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Listen to the Sounds of BMW's New 1.5-liter Twin-Turbo 3-Cylinder Gasoline Engine on a 1-Series
We have heard the claims repeatedly from BMW's people ever since they announced the development of their brand new series of 1.5-liter TwinPower three-cylinder petrol and diesel engines: these new powerplants will be strong, fuel-efficient and equally important, sound the part. At the recent Paris Motor Show, BMW sales and marketing boss Ian Robertson told reporters that the new three-cylinder engine “behaves like a six-cylinder, is half-of a six-cylinder and has the noise of a six-cylinderâ€.
Want more? Here is another quote from BMW regarding the gasoline version of the 1.5-liter twin-turbocharged unit that will be offered in outputs ranging from 120Hp to 220Hp:
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Opel And Vauxhall Develop New Turbocharged 1.0l 3-cylinder Engine For Adam
GM's European arm has announced the development of a new 1.0-liter turbocharged three-cylinder petrol engine with an output of 113hp (115PS) that will make its debut on the Opel (Vauxhall in the UK) Adam city car at next month's Frankfurt Motor...
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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...
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Bmw Reportedly Working On 1.3-liter And 1.8-liter Turbo Engines With 163 To 321hp
It's a rumor we've been hearing about since the beginning of the decade; BMW's turbocharged four-cylinder petrol engines, yet up until now, the only small capacity turbo unit we've seen from the Bavarian group is the MINI's 1.6-liter...
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Ford To Introduce 1.6-liter Ecoboost Turbo Petrol Engines With Direct Injection In 2010
If there's one thing someone could hold against Ford of Europe that is the absence of any noteworthy gasoline engines in its range other than the 2.5-liter turbocharged 5-cylinder unit. Ford is one of the last European manufacturers to take advantage...
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Gm Introduces New 1.4-liter Turbo With 120-140hp And 1.6-liter Turbo Cng With 150hp
General Motors has developed two brand-new engines for vehicles marketed in Europe and other regions, a 1.4-liter Turbo gasoline unit and a 1.6-liter Turbo natural gas unit. Starting off with the new 1.4-liter turbocharged 4-cylinder engine, it will be...
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