Several automakers —VW, BMW, Jaguar Land Rover, FCA, to name a few— went with a similar formula: a 2.0 inline four that could be expanded to a 3.0 inline six and, eventually, to a 4.0 inline eight.
Most automakers stopped with the 3.0 inline six and increased power through the use of turbos.
What I find more interesting is that BMW’s 2.0T used on Minis and some entry level BMWs barely makes 190 HP on premium gasoline. Meanwhile, FCA’s similarly sized 2.0T makes almost 100 HP more on Jeep Wrangler and Alfa Romeo Giulia, on regular gas to boot.
And, so far at least, FCA’s 2.0T has proved more reliable and durable than BMW’s.
Most automakers stopped with the 3.0 inline six and increased power through the use of turbos.
What I find more interesting is that BMW’s 2.0T used on Minis and some entry level BMWs barely makes 190 HP on premium gasoline. Meanwhile, FCA’s similarly sized 2.0T makes almost 100 HP more on Jeep Wrangler and Alfa Romeo Giulia, on regular gas to boot.
And, so far at least, FCA’s 2.0T has proved more reliable and durable than BMW’s.
