139141\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-139141\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"139141\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=139141\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Land-Rover-Defender-with-a-BMW-N57-turbodiesel-inline-six-06.jpg?fit=1600%2C900&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1600,900\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"Land Rover Defender with a BMW N57 turbodiesel inline-six 06\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Land Rover Defender with a BMW N57 turbodiesel inline-six&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Land-Rover-Defender-with-a-BMW-N57-turbodiesel-inline-six-06.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Land-Rover-Defender-with-a-BMW-N57-turbodiesel-inline-six-06.jpg?resize=600%2C338&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Land Rover Defender with a BMW N57 turbodiesel on the dyno\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-139141\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Land-Rover-Defender-with-a-BMW-N57-turbodiesel-inline-six-06.jpg?resize=600%2C338&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Land-Rover-Defender-with-a-BMW-N57-turbodiesel-inline-six-06.jpg?resize=1200%2C675&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Land-Rover-Defender-with-a-BMW-N57-turbodiesel-inline-six-06.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Land-Rover-Defender-with-a-BMW-N57-turbodiesel-inline-six-06.jpg?resize=1536%2C864&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Land-Rover-Defender-with-a-BMW-N57-turbodiesel-inline-six-06.jpg?w=1600&amp;ssl=1 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/mwmachines4x4\/\">MW Machines 4&#215;4 FB page<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@DarksideDevelopments\">Darkside Developments FB page<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This Land Rover Defender was built by MW Machines 4&#215;4 in the UK. The company specializes in BMW motor swaps in Defenders. So this Defender is now powered by a 3.0 L BMW N57 turbodiesel inline-six and ZF eight-speed automatic transmission. The motor features a factory longblock, Piezo fuel injectors, custom intercooler, and Darkside Development&#8217;s&hellip;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=139129\" rel=\"bookmark\">Read More &raquo;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Land Rover Defender with a BMW N57 Turbodiesel Inline-Six<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":139136,"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":[287],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-139129","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-defender"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Land-Rover-Defender-with-a-BMW-N57-turbodiesel-inline-six-01.jpg?fit=1600%2C900&ssl=1","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":132243,"url":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=132243","url_meta":{"origin":139129,"position":0},"title":"BMW 1 Series with a 992 hp N57 Turbodiesel Inline-Six Goes 8.72 sec","author":"swaptastic","date":"May 26, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"AS Performance continues to develop their BMW 1 Series (E81) with a 3.0 L N57 turbodiesel inline-six. In our previous article the motor made 825 hp (615 kW) and 1419 Nm (1046 lb-ft) of torque on 4.9 bar (71 psi) of boost and only diesel fuel. 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The team's first stop was a dyno to tune the blue hatchback's 3.0 L N57 turbodiesel inline-six swapped from a BMW 330d (E90). 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The hatchback is no longer powered by a diesel inline-four. 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It originally came with a 2.0 L N47D20 turbodiesel inline-four making 201 hp and 400 Nm (295 lb-ft). Oskari swapped the inline-four to a 3.0 L N57D30A turbodiesel inline-six. 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