BMW N20

BMW N20 engine
Overview
Manufacturer BMW
Production 2011-present
Combustion chamber
Configuration Straight-4
Chronology
Predecessor BMW N52
BMW N53
Successor BMW B48

The BMW N20 is a turbocharged straight-4 DOHC gasoline piston engine which replaced the N52 and BMW N53 straight-6 engines, and has been in production since 2011-present.

The N20 features a twin-scroll turbocharger, variable valve timing (called VANOS by BMW), variable valve lift (called valvetronic by BMW) and direct injection. The N20 is sold alongside the smaller displacement BMW N13 turbocharged straight-4 engine.

While the N20 is a straight-4, it is considered a replacement for the naturally-aspirated straight-6 N52 and N53 because it powers equivalent models, producing similar horsepower to its straight-6 predecessors with greater lower-end torque and better efficiency.[1]

The N20 was placed in Wards Top 10 Engines in 2012.[2]

Models

EngineDisplacementPowerTorqueRedlineYear
N20B161,592 cc (97.1 cu in)125 kW (168 hp) @ 5000250 N·m (184 lb·ft) @ 1500-470070002013–
N20B201,997 cc (121.9 cu in)115 kW (154 hp) @ 5000 240 N·m (177 lb·ft) @ 1250-450070002013–
135 kW (181 hp) @ 5000270 N·m (199 lb·ft) @ 1250-450070002011–
160 kW (215 hp) @ 5500310 N·m (229 lb·ft) @ 1350-480070002012–
180 kW (241 hp) @ 5000350 N·m (258 lb·ft) @ 1250-480070002011–

N20B16

Applications:[3]

125 kW version

N20B20

Applications:[4]

115 kW version

135 kW version

160 kW version

170 kW version

180 kW version

See also

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