Tired of the boring, standard 3.0L in your kene... E39? Tried racing it, only to realize the engine produces noise instead of power?

I’ve been there. While playing with mods in BeamNG, I always felt something was missing—the realism of power delivery. I kept tweaking the files myself to make it feel right. One major frustration was the lack of engine tuning options, so I decided to fix that and take matters into my own hands.

This is my first edit of the BMW E39 V15 mod, aimed at bringing it closer to real-life performance.

In the stock configuration, the engine produces 187 PS and 363 Nm, while in reality it should generate 184–193 PS and 390–410 Nm, depending on the version. The original mod had some serious issues: the engine map was poorly designed, the wastegate locked, inertia too high, boost too low at low RPMs, and backpressure too strong. This meant that even with 187 PS on paper, torque was low, the car struggled to move, and the top end never really came alive.

I reworked the engine map, fixed what was broken, and now with the Stock Turbocharger and Stock ECU, the car produces 199 PS and 402 Nm—much closer to reality (you can forgive a slight overshoot due to BeamNG’s engine mapping limitations).

I also added tunable engine maps:

• ECO mode: 221 PS / 454 Nm

• Stage 1: 240 PS / 500 Nm

For fun, I left an option to choose the stock turbo, labeled “Stock Turbocharger Badly Refurbished”, but be careful—the power on each map is significantly lower in that mode.

Finally, I replaced the engine sound with the M62B44 4.4 V8 because the stock sound felt too artificial for my taste.

This mod is all about realistic power delivery, tunability, and a more authentic driving experience for your E39 in BeamNG. Enjoy!

To install this mod, you must first have the mod by Kene, which can be found under the name BMW 5-SERIES E39 [RELEASE] V15.

There are two methods for installation:

• If you have the mod installed as a ZIP file:

  • Add both folders art and vehicles to /BeamNG.drive/mods/(your zip file)

• If you have the mod installed without ZIP (directly into /BeamNG.drive/):

  • Move both folders art and vehicles into your main game folder