This automobile has a 2 door convertible/cabriolet body style with a front mounted engine delivering its power to the rear wheels.
The 118i Cabrio is part of BMW's E88 range of cars.
Its 4 cylinder, double overhead camshaft naturally aspirated engine has 4 valves per cylinder and a capacity of 2 litres. This unit provides power and torque figures of 141 bhp (143 PS/105 kW) at 6000 rpm and 190 Nm (140 lbft/19.4 kgm) at 4250 rpm respectively.
The power is transmitted to the wheels through a 6 speed manual gearbox.
With a stated kerb weight of 1480 kg, the BMW 118i Cabrio dispatches the 0-100 km/h yardstick in 9.3 seconds and the standing kilometre in 30.6 seconds.
Top quoted speed is 210 km/h (130 mph).
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4 seater convertible/cabriolet | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2660 mm | 104.7 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1484 mm | 58.4 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1517 mm | 59.7 inches | |
| Length | 4360 mm | 171.7 inches | |
| Width | 1748 mm | 68.8 inches | |
| Height | 1411 mm | 55.6 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 140 mm | 5.5 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.64 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1480 kg | 3263 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 53 litres | 11.7 [14] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | BMW | ||
| Engine code | N43B20U0 | ||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 2 litre 1995 cc (121.742 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 84 × 90 mm
3.31 × 3.54 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.93 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 143 PS (141 bhp) (105 kW) at 6000 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 190 Nm (140 ft·lb) (19.4 kgm) at 4250 rpm |
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| Specific output | 52.7 kW/litre 71.7 ps/litre 70.7 bhp/litre 1.16 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
95.24 Nm/litre
1.15 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 12:1 | ||
| Fuel system | direct petrol injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1196.8 kPa (173.6 psi) | ||
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| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 498.75 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 9.3 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | 30.6 s | ||
| Maximum speed | 210 km/h (130 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 96.59 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 PS/kg 71.04 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 kW/kg 95.27 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 bhp/kg 0.04 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 14.08 kg/kW 23.51 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
| km/litre | |||
| UK MPG | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | power assisted rack & pinion | ||
| 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 87H | ||
| Tyres rear | 195/55 R 16 87H | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 292 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 300 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 6 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.85 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.45 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 162129 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| Model family | E88 | ||
| RAC rating | 17.5 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2007 BMW 118i Cabrio added 2007-09-29. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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