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Just a few months back, the German automaker BMW launched the new 3-Cylinder twin-power turbocharged engine for the Mini cars. Now, the company has announced that from the year 2015, the BMW 2 Series coupe will also get powered by the same engine. However, not every variant will get this 3-cylinder engine, but only BMW 218i Coupe. Also, the company will be offering its famous xDrive technology on the BMW 220d coupe. These models will be tweaked cosmetically with new comfort features, sporty profile and M Sport variant inclusion too. All these changes will be effective from the March 2015. The Mini cars launched in India recently also get powered by the same 3-Cylinder engine.
The 1.5 Litre 3-Cylinder engine produces 136 bhp power and 220 Nm torque @ 1,250 rpm. It has been placed conventionally under the bonnet with the 50:50 load distribution on the rear and front axle. The 218i coupe will be available with 6-speed manual transmission as standard and the 8-speed Steptronic transmission will be an additional option available. The car will be racing to 100 km/h mark from 0 in 8.8 seconds with the top speed of 210 km/h.
On the other hand, the BMW 220d coupe will be getting four wheel drive system with the xDrive has been installed on it. They will get power from the 2.0 Litre 4-Cylinder diesel engine producing 190 bhp power and reaching to the 100 km/h from 0 in just 6.8 seconds.
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