BMW M10

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The BMW M10 is an SOHC inline-4 gasoline engine that was produced by BMW from February of 1962 to July of 1988. It was BMW's first four-cylinder engine since the BMW 309 ended production in 1936 and was introduced in the New Class sedans. The M10 was used in many lower-end BMW models during the 1960s throughout the 1980s, with over 3.5 million engines being produced during its 26 year production run. The turbocharged BMW M12 engine— used in the Formula One racing— was based on the M10 engine block and produced up to 1,400 PS (1,030 kW) in qualifying trim. BMW began phasing out the M10 in 1987 with the introduction of the M40 engine, with the final carbureted E30 316's still using the M10 being produced in July of 1988 .

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