This innovative turbocharged unit provides more horsepower and torque per litre than any other four -
cylinder petrol engine found in this class of car.
Featuring a combination of both electric and petrol motors, it achieves a 4.5 second 0 - 60 time using a highly tuned version of the 3 -
cylinder petrol engine found in the new Mini.
Not exact matches
It's when BMW offers the six -
cylinder petrol engine with both xDrive and a manual gearbox that I suspect we'll
find the ultimate non-M 4 - series.
However, it doesn't take a genius to work out that Porsche also has a 3.0 - litre turbocharged six -
cylinder petrol - hybrid powertrain that it offers in both the Panamera and new Cayenne, and it's this
engine that will
find its way to Crewe.
The Cooper uses the same 1.5 litre three -
cylinder turbo
petrol engine found in the MINI hatch and Clubman.
While the new generation 2.0 - litre diesel
engines do duty for the xDrive 20d, the four -
cylinder 2.0 - litre
petrol engines are
found in the xDrive 28i and xDrive 20i.
At launch, the smallest
petrol engine is the 248bhp 2.0 - litre four -
cylinder turbo
found in the 530i, while the 335bhp 3.0 - litre straight - six 540i Touring tops the range for now.
It might appear the same on paper (right on down to its bore and stroke) but the VW Golf GTI's turbocharged 2.0 - litre four -
cylinder petrol engine is, in fact, different to that
found in its predecessor.
Engine line - up is the same mix of three - and four -
cylinder petrols and diesels
found in the Active Tourer.
As for the
engine line - up, it will be offered with the same four -
cylinder diesel and
petrol engines found in Europe, while the American market will receive a new four -
cylinder engine.
Under the bonnet we'll
find tweaked versions of Mercedes sourced four -
cylinder turbocharged
petrol and diesel
engines.
Areas of improvement Rear windshield is small, No rear wiper, Front design could be better (it looks like a Tiago from front, which is not bad but expected somehing diffrent from this styleback), 1.2
petrol 3
cylinder Engine is okay for City use, have to strech my legs on a Highway to
find out Highway performance which I am planning to do after my first car service.
To recap, the BMW 218i Active Tourer Luxury is equipped with a 1.5 litre TwinPower Turbo
petrol three -
cylinder engine (the one
found on the BMW i8).
More lightweight architecture means a wide array of
engines, both
petrol burners and diesels with four - and six -
cylinder configurations followed as expected, by a hybrid version, consisting of a 2.0 - liter four -
cylinder turbo
engine and an electric motor, the same one
found on the new Audi SQ7.
To
find out, the Mercedes GLC 300 Coupe meets the BMW X4 28i, both with four -
cylinder petrol engines, all - wheel drive as well as automatic — practically equally expensive.