BMW RECEIVES SEVENTEENTH "10 BEST ENGINES" AWARD FROM WARD'S AUTO WORLD MAGAZINE FOR M3 ENGINE
Woodcliff Lake, NJ - February 3, 2004 ... Ward's Auto World magazine presented
BMW with their seventeenth "10 Best Engines" award in a ceremony at the Detroit
Auto Show, for the acclaimed 3.2-liter in-line 6-cylinder M3 engine, its ninth
such award. According to Ward's, "Generating 333 horsepower from just 3.2
liters is easy enough with forced induction, but BMW engineers deliver the
3.2-liter's world-class specific output via a normally aspirated design that
incorporates a deliciously advanced electronic throttle control system with an
individual throttle body for each cylinder." Specific output is a measure of
engine efficiency. The M3's specific output, at 103 horsepower per liter, is
the highest for any naturally aspirated piston engine in the awards group.
The M3 engine has propelled the M3 to additional awards, such as "Best GT" in
Automobile Magazine's "All-Stars" awards three years in a row, as well as Car
and Driver Magazine's "Ten Best 2004". According to Hernando Carvajal, BMW of
North America's M Brand and Motorsports Manager, "We are excited that Ward's
Auto World magazine is honoring us once again with this award. The M3 has been
an extremely popular model since it was first introduced in 1987."
BMW Group In America
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ROLLS-ROYCE Motor Cars NA, LLC began distributing vehicles in 2003. The BMW
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technology office in Silicon Valley and various other operations throughout the
country. BMW Manufacturing Corp. in South Carolina is part of BMW Group's
global manufacturing network and is the exclusive manufacturing plant for all
Z4 roadster and X5 Sports Activity Vehicles. The BMW Group sales organization
is represented in the U.S. through networks of 340 BMW passenger car centers,
327 BMW Sports Activity Vehicle centers, 148 BMW motorcycle retailers, 73 MINI
passenger car dealers, and 25 ROLLS-ROYCE Motor Car dealers. BMW (US) Holding
Corp., the BMW Group's sales headquarters for North, Central and South America,
is located in Woodcliff Lake, New Jersey.
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