BMW 2 Series gets 3-cylinder Mini engine
 

<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/coupes/" rel="tag">Coupe</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/euro/" rel="tag">Europe</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/bmw/" rel="tag">BMW</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/luxury/" rel="tag">Luxury</a></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2015-bmw-2-series/"><img alt="2015 BMW 2 Series" data-credit="BMW" data-credit-link-back="undefined" data-mep="613704" src="http://o.aolcdn.com/dims-shared/dims3/GLOB/crop/902x599+162+0/resize/628x417!/format/jpg/quality/85/http://o.aolcdn.com/hss/storage/midas/5fb884fd273ba17c20e423fd8 0c5134a/201241459/2015-BMW-2-Series-001.jpg" /></a><br />
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<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2015-bmw-2-series/#photo-3198966"><img alt="BMW Three-Cylinder" class="right border" data-credit="BMW" data-credit-link-back="undefined" data-mep="613705" src="http://o.aolcdn.com/dims-shared/dims3/GLOB/crop/648x814+208+0/resize/250x314!/format/jpg/quality/85/http://o.aolcdn.com/hss/storage/midas/83b71c285d124e154c31126b9 e73e2ef/201241733/2015-BMW-2-Series-006.jpg" style="float: right;" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/bmw/">BMW</a> just keeps lopping off cylinders from its engines and sliding the ever-more-diminutive mills into its models. This spring, Europeans will get some of the automaker's smallest yet thanks to a new entry-level <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/bmw/2+series/">2 Series</a> that will share a powerplant with the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/mini/cooper/">Mini Cooper</a>. The Bavarian company will also introduce a few other tweaks to the compact coupe across the pond.<br />
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The 218i is the new 2 Series base model, and it shares its 1.5-liter turbocharged three-cylinder with the latest family of Minis. The engine makes the same 134 horsepower and 162 pound-feet of torque, but BMW does have some tiny changes for it. First, the orientation is swapped to fit lengthwise under the hood and drive the rear wheels. Just as importantly, buyers can order it with an eight-speed automatic, rather than the six-speed in the Minis.<br />
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BMW claims that the little engine gives the 218i a 50:50 weight distribution, and it takes around 8.8 seconds to reach 62 miles per hour with the standard six-speed manual - tack on another tenth for the automatic. Either way, top speed is still a perfectly respectable 132 mph. Those acceleration numbers, incidentally, are <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2013/11/18/2015-mini-cooper-hardtop-officially-revealed/">over a second slower</a> than what the latest Cooper is quoted at.<br />
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Beyond this new base model, BMW will bring a few other additions to the 2 Series for Europe. The 220d oil burner will be available with xDrive all-wheel drive, and the company will introduce several new equipment bundles called Advantage, Luxury Line, Sport Line and M Sport. Each will bundle various options and trims together to appeal to buyers. No word yet on whether the 218i will eventually make it to North America, but we aren't holding our breath. <a href="/2014/12/12/bmw-2-series-218i-mini-3-cylinder/#continued">Scroll down</a> to read BMW's lengthy release about all of the changes set for the 2 Series.<p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2014/12/12/bmw-2-series-218i-mini-3-cylinder/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>BMW 2 Series gets 3-cylinder Mini engine</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;backgr ound:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2014/12/12/bmw-2-series-218i-mini-3-cylinder/">BMW 2 Series gets 3-cylinder Mini engine</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblo g</a> on Fri, 12 Dec 2014 17:45:00 EST. Please see our <a href="/rss-term-of-use/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2014/12/12/bmw-2-series-218i-mini-3-cylinder/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/21115662/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2014/12/12/bmw-2-series-218i-mini-3-cylinder/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>

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