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      09-16-2012, 08:13 AM   #13
Btdew
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"A little math gives us a range in horsepower from 120 to approximately 200 ponies. For diesels, the low end of the char shows 20 kW per cylinder or 80 horsepower per engine. At the high end, 180 ponies will drive the diesel-powered vehicle. The torque ranges are 180 to 270 Nm for petrol, and 225 to 300 Nm for diesel."

"For vehicles under 1,300 kilograms, a 3-cylinder engine is the prime candidate. Anything above that weight will jump into the 4-cylinder Territory. As BMW says, do not expect a 2,000 kg vehicle to be moved by a 1.5 liter engine. "

Quotes from BMWblog after their testdrive.


According to those figures, a petrol could give max 270 NM and 200 HP. So that means it could be used in a future 118i as its suppose to be stronger on paper (current 118i is 250NM and 170HP).

A good moment would be when they do a facelift with new engines. Using anything below that would mean going backwards and i don't think they will do that. the 116i will probably be an equivalent to the current 118i in terms of power.

So what that means in my opinion, if they don't have any of those enhanced engines, anything above 118i or 318i will still use 4 cilinder engines.

For diesel: their max torque is 20 NM less than the current 118d, so again, nothing above the 118d will probably use the 3 cilinder.

It seems this engine is focused for new minis and entry level engines for bmw (114i-116i-maybe 118i)
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