BMW RECEIVES SEVENTEETH "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 BMW of North America, LLC has been present in the United
States since 1975. ROLLS-ROYCE Motor Cars NA, LLC began distributing
vehicles in 2003. The BMW Group in the United States has grown to
include marketing, sales, and financial service organizations for the
BMW brand, the MINI brand, and the ROLLS-ROYCE brand of Motor Cars;
DesignworksUSA, an industrial design firm in California; a 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. Information about BMW Group products is
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