BMW has equipped its BMW X3 SUV with its new ‘TwinPower’ turbocharged 2.0-litre petrol engine. The 242bhp four-cylinder unit will be available in the X3 xDrive28i from spring 2012.
The engine, which also features in the 3-series and Z4, produces 258lb ft of torque between 1250-4800rpm. It helps propel the X3 xDrive28i from 0-62mph in 6.7sec.
BMW has also launched a revised M Sport package for its larger BMW X5 SUV. The M Sport package is available on all engine options and features 20in alloys, an exterior bodykit, xenon adaptive cornering headlights and a new M Sport suspension set-up.
Inside, M Sport-equipped X5s get a leather-clad M Sport steering wheel with shift paddles, individual anthracite roof lining, individual interior trim strips, M logo doorsills, stainless steel pedals and an M footrest for the driver. The M Sport edition also includes electrically adjustable sports seats.
Katie Hayes
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Re: New engine for BMW X3
True, the actual capacity is unimportant, but what is a crying shame is the loss of two cylinders. No 4 pot turbo will ever sound as ravishing to the soul as a straight six. But in every other way there's not much in it, so here's to the future?
Re: New engine for BMW X3
Well said!
Really, who cares? 328 with a 2.8 or a 2.0: Not important. As long as you know it's place in the pecking order; that is all the badge is designed to do. Time moves on, so should we.
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