The BMW 120d is a 5 door hatchback style road car with a front located engine supplying power to the rear wheels.
The 120d is part of BMW's E87 model range.
Powering the BMW 120d is a double overhead camshaft, 2 litre turbocharged 4 cylinder motor, with 4 valves per cylinder that develops power and torque figures of 161 bhp (163 PS/120 kW) at 4000 rpm and 340 N·m (251 lb·ft/34.7 kgm) at 2000 rpm respectively.
A 6 speed automatic 'box supplies the power to the driven wheels.
With a stated weight at the kerb of 1425 kg, the BMW 120d can dispense with the 0-100 km/h sprint in 8.2 seconds and the standing kilometre in 29 seconds.
Top stated speed is 217 km/h (135 mph), official fuel consumption is 8.7/5.5/6.6 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined, and carbon dioxide emissions are 176.0 g/km.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater hatchback | ||
| Number of doors | 5 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2660 mm | 104.7 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1484 mm | 58.4 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1497 mm | 58.9 inches | |
| Length | 4227 mm | 166.4 inches | |
| Width | 1751 mm | 68.9 inches | |
| Height | 1430 mm | 56.3 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 145 mm | 5.7 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.59 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1425 kg | 3142 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 50 litres | 11 [13.2] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.31 | ||
| Frontal area | 2.09 m² | ||
| CdA | 0.65 | ||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | turbocharged diesel | ||
| Engine manufacturer | BMW | ||
| Engine code | |||
| 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 | 163 PS (161 bhp) (120 kW) at 4000 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 340 Nm (251 ft·lb) (34.7 kgm) at 2000 rpm |
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| Specific output | 60.2 kW/litre 81.8 ps/litre 80.7 bhp/litre 1.32 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
170.43 Nm/litre
2.06 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 17:1 | ||
| Fuel system | |||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 2141.6 kPa (310.6 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 498.75 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Turbo D. | ||
| Compressor | |||
| Intercooler | |||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 8.2 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | 29 s | ||
| Maximum speed | 217 km/h (135 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 114.55 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.11 PS/kg 84.25 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 kW/kg 112.98 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.11 bhp/kg 0.05 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 11.87 kg/kW 19.83 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 8.7/5.5/6.6 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 8.7/5.5/6.6 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 11.5/18.2/15.2 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 32.5/51.4/42.8 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 27.0/42.8/35.6 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 176.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | I | ||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| 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 | ||
| Tyres rear | 195/55 R 16 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 292 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 300 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 6 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.69 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.07 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 120736 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| Model family | E87 | ||
| RAC rating | 17.5 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2004 BMW 120d Automatic added 2004-06-21. Last modified 2014-11-21. |
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