This automobile has a 3 door hatchback type body with a front positioned engine supplying power to the rear wheels.
The BMW 118i is one of the F21 model family from BMW.
Its engine is a turbocharged petrol, 1.6 litre, double overhead camshaft 4 cylinder with 4 valves per cylinder. It has an output of 168 bhp (170 PS/125 kW) of power at 4800 rpm, and maximum torque of 250 N·m (184 lb·ft/25.5 kgm) at 1500-4500 rpm.
An 8 speed automatic 'box transfers the power to the wheels.
Having a claimed kerb weight of 1390 kg, the BMW 118i covers the 0-100 km/h dash in 7.2 seconds and the kilometre from standstill in 28.1 seconds.
Maximum speed claimed is 222 km/h (138 mph), manufacturer claimed fuel consumption is 7.2/4.7/5.6 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined, and carbon dioxide emissions are 131.0 g/km.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater hatchback | ||
| Number of doors | 3 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2690 mm | 105.9 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1535 mm | 60.4 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1569 mm | 61.8 inches | |
| Length | 4324 mm | 170.2 inches | |
| Width | 1765 mm | 69.5 inches | |
| Height | 1421 mm | 55.9 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 140 mm | 5.5 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.61 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1390 kg | 3064 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 52 litres | 11.4 [13.7] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.31 | ||
| Frontal area | 2.14 m² | ||
| CdA | 0.66 | ||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | turbocharged petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | BMW/PSA | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 1.6 litre 1598 cc (97.516 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 77 × 85.8 mm
3.03 × 3.38 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.9 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 170 PS (168 bhp) (125 kW) at 4800 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 250 Nm (184 ft·lb) (25.5 kgm) at 1500-4500 rpm |
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| Specific output | 78.4 kW/litre 106.6 ps/litre 105.1 bhp/litre 1.72 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
156.45 Nm/litre
1.89 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 10.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | direct petrol injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1966 kPa (285.1 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 399.5 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Turbo | ||
| Compressor | |||
| Intercooler | |||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 7.2 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | 28.1 s | ||
| Maximum speed | 222 km/h (138 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 122.54 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.12 PS/kg 90.13 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 kW/kg 120.86 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.12 bhp/kg 0.05 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 11.1 kg/kW 18.53 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 7.2/4.7/5.6 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 7.2/4.7/5.6 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 13.9/21.3/17.9 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 39.2/60.1/50.4 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 32.7/50.0/42.0 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 131.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | E | ||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | C | ||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 6½J x 16 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 6½J x 16 | ||
| Tyres front | 195/55 R 16 87V | ||
| Tyres rear | 195/55 R 16 87V | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di-S-ABS | ||
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| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 8 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.67 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.08 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 284185 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| Model family | F21 | ||
| RAC rating | 14.7 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2012 BMW 118i Automatic added 2012-09-25. Last modified 2020-02-02. |
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