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A pair of new turbocharged engines will soon be added to the range of the recently-launched BMW X3. These include a base four-cylinder gasoline unit and a flagship straight-six diesel.
- Mini Spices Up Countryman Crossover With 215-horsepower Jcw Variant
The largest Mini of them all, the Countryman crossover, will soon accept a new member into its family as the BMW Group owned British automaker will debut the John Cooper Works (JCW for short) model at the upcoming Geneva Motor Show. The new JCW Countryman...
- Alfa Romeo Announces New 1.8-liter Turbo Engine With Up To 300hp, Production Starts In 2013
The Fiat Group has revealed plans to produce a new four-cylinder gasoline direct injection turbo engine for Alfa Romeo at the firm's FMA plant in Pratola Serra beginning in early 2013. The Italian company said that the all-aluminum powerplant has...
- Ford’s Smallest Production Engine Ever: The New 1.0-liter Ecoboost Three-cylinder Gasoline Unit
It took the Ford Motor Company a very long time to jump aboard the turbocharged engine bandwagon for mainstream, non-sport models, but now the Detroit automaker is going full speed ahead with the presentation of a full range of force-fed gasoline powerplants....
- Bmw Rolls Out All-new 2.0-liter Turbocharged Four-cylinder Gasoline Engine With 245hp, Debuts On X1
[Updated] It's finally here; BMW has unveiled its long-rumored four-cylinder turbocharged gasoline engine which makes its world premiere on the X1 xDrive28. The four-banger essentially replaces the firm's classic naturally aspirated 3.0-liter...
- 2012 Ford Focus To Get 160hp 2.0-liter With Direct-injection And 40mpg
Ford today revealed new details on the 2.0-liter four-cylinder gasoline engine that will be offered on the North American market 2012 Focus when it arrives in U.S. showrooms next year. This newly designed powerplant marries direct injection technology...
Cars
BMW Turbocharges X3 with Two New Engines
A pair of new turbocharged engines will soon be added to the range of the recently-launched BMW X3. These include a base four-cylinder gasoline unit and a flagship straight-six diesel.
The new entry level version of the X3, the xDrive20i, is powered by a 2.0-liter aluminum four cylinder gasoline engine featuring a twin-scroll turbocharger, direct fuel injection, Double Vanos variable camshaft control and Valvetronic variable valve control system. It delivers 184HP at 4,800 rpm and 270 Nm (199 lb-ft) of torque from just 1,250 rpm.
Read more »- Mini Spices Up Countryman Crossover With 215-horsepower Jcw Variant
The largest Mini of them all, the Countryman crossover, will soon accept a new member into its family as the BMW Group owned British automaker will debut the John Cooper Works (JCW for short) model at the upcoming Geneva Motor Show. The new JCW Countryman...
- Alfa Romeo Announces New 1.8-liter Turbo Engine With Up To 300hp, Production Starts In 2013
The Fiat Group has revealed plans to produce a new four-cylinder gasoline direct injection turbo engine for Alfa Romeo at the firm's FMA plant in Pratola Serra beginning in early 2013. The Italian company said that the all-aluminum powerplant has...
- Ford’s Smallest Production Engine Ever: The New 1.0-liter Ecoboost Three-cylinder Gasoline Unit
It took the Ford Motor Company a very long time to jump aboard the turbocharged engine bandwagon for mainstream, non-sport models, but now the Detroit automaker is going full speed ahead with the presentation of a full range of force-fed gasoline powerplants....
- Bmw Rolls Out All-new 2.0-liter Turbocharged Four-cylinder Gasoline Engine With 245hp, Debuts On X1
[Updated] It's finally here; BMW has unveiled its long-rumored four-cylinder turbocharged gasoline engine which makes its world premiere on the X1 xDrive28. The four-banger essentially replaces the firm's classic naturally aspirated 3.0-liter...
- 2012 Ford Focus To Get 160hp 2.0-liter With Direct-injection And 40mpg
Ford today revealed new details on the 2.0-liter four-cylinder gasoline engine that will be offered on the North American market 2012 Focus when it arrives in U.S. showrooms next year. This newly designed powerplant marries direct injection technology...