The BMW M2 is a spiffy coupe right out of the gate, but what would it take to make it better? If you ask Nathan Fette of Dinan, a tuning company based in Morgan Hill, CA, it starts with one overriding ...

BMW has a tendency to understate its performance. Sure, the F80 M3 and F82 M4 make 425 horsepower and 406 pound-feet of torque on paper, but somehow the super twins manage to match or best their more ...

Your first instinct when driving the 2013 Dinan BMW 550xi S2 would probably be to compare it with the contemporary M5. Ours certainly was. Both pack more than 500 hp, dominate nearly all sedans on the ...

Even though Steve Dinan isn’t calling the shots at Dinan Cars anymore, the company is still probably one of the best for tuning Bimmers in the US. Their research and development budget is big enough ...

What’s It Like To Drive? On the road, you notice the extra power right off. You really can’t argue with extra power, and this is added all up and down the tach but not in such egregious amounts that ...

The time has come for Dinan Engineering to release a Stage 2 kit for the N55 3-liter inline 6-cylinder engine from BMW. Even though Steve Dinan, the founder of the company, is no longer overseeing ...

I drive tuner cars all too often I consider "different than stock" rather than better. With as good as modern cars are from the factory, it's becoming more and more challenging to make real ...

The BMW M4 is a perfectly lovely machine. In stock form, its 3.0-liter, six-cylinder, twin-turboed engine makes 425 horsepower and 406 foot-pounds of torque. With a base MSRP of $62,400, that's a ton ...

BMW’s souped-up “M” cars are focused pieces of machinery that enhance every aspect of the original donor vehicle’s dynamics—from engine and suspension to chassis and brakes. But for drivers who are ...

My best guess is that Dinan is actually part of some radical environmental group dedicated to eliminating all private car ownership. That's the only reason I can think of to explain why they keep ...

Hyperbole is the hallmark of advertising, and the automotive industry is no exception. Take, for example, BMW’s tagline “the Ultimate Driving Machine.” The familiar phrase seems fundamentally outdated ...

LA CAÑADA FLINTRIDGE, California —Customization and personalization of products is more common than ever, but it is nothing new to Dinan Engineering. The Morgan Hill, California firm has for years ...