New BMW X3 xDrive20i with 2.0L turbo – 184hp/270Nm

The BMW X3′s engine range gets a new addition – it will be available with BMW’s new 2.0 liter turbocharged inline-4 petrol engine from autumn 2011.

Power output will be 184 horsepower at a low engine speed of 4,800rpm, while peak torque is 270Nm from as low as 1,250rpm. The peak horsepower numbers match the 20d engine, and peak torque kicks in at a very low RPM just like its diesel counterpart, though it’s a whole 110Nm less, but that’s normal in a petrol versus diesel comparison.

Because of the small engine displacement size, BMW Malaysia could use it to their advantage to price an X3 xDrive20i competitively and offer a petrol powered counterpart to their currently sole X3 offering – the xDrive20d.

BMW has also added the 35d engine option to the X3, but so far none of the 35d engines in any of the BMW models have been offered officially by BMW Malaysia, because of fuel quality issues presumably.

There are some X6 35d being brought in by the grey importers – wonder why, is diesel getting popular, or are there just not enough petrol X6 to bring in from Europe because of a shift towards more and more Europeans buying diesel cars to save on costs?

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This story originally appeared on Paul Tan's Automotive News on Sun, 07 Aug 11 13:34:32 +0000.

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