Videos: 2012 BMW Z4 sDrive28i with four-cylinder engine
Starting this fall, BMW of North America will introduce an update to the BMW Z4 sDrive28i model.
Starting this fall, BMW of North America will introduce an update to the BMW Z4 sDrive28i model.
With the 2012 BMW Z4 sDrive28i, the Munich-based automaker introduces the first four-cylinder engine into the U.S. market
The launch of the new 2.0 liter four-cylinder TwinPower engine was only the beginning for a new family of BMW engines. Most of the engines available today in the lineup will be redesigned so they can share far more parts.
As anticipated by BMWBLOG, the first four-cylinder BMW to return to the United States is the Z4 sDrive28i Roadster.
The first BMW in the United States to feature the new N20 four-cylinder TwinPower engine is the BMW Z4 sDrive28i.
BMW discussed the new 500cc per cylinder engine architecture that will serve as a building block for upcoming three, four, and in-line six cylinder gasoline and diesel engines.
Several four-cylinder turbocharged powerplants are in works, but today AutoNews reports on BMW's plans to expand the TwinPower Turbo package to 3-cylinder engines, both gasoline and diesel.
To learn more about the engine, we sat down with Dr. Bernardo Lopez-Alvaredo, Head of Drivetrain Evaluation.