Report: All BMW four-cylinders will be turbocharged

According to the latest reports, it appears that Bmw is planning to turbocharge all of its four-cylinder engines. Sources confirm the fact that these engines will deliver up to 241 hp, while new-generation straight-six engines will be used in order to deliver more power. Bmw is planning to use two different types of turbocharger and different engine management maps.
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knowitall1985 - 2/19/2011 4:23:02 PM

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Would rather a hybrid. Electric turbo...(((:

quizz - 2/19/2011 8:10:04 PM

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A lighter Z2 with such a fun engine would be very welcomed.

IamEvilHomer - 2/21/2011 12:26:23 PM

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welcome to Audi circa 1990

rumnyc - 2/21/2011 10:26:57 PM

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I think the audi 2.0T is grossly overrated. I testdrove it (with DSG) and came away disappointed. I wanted to buy that car, but the engine let it down.

If BMW is replacing the _28 engines with a turbo 4, you can bet its going to be less laggy and more torquey than the audi 2.0T.

thstone - 2/22/2011 4:41:56 PM

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I'll never ever buy a 4-cyl BMW. A crappy 4-cyl is hardly The Ultimate Driving Machine. Have we already forgotten the 318i? Been there, done that, hated it.

These cars will be spurred, shunned, and universally hated to the extent that they will destroy BMW's reputation. It's all downhill from here for BMW.