BMW to expand TwinPower Turbo package to 4-, 3-cylinder engines

BMW AG will be expanding the use of its TwinPower Turbo package to 4- and 3-cylinder engines – comprising both gasoline and diesel variants. In 2009, this package, which features a combination of twin-scroll turbocharging, direct gasoline injection and fully variable Valvetronic valve management systems, had debuted in a 6-cylinder 3.0-liter gasoline engine that powered the 5-series GT midsized model. At the recently held Geneva auto show
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bmwcs - 3/22/2011 8:24:13 PM

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Should be a great engine...like all of BMW's, and just in time for 4+ dollar gas in the US.

truckman - 3/23/2011 5:39:56 AM

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I like it!

Spectator - 3/23/2011 11:10:16 AM

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That name is very misleading. I wonder why BMW kept the name when they switched to the N55 engine. Everyone buy these cars is going to think they have a twin turbo when in actuality all they have is one turbo.

Good turbo...bad name. Heck imagine if they combined this set up with Porsches Variable Geometry Turbo. Now that would be one heck of a turbo.

Willis - 3/23/2011 3:37:16 PM

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"That's ok, 80% of BMW 1-series owners thought they bought a FWD car. As long as it has the BMW logo on the hood, not much else matters to the owners."

The same can be said for LEXUS - and any brand for that matter.

BMWAG - 3/24/2011 12:14:10 PM

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TwinPower turbo stand for a single twin scroll turbo.