{"id":80680,"date":"2025-02-24T09:40:49","date_gmt":"2025-02-24T14:40:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=80680"},"modified":"2025-02-24T09:40:49","modified_gmt":"2025-02-24T14:40:49","slug":"bmw-b48-engine-best-cars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=80680","title":{"rendered":"The Best Cars with a BMW B48 Engine"},"content":{"rendered":"

BMW\u2019s four-cylinder B48 engine doesn\u2019t always share the spotlight its big brother, the B58 inline-six, enjoys. Despite noteworthy reliability and efficiency<\/a> \u2013 largely shared with the bigger engine \u2013 the B48 often goes overlooked. That\u2019s a tragedy, since it powers some absolute gems inside and outside the immediate BMW lineup. Talk about the little 2.0-liter that could.<\/p>\n

MINI John Cooper Works GP (JCW GP)<\/h4>\n

It\u2019s a familiar feeling. You read those three words, and your heart starts to flutter. Immediately after reading \u201cJohn Cooper Works,\u201d you know you\u2019re looking at a Mini with big performance potential. When Mini\u2019s performance division breathed upon the F56 chassis Cooper, they also threw in the highest-performing B48 engine they could find. Here, the 2.0-liter mill makes 301 horsepower and 332 pound-feet of torque. Notably, it made more on a dyno<\/a>. MINI claimed the crazy Cooper completes the zero-to-60 dash in just 4.7 seconds.<\/p>\n

The F56 JCW GP touted a ton of extra gear that made it an even better driver\u2019s car than the regular Cooper of the day. Bigger wheels and brakes, a litany of weight saving initiatives including a rear seat delete and removed insulation, and absurd carbon fiber fender flares made the car live up to its badging.<\/p>\n

BMW G20 330i<\/h4>\n

It\u2019s a staple of the BMW lineup and still one of the best cars you can buy today, full stop. The G20 3 Series is the latest 3 Series to rely on the B48 engine. These days the B48 makes 255 horsepower and 295 pound-feet of torque in the G20 330i<\/a>. Low peak torque \u2013 1600 rpm \u2013 ensures the 330i always feels as fleet-footed as possible. The B48 touts a great mid-range, too \u2013 all 255 ponies are available at just 4,700 rpm.<\/p>\n

While the 330i\u2019s performance metrics fall flat compared to the B58-powered M340i models, it isn\u2019t too bad when you look at the specs in a vacuum. BMW says xDrive models accelerate from zero to 60 mph in 5.4 seconds, and independent testing has inched that time down even further.<\/p>\n

Morgan Plus Four<\/h4>\n