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The BMW B48 is a
The BMW B48 is a turbocharged
In an internal combustion engine, a turbocharger (often called a turbo) is a forced induction device that is powered by the flow of exhaust gases. It uses this energy to compress the intake gas, forcing more air into the engine in order to pro ...
inline-four
A straight-four engine (also called an inline-four) is a four-cylinder piston engine where cylinders are arranged in a line along a common crankshaft.
The vast majority of automotive four-cylinder engines use a straight-four layout (with the e ...
petrol
Gasoline (; ) or petrol (; ) (see ) is a transparent, petroleum-derived flammable liquid that is used primarily as a fuel in most spark-ignited internal combustion engines (also known as petrol engines). It consists mostly of organic co ...
engine which replaced the BMW N20
The BMW N20 is a turbocharged four-cylinder DOHC petrol engine with variable valve lift and variable valve timing which replaced the N53 (or BMW N52 in some markets) and was produced from 2011 to 2017 by BMW. Although the N20 is a four-cylind ...
and has been in production since 2014. It was first used in the F56 Mini Hatch and has been used in BMW applications since 2015.
The B48 is part of a modular BMW engine family of 3-cylinder ( B38/ B37), 4-cylinder (B48/ B47) and 6-cylinder ( B58) engines, which use a displacement of per cylinder.
Design
Compared with its N20 predecessor, the B48 uses a moreundersquare
In a reciprocating piston engine, the stroke ratio, defined by either bore/stroke ratio or stroke/bore ratio, is a term to describe the ratio between cylinder bore diameter and piston stroke length. This can be used for either an internal comb ...
design. As per the N20, the block and head are made from aluminium
Aluminium (aluminum in American and Canadian English) is a chemical element with the symbol Al and atomic number 13. Aluminium has a density lower than those of other common metals, at approximately one third that of steel. I ...
. Other features shared with the N20 include a twin-scroll turbocharger, direct injection, variable valve lift
Variable valve lift (VVL) is an automotive piston engine technology which varies the height a valve opens in order to improve performance, fuel economy or emissions. There are two main types of VVL: discrete, which employs fixed valve lift amounts, ...
(Valvetronic
The Valvetronic system is a BMW variable valve lift system which, in combination with VANOS, allows infinite adjustment of the intake valve timing and duration. The system claims to improve fuel economy and emissions, and negates the need for a ...
) and variable valve timing (Double VANOS
VANOS is a variable valve timing system used by BMW on various automotive petrol engines since 1992. The name is an abbreviation of the German words for ''variable camshaft timing'' (german: variable Nockenwellensteuerung).
The initial version ...
).
Models
115 kW version
* 2020-presentG20
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318i
131 kW version
* 2021–present F54 MINI Cooper S Clubman (B48A20M) * 2020-present F40 BMW 120i135 kW version
When combined with the electric motor, the 330e and 530e overall output is and * 2016–2019F20 F20, F-20, F.XX, or F-XX may refer to:
* F20 manual transmission, a General Motors transmission
* Northrop F-20 Tigershark, a combat aircraft
* Farmall F-20, a model of Farmall tractor
* Fokker F.XX, a Dutch airliner
* Fujifilm FinePix F20, a dig ...
120i
* 2016–2019 F22/F23 220i
* 2015–2019 F30/F31/F34 320i
* 2016–2019 F30 330e
* 2016-2019 F33/F36 420i
*2017–present G30/G31 520i
*2018-present G30/G31 530e
* 2018–present G01 X3 xDrive20i
* 2018–present G02 X4 xDrive20i
* 2019–present G20
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320i
* 2019–present G20
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330e
* 2020-present G22 420i
* 2021-present G42 220i
141 kW version
145 kW version
In the MINI Cooper S, a temporary overboost increases peak torque by to . * 2014–present F56 MINI Cooper S (B48A20A) * 2020–present F44 220i Gran Coupe * 2016–present F48 X1 20i * 2017–present F39 X2 sDrive20i *2018–present G29 Z4 sDrive20i * 2019–present J29/DB82 Toyota Supra (Japanese ''SZ'' models)165 kW version
* 2016–2019F20 F20, F-20, F.XX, or F-XX may refer to:
* F20 manual transmission, a General Motors transmission
* Northrop F-20 Tigershark, a combat aircraft
* Farmall F-20, a model of Farmall tractor
* Fokker F.XX, a Dutch airliner
* Fujifilm FinePix F20, a dig ...
125i
* 2021–present UO6 223i
170 kW version
* 2014–present F56 MINI JCW Hardtop and JCW Cabrio (320 Nm) * 2017–present F56 MINI JCW Clubman and JCW Countryman ALL4 (350 Nm) * 2015–present F45 Active Tourer 225i * 2016–present F48 X1 25i/28i * 2017–present F39 X2 25i/28i * 2019–current F44 228i Gran Coupé xDrive185 kW version
* 2015–2018 F30/F31/F34 330i * 2016–present F22/F23 230i * 2016–present F32/F33/F36 430i * 2018–present G01 X3 xDrive30i * 2018–present G02 X4 xDrive30i * 2020–present G01 X3 xDrive30e (PHEV Version) * 2016–present G30/G31 530i180 kW version
* 2022-present G42 230i * 2022–presentG20
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/G21 330i
* 2022–present G22 430i
190 kW version
* 2016–present G11 730i/730Li * 2017–2019 G11 740e xDrive/740Le xDrive (combined with an 82 kW electric motor for a total output of 240 kW) * 2017–2021 G32 630i * 2019–presentG20
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/G21 330i
* 2019-present G29 Z4 sDrive30i
* 2019–present J29/DB22 Toyota Supra
* 2020-present Morgan Plus Four
The Morgan Plus Four is a roadster produced by the British car manufacturer Morgan from 2020. The Plus Four replaces the +4 which was produced intermittently between 1950 and 2020.
Introduction
The Plus Four was to be presented at the Gene ...
* 2020–present G22 430i
195 kW version
* 2020–presentBMW F40
The BMW 1 Series (F40) is the third generation of the BMW 1 Series range of subcompact executive hatchback cars. Unlike the previous generation F20 1 Series, the F40 1 Series uses a front-wheel drive configuration and is only available as a ...
128ti
225 kW version
This engine features a reinforced crankshaft with larger main bearings and new pistons with a lower 9.5:1 compression ratio. This allows the engine to take more boost pressure from a larger turbocharger, which blows compressed air through a reworked intake tract. Revealed in May 2019, this engine is shared with the new MINI Countryman JCW, Clubman JCW and JCW GP models. The engine output increased by to and torque increased to . *2019–present F40 M135i xDrive *2019–present F44 M235i xDrive Gran Coupé * 2019–present F39 X2 M35i xDrive * 2019–present F54 Clubman JCW * 2019–present F60 Countryman JCW * 2020–present F56 MINI John Cooper Works GPReferences
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