Question about the 4 cylinder engines

sanchorb · 11-26-2011, 07:26 PM

Hi to all. I was reading on Wikipedia about the F30, still a very green section but hope it gets better with time. It says there that "Naturally aspirated straight-six engines from 325i/330i are replaced by BMW's new N20 turbocharged inline-four two liter engine already introduced in a lot of BMW models". Further on the section it says that the 320i will have the 2.0 L engine, which I assume obviously will be a 4 banger.

My questions are: Is the 320i the most basic model we could get? and the other one is: is that N20 2.000 cc. turbo engine what the 320i will get? I love all of these models, but lately I have been going for 4 cylinders. I also recognize I have been kind of prejudiced against turbos, which for me are equal to big bucks and problems. I am kind of worried that even for those of us who are happy with the smaller engines will only have turbo powered options, adding some degree of "unbasicness"

to some of us fans. Thank you for your inputs.

pokerface · 11-26-2011, 11:48 PM

I assume that NA sub 2.0L will still be available in some parts of the world

southlight · 11-27-2011, 03:31 AM

There won't be any naturally aspirated engines for the F30. The 320i will get the turbocharged 2.0l N20 engine.

Best regards,
south

sanchorb · 11-27-2011, 09:47 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by southlight

There won't be any naturally aspirated engines for the F30. The 320i will get the turbocharged 2.0l N20 engine.

Best regards,
south

Damn. turbos = $$$

southlight · 11-27-2011, 09:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sanchorb

Damn. turbos = $$$

Well, I would assume BMW knows what they're doing. Plus, the 20i most certainly runs fairly low boost levels.

Best regards,
south

Ron Scott · 11-27-2011, 10:46 AM

Argues for buying the 335...

sanchorb · 11-27-2011, 11:19 AM

Well thank you for replies, guess it will be either go turbo or go with the big 6 cyl engine...we´ll wait and see how it goes, guess I am prejudiced against turbo systems. Cheers!

volsfan0911 · 11-27-2011, 09:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by southlight

Well, I would assume BMW knows what they're doing. Plus, the 20i most certainly runs fairly low boost levels.

Best regards,
south

Most stuff I've read puts it about 18 psi max.

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sanchorb sanchorb 2 Rep 52 Posts Drives: BMW X3 2006 Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: CR iTrader: (0)	Question about the 4 cylinder engines Hi to all. I was reading on Wikipedia about the F30, still a very green section but hope it gets better with time. It says there that "Naturally aspirated straight-six engines from 325i/330i are replaced by BMW's new N20 turbocharged inline-four two liter engine already introduced in a lot of BMW models". Further on the section it says that the 320i will have the 2.0 L engine, which I assume obviously will be a 4 banger. My questions are: Is the 320i the most basic model we could get? and the other one is: is that N20 2.000 cc. turbo engine what the 320i will get? I love all of these models, but lately I have been going for 4 cylinders. I also recognize I have been kind of prejudiced against turbos, which for me are equal to big bucks and problems. I am kind of worried that even for those of us who are happy with the smaller engines will only have turbo powered options, adding some degree of "unbasicness" to some of us fans. Thank you for your inputs.
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southlight Moderator / European Editor 1494 Rep 6,755 Posts Drives: X3M Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Germany iTrader: (0)	There won't be any naturally aspirated engines for the F30. The 320i will get the turbocharged 2.0l N20 engine. Best regards, south __________________ Those forums...WHY NOT? JOIN THE 6MT CLUB GROUP
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sanchorb sanchorb 2 Rep 52 Posts Drives: BMW X3 2006 Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: CR iTrader: (0)	Good point Well thank you for replies, guess it will be either go turbo or go with the big 6 cyl engine...we´ll wait and see how it goes, guess I am prejudiced against turbo systems. Cheers!
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