Officially Official: BMW announces 2.0-liter four-cylinder turbo for U.S.
#1
01-29-2011, 09:22 PM
Officially Official: BMW announces 2.0-liter four-cylinder turbo for U.S.
Officially Official: BMW announces 2.0-liter four-cylinder turbo for U.S. — Autoblog
BMW has been teasing us with little factoids here and there about its new 2.0-liter turbocharged four-cylinder engine, and we finally have official confirmation that it will, in fact, be coming to the United States later this year.
This new four-cylinder engine uses the same twin-scroll turbo technology found in the larger N55 3.0-liter engine. Maximum power is rated at 240 horsepower at 5,000 rpm, and peak torque – all 260 pound-feet of it – is delivered at 1,250 rpm. By switching to a smaller-displacement, turbocharged, direct-injected engine, we can expect that cars with this new 2.0-liter four will get a healthy bump in fuel economy over the current six-cylinder models.
BMW has yet to point out which models will be getting the new 2.0-liter turbo, but since the automaker specifically mentions that it offers more power and torque than the current naturally aspirated 3.0-liter inline-six, we wouldn't be shocked to learn that all cars with a 28i or 30i at the end of the name will now be powered by this four-pot mill. Earlier reports have suggested that the Z4 sDrive30i will now use four-cylinder power, and we're betting both the 1 and 3 Series, as well as X1, will get the turbo-four treatment.
BMW has been teasing us with little factoids here and there about its new 2.0-liter turbocharged four-cylinder engine, and we finally have official confirmation that it will, in fact, be coming to the United States later this year.
This new four-cylinder engine uses the same twin-scroll turbo technology found in the larger N55 3.0-liter engine. Maximum power is rated at 240 horsepower at 5,000 rpm, and peak torque – all 260 pound-feet of it – is delivered at 1,250 rpm. By switching to a smaller-displacement, turbocharged, direct-injected engine, we can expect that cars with this new 2.0-liter four will get a healthy bump in fuel economy over the current six-cylinder models.
BMW has yet to point out which models will be getting the new 2.0-liter turbo, but since the automaker specifically mentions that it offers more power and torque than the current naturally aspirated 3.0-liter inline-six, we wouldn't be shocked to learn that all cars with a 28i or 30i at the end of the name will now be powered by this four-pot mill. Earlier reports have suggested that the Z4 sDrive30i will now use four-cylinder power, and we're betting both the 1 and 3 Series, as well as X1, will get the turbo-four treatment.
#2
01-29-2011, 09:33 PM
That turbo 4 is nasty! 240hp/260lb-ft in the 1GT (like BMW's version of the A3) would be a beast...
1GT render:
1GT render:
#6
01-29-2011, 11:14 PM
So happy to hear this! Knew it may have been coming, but still wasn't sure. Just hope they still give the option in cars like the 1er of the NA straight-6. Preferably, sell the turbo-4 as a 120i or something, then sell a 130i with 265 hp, and the 135i. That would be sweet!
#7
01-29-2011, 11:16 PM
Really? That would be cool.
#8
01-30-2011, 11:47 AM
Not my render - it's an impression from CAR magazine. I'm sure BMW will make it look good. I only wish it were RWD instead of FWD.
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