The 125i Coupé is a motor vehicle from BMW, with rear wheel drive, a front positioned engine and a 2 door coupé body style.
The BMW 125i Coupé belongs to the E82 range of cars from BMW.
Its 3 litre engine is a naturally aspirated, double overhead camshaft, 6 cylinder unit that produces 215 bhp (218 PS/160 kW) of power at 6100 rpm, and maximum torque of 270 N·m (199 lb·ft/27.5 kgm) at 2500-4250 rpm.
The engine delivers its power through to the wheels via a 6 speed manual gearbox.
Having a stated kerb weight of 1480 kg, the BMW 125i Coupé covers the 0-100 km/h sprint in 6.4 seconds and the standing kilometre in 26.5 seconds.
Maximum speed stated is 245 km/h or 152 mph, officially stated fuel consumption figures are 11.4/5.9/7.9 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined, and carbon dioxide emissions are 190.0 g/km.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 2+2 seater fixed-head coupé | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2660 mm | 104.7 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1474 mm | 58 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1507 mm | 59.3 inches | |
| Length | 4360 mm | 171.7 inches | |
| Width | 1748 mm | 68.8 inches | |
| Height | 1423 mm | 56 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| 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 | 0.3 | ||
| Frontal area | 2.10 m² | ||
| CdA | 0.63 | ||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | BMW | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 6 | ||
| Capacity | 3 litre 2996 cc (182.827 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 85 × 88 mm
3.35 × 3.46 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.97 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 24 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 218 PS (215 bhp) (160 kW) at 6100 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 270 Nm (199 ft·lb) (27.5 kgm) at 2500-4250 rpm |
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| Specific output | 53.5 kW/litre 72.8 ps/litre 71.8 bhp/litre 1.18 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
90.12 Nm/litre
1.09 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 10.7:1 | ||
| Fuel system | EFi | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1132.5 kPa (164.3 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 499.33 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 6.4 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | 26.5 s | ||
| Maximum speed | 245 km/h (152 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 147.29 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.15 PS/kg 108.33 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.11 kW/kg 145.27 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.15 bhp/kg 0.06 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 9.23 kg/kW 15.42 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 11.4/5.9/7.9 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 11.4/5.9/7.9 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 8.8/16.9/12.7 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 24.8/47.9/35.8 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 20.6/39.9/29.8 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 190.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | J | ||
| 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 | 7J x 17 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 7J x 17 | ||
| Tyres front | 205/50 R 17 89W | ||
| Tyres rear | 205/55 R 17 89W | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 300 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 300 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 6 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.85 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.23 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 181192 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| Model family | E82 | ||
| RAC rating | 26.9 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2007 BMW 125i Coupé added 2008-07-17. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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