Just like the N47, N54, N55 and N57 engines, the smaller displacement N20 unit gets the BMW Performance Power Kit treatment. The “tuning” department within BMW just revealed the power figures on the new power kit that is available for … Continue reading

The BMW Group has extended its run of success in the International Engine of the Year Awards by recording two more class wins. The company’s latest distinctions in the globally renowned competition came courtesy of two drive units which bring … Continue reading

BMW TwinPower Turbo technology again takes two of Ward’s 2013 10 Best Engines Awards. The 2.0-liter TwinPower Turbo 4-cylinder (N20) and 3.0-liter TwinPower Turbo inline-6 (N55) are both repeat winners. “Nearly every BMW now sold in the US features TwinPower … Continue reading

Four award-winners spanning a displacement range of 1.6 to 4.0 litres – BMW Group again emerges as the most successful auto manufacturer in the internationally renowned engine contest. Munich / Stuttgart. Unbeaten titleholders and triumphant newcomers have secured the BMW … Continue reading

The highly-expected and good-looking Fisker Atlantic made its debut last week at the 2012 New York Auto Show. The plug-in hybrid is yet to have a set launch date, but the company releases some preliminary tech specs and price points. … Continue reading

A new dyno test shows the the tuning potential of the new N20 engine found in the also new 2012 BMW 328i. The folks at Automobile Magazine took the 328i onto a DynoJet dynamometer and showed that the N20 engine … Continue reading

Starting in the spring of 2012, all BMW X3 model variants will be powered by engines equipped with BMW TwinPower Turbo Technology. The latest addition to the drive train portfolio is the 2-litre, four-cylinder 180 kW/245 hp petrol engine, which gives the … Continue reading

I’m on the way back from Monterey, California, fresh off testing the all new F30 3 Series in both N20-powered 328i and N55-powered 335i guise. Only I don’t want to leave. I went into the F30 test, in a way, … Continue reading

Ward’s publishes their 2011 10 Best Engines list and BMW is well represented once again. The new four-cylinder 2.0 liter turbocharged N20 engine made the list, along with the 3.0 liter twin-scroll N55 powerplant. The Ward’s 10 Best Engines competition … Continue reading