All have forged steel connecting rods, a one-piece cast camshaft, iron-coated aluminum pistons and a magnesium intake manifold.

To deal with the vibration problems of a 90 degree V6, a balancer shaft was installed in the engine block between the cylinder banks.

This essentially eliminated first and second order vibration problems (see engine balance).

A dual-length Variable Length Intake Manifold is fitted to optimise engine flexibility.

[1][8] Applications: The E32 Kompressor is a special version of the 3.2 L (3,199 cc), fitted with a helical Twin-screw type supercharger.

The supercharger was developed in conjunction with IHI and features Teflon-coated rotors producing overall boost of 14.5 psi (1.00 bar) with the factory 74mm clutch-activated pulley.

A water-to-air intercooler made by Garrett is fitted beneath the supercharger inside the V, with a 0.8L Heat-Exchanger mounted under the bumper run by an electric water pump.