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Benutzer:Pingumod/BMW/Prince engine
{{Infobox Automobile engine
|name=BMW/PSA Prince engine
|manufacturer=[[BMW]]<br>[[PSA Group]]
|production=2004&ndash;
|predecessor=[[Tritec engine]]<br>[[PSA TU engine]]
|successor=
|class=[[Straight-4]]
}}
'''Prince''' is the codename for a family of modern [[automobile]] [[straight-4]] [[piston engine|engines]] developed jointly by [[BMW]] and [[PSA Peugeot Citroën]].  It is a compact engine family of 1.4&ndash;1.6&nbsp;L in displacement and includes most modern features including [[gasoline direct injection]] and [[variable valve timing]].

For BMW, the engines replaces the BMW/[[Chrysler]] [[Tritec engine]] family in the [[MINI (BMW)|MINI]].  PSA has started to use the Prince family in place of their [[PSA TU engine|TU family]] — the [[Peugeot 207]] being the first car to receive it.

The engines components will be produced by PSA at their [[Douvrin]], [[France]], facility, with MINI engine construction at Hams Hall in [[Birmingham]], [[England]].  The joint venture was announced on [[July 23]], [[2002]] with the first engines produced in 2005. The Prince engine project is not related to the [[Prince Motor Company]].

In late 2006, an extension of the cooperation between the two groups was announced <ref> the press release is here : [http://www.edubourse.com/finance/actualites.php?idActus=29298] (it's in French, sorry){{Fr icon}} </ref>, promising new four cylinder engines, without further details. 

==Engineering==

The Prince family shares only its basic block dimensions with the previous [[PSA TU engine]] family.  Much of the advanced engineering was provided by BMW, including their [[Valvetronic]] variable valve lift system on the intake side.  Other advanced features include on-demand oil and water pumps.  [[Gasoline direct injection]] with a twin-scroll [[turbocharger]] will be optional.[http://bimmerportal.com/productR(contracted; show full)===Sources===
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[[Category:PSA engines]]
[[Category:BMW engines]]

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