BMW B38


The BMW B38 is a turbocharged straight-three petrol engine, which replaced the straight-four BMW N13 and has been in production since 2013. It is part of a modular BMW engine family of straight-three, straight-four and straight-six petrol engines, which use a displacement of per cylinder.
The B38 is used in front-wheel drive cars, as well as BMW's traditional rear-wheel drive and all-wheel drive configurations. The first car to use the B38 is the BMW i8 hybrid sports coupé, where it is used as a transverse mid-mounted engine.

Design

The B38 features direct injection, an 11:1 compression ratio, variable valve timing and a single-scroll turbocharger with the world's first aluminium turbine housing, manufactured by Continental.
On the 1.2 Litre versions, the bore is and the stroke is. On the 1.5 Litre versions, the bore is and the stroke is.

Models

B38A12U0

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