Woodcliff Lake, NJ – July one, 2011… BMW today announced significant enhancements for the 2012 BMW 528i Sedan, virtually significantly BMW's new TwinPower Turbo 2.0-liter iv-cylinder engine. To further raise its efficiency in everyday driving, the 2012 BMW 528i also receives auto kickoff/stop engineering science. For those who face the realities of four-season driving, the 2012 528i becomes the newest member of the five Series family unit in the US to offering BMW xDrive all-bike drive as an option. When the 2012 model arrives in BMW showrooms this fall the most pop model in the five Serial line-up is destined to become even more so.

BMW TwinPower 2.0-liter Four-Cylinder
Similar the company'due south latest TwinPower Turbo 3.0-liter turbo inline-6, the new 2.0-liter engine will combine high-pressure level direct-injection and BMW's VALVETRONIC intake command (hence the name: TwinPower) with a forced consecration system consisting of a single twin-whorl turbocharger. With 240 horsepower and 260 lb-ft of torque, it offers more power and torque than the normally aspirated 3.0-liter inline-half-dozen featured in the 2011 BMW 528i.

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The maximum output of 240 horsepower is achieved at 5,000 rpm, ane,500 rpm lower than in the normally-aspirated 3.0-liter inline half dozen. The peak torque of 260 lb-ft, comes on stream at just 1,250 rpm. Not only is that 30% more torque than the same inline-six, it likewise peaks i,500 rpm earlier. The vigorous power comes on early on and climbs steadily all the way to redline.

The 4-cylinder engine with its all-aluminum crankcase is lighter and more compact than a vi-cylinder engine of equivalent power. The turbocharger is a twin-scroll organisation. The exhaust streams leaving the two pairs of cylinders are kept completely divide every bit they flow through the frazzle manifold and the turbocharger, taking a spiral path to the turbine wheel. This configuration results in very depression exhaust back pressure at low engine rpm, and allows the energy of the frazzle gas pulses to be optimally managed and translated into powerful rotation of the turbine blades, without a filibuster in throttle response.

The patented BMW VALVETRONIC system with seamlessly variable intake valve lift control dispenses with the throttle valve system typical of conventional engines. Instead, combustion air mass is controlled inside the engine, resulting in much faster response. Pumping losses are kept to a minimum, making the engine more efficient.

2012 bmw 528i 02 655x549The Loftier Precision Injection straight-injection system likewise helps to improve efficiency. Centrally positioned between the valves, solenoid injectors with a maximum injection force per unit area of 200 bar (two,900 psi) precisely command the supply of fuel. The fuel is injected very close to the spark plug, resulting in clean and homogeneous combustion.

The cooling effect of the injected fuel also allows for a higher pinch ratio than might otherwise be possible. This results in further efficiency improvements. In the 2012 528i this innovative new engine will again be mated to BMW'southward newest 8-speed automated transmission. The 2012 528i accelerates from 0 – threescore mph in 6.two seconds, 0.4 seconds quicker than the 2011 model and will evangelize upward 15 percentage meliorate fuel efficiency (final EPA results are awaiting).

xDrive All-Wheel Available for the 2012 528i
Similar other v Series models, xDrive intelligent all-bike bulldoze has been updated to match the operation and character of the 528i. BMW xDrive provides the reassurance of certain-footed traction in all weather and road conditions, but it also goes far beyond that to provide an added measure of active safe. BMW'southward Integrated Chassis Management (ICM) is able to identify and limit understeer by shifting torque rearward (initially 80% to the rear axle) while preserving the stability for which xDrive has been so widely recognized. Every bit a second pace, ICM can then utilise a precise combination of throttle and individual rear-corner braking in society to maintain neutral handling in a corner – regardless of road surface atmospheric condition.

Every BMW xDrive model receives standard Hill Descent Control. This selectable function allows the driver to descend slopes in extremely slippery conditions while maintaining command at a pre-set speed.

Extra Measure of Efficiency with Engine Auto Start/Stop
In addition to BMW EfficientDynamics technologies like Brake Energy Regeneration, the 2012 BMW 528i will characteristic Engine Auto Start/End. This feature switches off the engine when the car is stationary at traffic lights or in wearisome-moving traffic in lodge to minimize idling. An ECO PRO fashion, which is activated by the driving experience switch, adjusts the engine map, heating, ac, and mirror/seat heating to minimize fuel consumption. The resulting increase in range is shown on a display.

The 2012 528i is the very apotheosis of BMW EfficientDynamics – more powerful, more efficient and more certain-footed. The 2012 BMW 528i arrives at US BMW centers beginning this fall.