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BMW M20

M20

The early 3 Series connection.

The 323i is the application retained here. More M20-powered generations remain to be researched.

Output143 PS
Cars1
M20 engine
M20 museum engine. Family reference; the photographed revision is not identified as the 323i’s 2.3-litre engine. · Tor635, CC BY-SA 3.0
Specifications
Layout
Inline-six
Induction
Naturally aspirated
Design character

Start with the represented 323i rather than treating all M20 revisions as one engine size.

Engine fact

The E21 323i brings a straight-six to the first 3 Series generation.

Related partEngine block
Output by application

One engine, many cars.

CarGenerationOutputSpecification
BMW 323i3 SERIES / E21143 PS1977 European 323i introduction
Where it lives

Cars with the M20

E21 1977

323i

M20 · Inline-six · 1977–1982

0–100 9.5 s190 km/h

143 PS
Sources