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BMW's Baloga confirms four-cylinder diesels for U.S. market

digg_url = 'http://digg.com/autos/BMW_Confirms_4_Cylinder_Diesels_for_US_Market'; While some of us here at ABG HQ are major fans of BMW's diesel engines, we were disappointed when BMW opted to enter the U.S. market only with the twin turbo 3.0-liter six cylinder diesel. As fantastic an engine as that is, the 2.0-liter four cylinder is also plenty strong and yields even better fuel efficiency. At an event at BMW's North American headquarters this week, VP engineering Tom Baloga told the audience that BMW would introduce the four-cylinder ... Read more →

Toyota to ramp up 4-cylinder engine production in Alabama Sam Abuelsamid

Toyota is preparing for the expectation that fuel prices will continue to climb in the next several years and demand for smaller engines will increase. To that end, the company's Huntsville, ...

BMW and Mercedes-Benz working on new four-cylinder engines for U.S. Jeremy Korzeniewski

Premium German automakers BMW and Mercedes-Benz are working on new four-cylinder engines for the U.S. market. The last time BMW offered an engine with fewer than six cylinders was back in 1999. ...

Ford plans to offer a four-cylinder option in all of its cars Jeremy Korzeniewski

Four cylinder engines have pretty much taken on the role of the best compromise between fuel efficiency and power, and recent advances in technology have allowed automakers to extract more and more ...

Pontiac will add 4 cylinder engine to G6 coupe in mid-2009 Sam Abuelsamid

Since Pontiac added coupe and convertible versions of the G6 a couple of years ago, they have only been available with V6 engines. It looks like the current economic conditions are triggering a ...

BMW to begin fitting sixes with stop/start 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Click above for a high-res gallery of the 2009 BMW 3-Series BMW's Efficient Dynamics program has prompted the Bavarian automaker to add fuel-saving technologies to its line of vehicles. Most of the changes have been made first to the most fuel efficient models, including the adoption of stop/start ...

BMW slashing production of big engines, shifting to four cylinders 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

In many parts of the world, the majority of BMWs are sold with four cylinder engines running on either gasoline or diesel. Unfortunately in recent years American consumers have not had the privilege of opting for these powerplants. That's a situation that may soon change though as BMW begins a ...

Cadillac to reportedly offer new smaller four cylinder sedan in 2010 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

The long-rumored smaller Cadillac now looks set to debut in 2010 and may be offered exclusively with four cylinder engines. The new sedan would be slotted under the existing CTS and be built on a new rear drive platform. The last time that Cadillac offered a four cylinder car in the U.S. market was ...

Toyota Highlander adds four cylinder option for 2009 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Toyota has decided to add a four cylinder option to the Highlander lineup for 2009. Previously, the mid-sized Highlander had only been available with a 3.5L V6 or a 3.3L V6/hybrid setup. The 2.7L four will be paired up with a new 6-speed automatic transmission and will only be available on the base ...

The end is nigh: Turbo-four a possibility in 2013 F-150 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Click above for high-res gallery of the 2009 Ford F-150 A four cylinder engine in the F-150? What is the world coming to? Um, the realization that the price of gas isn't likely to go back down, that's what. Still, it was one thing when muscle car enthusiasts were told they may get a four cylinder ...

Auto Week recommends the four cylinder engine 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

click above for high-res gallery of the 2008 MINI Cooper Clubman Does good fuel mileage necessarily equal poor performance? Must low emission regulations put an end to driving enjoyment? No, of course not. The days of fuel-sipping penalty boxes are long gone, as even today's crop of hybrid vehicles ...


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