BMW is Bringing Three-Cyl Engines to the US

BMW is reportedly set to offer three-cylinder engines in its U.S. lineup, according to a BMW source that spoke with Automotive News.

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BMW is reportedly set to offer three-cylinder engines in its U.S. lineup, according to a BMW source that spoke with Automotive News. In the U.S. BMW will soon offer small three-cylinder engines in the MINI lineup and the upcoming BMW i8 plug-in hybrid.

Ian Robertson, BMW AG board member for sales and marketing also stated at the Paris Motor Show, “Hybrids with a three-cylinder engine are coming rapidly.” At the Paris Motor Show, BMW showed off the Concept Active Tourer, which is powered by a 1.5L three-cylinder engine and electric motor that generated a total 190 horsepower. “It behaves like a six-cylinder, it is half of a six-cylinder engine and has the noise of a six cylinder,” Robertson stated. “The output from a relatively small engine is not what you would have imagined.”

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