The BMW N20 engine is a different motor for different people. For some, it's an engine that represents the start of the downsizing era for BMW, and one that can have catastrophic and expensive engine ...

The BMW i8 is a masterpiece. In the late 2000s, engineers from the German automaker created a sonnet of motoring, carefully folding in the past with the future—sadly, it’s a song which fell on deaf ...

More power, greater torque, reduced fuel consumption, lower tailpipe emissions and less weight--but better? Before driving the BMW X1 xDrive28i, the first model to feature the German carmaker's new ...

Anyone who recalls the 2017 BMW class action lawsuit over timing chain problems will be familiar with the BMW N20 engine. It's a turbocharged inline four-cylinder that sadly became embroiled in the ...

The B48 is one of BMW's most well-regarded engines. It launched in 2014 as a replacement for the 241-horsepower BMW N20 and N26 engines and soon became a staple for BMW, powering cars and SUVs from ...

A subsidiary of BMW’s China JV partner Brilliance has started local assembly of BMW’s N20 4-cylinder turbocharged engines. Mianyang Xinchen Engine Machinery Company has begun assembly of the N20 ...