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New BMW 1-series bows with turbo four-cylinder power across the lineup

Meet the next-generation BMW 1-series. The upcoming baby Bimmer will sport all twin-scroll turbocharged four-cylinder engines burning either gasoline or diesel, hauling around a car that's grown in every dimension except height. BMW also is expanding its use of eight-speed automatic transmissions to the 1-series lineup and making the BMW EfficientDynamics technology package standard.

Ferrari HY-KERS 2012 heading for F70 revealed: Beijing 2012

Ferrari HY-KERS 2012 Ferrari has revealed a new HY-KERS hybrid setup for 2012 at the Beijing Motor Show which is heading for the F70 Enzo replacement. It may seem odd to talk about a hybrid Ferrari, but it’s vital for companies like Ferrari to have a hybrid option in their arsenal to reduce average CO2 emissions for as long as legislators continue their pointless governance of carbon dioxide levels. That’s why Ferrari developed their HY-KERS system, which was shown on a 599 in 2010, and it’s why Ferrari has now revealed a new HY-KERS system at the Beijing Motor Show.

BMW's N20 engine--four cylinders, more power

More power, greater torque, reduced fuel consumption, lower tailpipe emissions and less weight--but better? Before driving the BMW X1 xDrive28i, the first model to feature the German carmaker's new turbocharged 2.0-liter four-cylinder gasoline engine, we weren't so sure. The new engine, known as the N20 and set to lead a return of four-cylinder BMW models to North America for the first time since 1998, has been conceived to (indirectly) replace the company's long-running naturally aspirated 3.0-liter inline six-cylinder.