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The BMW N43 is a naturally aspirated four-cylinder petrol engine which was sold from 2006 to 2013. It replaced both the BMW N46 and BMW N45 engines. [ 1 ] However the N43 was not sold in countries with high sulfur fuel, [ 2 ] therefore the N45/N46 engines remained in production alongside the N43.
First marketed in March 2005, the car quickly became BMW Group's best-selling car worldwide, and by the end of the year 229,900 vehicles had been delivered. [76] The BMW E90 series was the best-selling luxury car in Canada and the United States. The 2006 E90 marked the 15th consecutive year that the 3 Series was named on Car and Driver's 10Best.
In June 2022, BMW revealed the first BMW M3 Touring, codenamed G81. Based on the seventh generation 3 Series, it marks the first time a BMW M Touring model reached the market. [ 27 ] The touring version of the M3 contains the same engine and interior setup as the M3 sedan, but extends the roof line to become a wagon .
Compared with its N42 predecessor, the N46 features a revised crankshaft, intake manifold [2] and valvetrain. [3] In 2007, the N46 was updated, which was known as the N46N. Changes included the intake manifold, exhaust camshaft and the engine control unit was changed from Bosch Motronic version ME9.2 to version MV17.4.6.
BMW also introduced a separate hatchback model under the 3 Series nameplate called the 3 Series Gran Turismo (F34). The F30 is the first generation of the 3 Series to be powered by a range of turbocharged engines exclusively and electric power steering (replacing the hydraulic power steering systems used previously). [ 4 ]
The BMW N52 is a naturally aspirated straight-6 petrol engine which was produced from 2004 to 2015. The N52 replaced the BMW M54 and debuted on the E90 3 Series and E63 6 Series . The N52 was the first water-cooled engine to use magnesium/aluminium composite construction in the engine block. [ 1 ]
The BMW N45 is a naturally aspirated four-cylinder petrol engine which replaced the BMW N40 and was produced from 2004-2011. [1] It was produced alongside the BMW N46 engine and only sold in some countries, where vehicle taxes favoured small-displacement engines.
BMW was aware of HPFP problems, describing them in internal Technical Service Bulletins as "driveability problems". [31] In April 2009, a class action suit was filed against BMW in connection with HPFP failures. [32] [33] BMW settled the suit in June 2010. On 26 October 2010, following an ABC News story about HPFP failures, [34] BMW announced a ...