宝马一向以生产最佳引擎而著称，但宝马的Mini Cooper将搭载由宝马和PSA标致-雪铁龙集团共同开发的引擎。双方合作开发的一系列四缸引擎涵盖了1.4升到1.6升排量，它们已经分别搭载在标致和Mini车型上。宝马CEO 诺伯特-雷瑟夫最近透露这些四缸引擎还将配备在下一代1系，甚至更多宝马车型上。雷瑟夫在接受德国《法兰克福汇报》采访时表示，最初的计划是这些引擎仅用于Mini品牌的车型，但随着政府和公众对车辆燃油经济性要求的提高以及紧凑车市场日益激烈的竞争最终使宝马做出了上述决定。
BMW-PSA engine to power BMW branded models
BMW is renowned for building some of the best engines in the business but when it came time to develop an engine for its Mini Cooper the German carmaker called on France’s PSA Peugeot-Citroen Group. The result of the joint-effort was a new family of four-cylinder engines ranging from 1.4 to 1.6L that have been used by both Peugeot and Mini in the past.
BMW’s CEO Norbert Reithofer has now revealed the four-cylinder engines will be used in the next-generation 1-series and possibly even more BMW models. Speaking with German newspaper Allgemeine Zeitung, Reithofer said the original plan was to only use the engines in Mini brand cars but growing economic pressure and stiff competition in the fiercely competitive compact car segment had led to the latest decision.
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