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The 3 Series has been on Car and Driver magazine's annual 10 Best list 22 times, from 1992 through 2014, making it the longest-running entry in the list. [29] In their December 2009 issue, Grassroots Motorsports magazine named the BMW 3 Series as the second-most important performance car built during the previous 25 years.
It was also listed as one of Ward's 10 Best Engines in 2006 and 2007. [2] [3] [4] In European markets, the N52 began to be phased out in favor of its direct injected version, the BMW N53 in 2007. Markets such as the United States, Canada, Australia and Malaysia retained the N52 as the N53 was deemed unsuitable due to the high sulphur content of ...
The F30 sedan debuted at the 2012 Geneva Motor Show in March 2012 [12] and was the first of the sixth generation 3 Series models to go on sale. [13] Early models included the 328i and 335i and (post LCI) later models included the 330i and 340i.
In the United States and Canada, the only estate model available prior to 2007 was the 325xi, [24] and then the 328i and 328xi from 2007 onwards. The Australian market received only a handful of models which included the 320i, 320d and 323i until the end of its production.
BMW is well known for its history of inline-six (straight-six) engines, a layout it continues to use to this day despite most other manufacturers switching to a V6 layout. . The more common inline-four and V8 layouts are also produced by BMW, and at times the company has produced inline-three, V10 and V12 engines, BMW also engineered non-production customised engines especially for motorsports ...
The BMW N54 is a twin-turbocharged straight-six petrol engine that was produced from 2006 to 2016. [1] It is BMW's first mass-produced turbocharged petrol engine and BMW's first turbocharged petrol engine since the limited-production BMW M106 was discontinued in 1986.
The Cummins X-series engine is an Inline (Straight)-6 diesel engine produced by Cummins for heavy duty trucks and motorcoaches, replacing the N14 in 2001 when emissions regulations passed by the EPA made the engine obsolete.
The 1 Series Coupé (E82) was unveiled in 2007 at the Frankfurt Motor Show [36] [37] and went on sale on 24 November 2007. The model range consisted of the 118d, 118i, 120i, 120d, 123d, 125i, 125se, 128i, 135i, 135is, and the M Coupé. [38] In North America, the E82 went on sale in October 2007 with the 128i and the 135i models. [39]