Imagine walking into a BMW dealership and test-driving a brand-new car with the hottest new engine.
If you’re picturing a guttural V8 or even a supercharged V6, think again. Come 2011, Beemer’s hot new engine choice could be a three-cylinder.
As drivers around the world become more concerned about economy than infatuated with power, automakers would be crazy not to find ways to make good engines smaller. That’s exactly why BMW plans to use a new three-cylinder engine in its 2011 1 Series, and Volkswagen seems to be moving ahead with a three-cylinder version of the Golf.
It wasn’t long ago that we mentioned the idea that V8 engines could become obsolete, used only in commercial applications and big trucks that tow big trailers.
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