<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/tech/" rel="tag">Technology</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/bmw/" rel="tag">BMW</a></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/bmw-x1-2-0-turbocharged-four-cylinder/"><img alt="BMW 2.0-liter Turbo" src="http://blog.pangeic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/01-bmw-4-630-1296249672.jpg" style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; margin: 4px 0px;" /></a><br />
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	BMW's four-cylinder turbocharged engine - Click above for high-res image gallery</div>
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<a href="http://autoblog.com/make/bmw">BMW</a> has been teasing us with little factoids here and there about its new 2.0-liter turbocharged four-cylinder engine, and we finally have official confirmation that it will, in fact, be coming to the United States later this year.<br />
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This new four-cylinder engine uses the same twin-scroll turbo technology found in the larger N55 3.0-liter engine. Maximum power is rated at 240 horsepower at 5,000 rpm, and peak torque - all 260 pound-feet of it - is delivered at 1,250 rpm. By switching to a smaller-displacement, turbocharged, direct-injected engine, we can expect that automobiles with this new 2.0-liter four will get a healthy bump in fuel economy over the current six-cylinder models.<br />
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BMW has yet to point out which models will be getting the new 2.0-liter turbo, but since the automaker specifically mentions that it offers more power and torque than the current naturally aspirated 3.0-liter inline-six, we wouldn't be shocked to learn that all automobiles with a 28i or 30i at the end of the name will now be powered by this four-pot mill. <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2011/01/11/report-bmw-z4-to-get-four-cylinder-turbo-as-base-engine/">Earlier reports</a> have suggested that the <a href="http://autoblog.com/model/z4">Z4 sDrive30i</a> will now use four-cylinder power, and we're betting both the <a href="http://autoblog.com/model/1+series">1</a> and <a href="http://autoblog.com/model/3+series">3 Series</a>, as well as <a href="http://autoblog.com/tag/x1">X1</a>, will get the turbo-four treatment. <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2011/01/28/officially-official-bmw-announces-2-0-liter-four-cylinder-turbo/#continued">Follow the jump</a> for the official press release.<br />
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<div><p><strong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/bmw-x1-2-0-turbocharged-four-cylinder">BMW X1 2.0 Turbocharged Four Cylinder</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/bmw-x1-2-0-turbocharged-four-cylinder/"><img src="http://blog.pangeic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/01-bmw-4_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/bmw-x1-2-0-turbocharged-four-cylinder/"><img src="http://blog.pangeic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/02-bmw-4_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/bmw-x1-2-0-turbocharged-four-cylinder/"><img src="http://blog.pangeic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/03-bmw-4_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/bmw-x1-2-0-turbocharged-four-cylinder/"><img src="http://blog.pangeic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/04-bmw-4_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div><br />
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