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BMW has unveiled a new twin-turbocharged four-cylinder petrol engine which will make its debut in the X1 at the Geneva motor show in March.
Wait! Come back! The new BMW X1 xDrive28i features a 2.0-litre, four-cylinder unit - apparently modelled on the straight-sixes - with twin-scroll turbocharging.
The result of this engine wizardry is a power output of 245bhp and 258lb ft of torque. Yes, 245bhp from a four-cylinder petrol.
Remember, the old BMW 2.0-litre petrol produced a max of 170bhp, and this new one, as fitted in the X1 28i, offers 35.7mpg and a 0-62mph time of 6.1 seconds. BMW claims that torque figure is accessible from as low down as 1,250rpm. It gets an aluminium crankcase, double VANOS and high precision fuel injection, which, in short, results in something quite astonishing.
Don't forget, BMW became famous with its classic 2002 Turbo, and has recent form - the 3.0-litre turbo'd six won at the International Engine of the Year awards.
In other engine-type news, future AMGs will likely use hybrid technology. Herbert Kohler, Daimler's head of future mobility and advanced engineering, said AMG would still offer big power, but nodded at the need to reduce fuel consumption, pointing to hybrid tech as a solution.
Anyhoo, that turbocharged four-pot, a BMW 1 Series Coupe, stripped interior, lightweight body panels...can you see where we're going with this?
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Enzo3185 commented on this article
at 05:55 pm on 19 January 2011
yeah, i can see where you're going... a BMW Series 1 M CSL... don't sound so bad and boring at the end, does it??
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AFreeman commented on this article
at 08:26 pm on 19 January 2011
I'm not impressed with that power in the least bit, the mivec 2.0T in the evo x mr is 295 hp hp with 300 lbs/ft, and the FQ 400 spec is 405 hp, and i've seen evo's with a 2.0 four pot putting out over 1000 HP...
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at 08:26 pm on 19 January 2011
I'm not impressed with that power in the least bit, the mivec 2.0T in the evo x mr is 295 hp hp with 300 lbs/ft, and the FQ 400 spec is 405 hp, and i've seen evo's with a 2.0 four pot putting out over 1000 HP...
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thingus commented on this article
at 10:24 pm on 19 January 2011
Do you want 1000hp in a min-suv? No doubt the power and torque will make it feel quick and comfortable and MPG is very good. If you turn at at Ace Cafe in a mini-suv with 1khp you'll be laughed at by boys in Astra-vans.
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kyzarvs commented on this article
at 10:25 pm on 19 January 2011
So my 1992 Toyota MR2 with a twin-scroll turbo, 250bhp (mildly tweaked I'll admit), 33mpg, 0-60 in around 5.5 and 160mph is what? It's 19 years old and does all that you drool over the BMW for... What about the Mitsubishi Evo engines, the S2000, the Imprezas, hell even an Astra VXR is about that isn't it? X5 - bog-awful chelsea tractor X3 & X1 - trying very hard to be the X5 - WHY?
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