Tuesday, May 12, 2015

BMW – Upgrades to the engine range from the 1 Series to the X5 – Quattroruote

1 Series Already available with three cylinders (proposed on the 116i variant 109 hp), the Series 1 bridal further the cause of downsizing with the introduction of the 118i three and five-door : in this case, the 1.5 is proposed in powerstep 136 bhp, which can be coupled to the manual transmission or the automatic Steptronic eight-speed. The debut of the new engine is scheduled for July.

2 Series Coupe and Convertible. On 2 Series Coupe and Convertible, however, the main novelty concerns the diesel range: the 218d and 225d benefit from a slight increase in power, leading the first 143 to 150 hp, and the second (only available with Steptronic) from 218 to 224 hp. With the occasion of the upgrade, the two engines make their debut also on convertible variant. To be recorded, on the latter, also the launch of the M235i xDrive: the sports version with the six-cylinder 3.0 turbo with 326 hp is the first Series 2 Convertible to marry wheel drive.

Series 2 Grand Tourer. As soon presented to the press, even the Series 2 Grand Tourer sees the first “new entries” in range: the offer of the MPV, in particular, is growing with the arrival of the entry level 216i (1.5 three-cylinder petrol 102 CV) and 214d (1.5 three-cylinder diesel 95 bhp), and the other end of the list, the 220d with 190 hp, which unlike the other two can be made with Steptronic.

More security for the MPV. Both the Series 2 Active Tourer as the Gran Tourer – always from July – will also grow the range of active safety systems: both models will debut as standard Multi-Collision Braking and Alertness Assistant. At the same time, the head-up display will change to the display of information on speed limits.

Wide range: the 2.0 diesel 231 hp. The main news regarding the high range are diesel: the BMW 3 Series Gran Turismo sees the introduction of new powerstep 150 hp and 190 hp (318d and 320d): the first will be mounted also on the Series 4 Gran Coupe (418d), while the second will debut also on Series 4 Cabrio. In August, finally, the four-cylinder twin-turbo diesel will touch his new peaks of performance, at an altitude of 231 hp and 500 Nm: to receive the powerstep flagship will be the X5 sDrive 25d and xDrive 25d.

New technological equipment. In July, also will debut the new Professional sailors (of Series 3 and Series 4) and business with free map update (for the first three years) and automatic. Updated, always on Series 3 and Series 4, also the Parking Assistant, now able to complete maneuvers in parallel and plug. The two models in question see grow the range with the introduction dell’allestimento Advantage.

New colors BMW Individual. Further in updates the debut of the user manual on the app and to a number of new body colors: from July will be available on the Series 4 colors BMW Individual Champagne Quartz and Smokey Topaz, the 5 Series Sedan and Gran Turismo the Tanzanite Blue and Z4 with M Sport Package the Estoril Blue. F.S.

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