| BMW P48 Turbo | |
| Manufacturer: | BMW Motorsport |
| Production: | 2019-2020 |
| Configuration: | Inline-4 cylinder |
| Displacement: | 2L |
| Bore: | 86- |
| Stroke: | Free but typically approximately between 86- |
| Length: | 600mm |
| Width: | 697mm |
| Height: | 693mm |
| Block: | Die cast steel or aluminium alloy. Machining process from a solid is not permitted |
| Head: | Die cast steel or aluminium alloy |
| Valvetrain: | DOHC 16-valve (four-valves per cylinder) |
| Turbocharger: | Single-turbocharged by Garrett Advancing Motion with 3.5bar of turbo boost pressure |
| Compression: | 15:1 |
| Power: | 610+ (2019) later 580+ (2020-present)[1] including push-to-pass |
| Torque: | Approx. 650Nm @ 9,000 rpm |
| Coolingsystem: | Single mechanical water pump feeding a single-sided cooling system |
| Weight: | 187lb including turbocharger |
| Fuelsystem: | Bosch HDEV6 350bar central high-pressure gasoline direct fuel injection. One direct injector per cylinder fed by an engine-driven high-pressure fuel pump |
| Management: | Bosch Motronic MS 7.4 |
| Fueltype: | Aral Ultimate 102 RON unleaded racing gasoline |
| Oilsystem: | Dry sump. Shell Helix Ultra |
| Predecessor: | BMW P66 Series (V8) |
The BMW P48 Turbo is a prototype four-stroke 2.0-litre single-turbocharged inline-4 racing engine, developed and produced by BMW Motorsport for Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters. The P48 Turbo engine is full custom-built but partially borrows the cylinder blocks from BMW B48 road car engine which had a same displacement. BMW P48 Turbo is the first-ever turbocharged DTM engine to date, replacing the aging BMW P66 Series (P66/1) V8 engine after seven-years of service and conform the "Class 1" regulations that shared with Japanese Super GT under Nippon Race Engine (NRE) formula. BMW P48 Turbo engine currently competes with engine competitors Audi RC8 2.0 TFSI and HWA AFR Turbo 2.0.
The BMW P48 Turbo engine was made a first shakedown début fitted with BMW M4 Turbo DTM car on 27 October 2018 at near BMW headquarters in Munich, Germany in the hands of Bruno Spengler.[2] The BMW P48 Turbo engine was publicly unveiled on 25 April 2019 including comparison with first BMW 2002 Turbo engine[3] and made an official race début on 3 May 2019 at Hockenheimring.