The 130i is a motor vehicle from BMW, with rear wheel drive, a front located engine and a 3 door hatchback body style.
The 130i is part of BMW's E81 family of cars.
The BMW 130i's engine is a naturally aspirated petrol, 3 litre, double overhead camshaft 6 cylinder with 4 valves per cylinder. It has an output of 261 bhp (265 PS/195 kW) of power at 6650 rpm, and maximum torque of 315 N·m (232 lb·ft/32.1 kgm) at 2750 rpm.
The engine supplies its power through to the wheels via a 6 speed automatic transmission.
Having a stated weight at the kerb of 1475 kg, the BMW 130i covers the 0-100 km/h benchmark in 6.2 seconds and the kilometre from rest in 25.5 seconds.
Maximum speed claimed is 250 km/h or 155 mph, claimed fuel consumption figures are 12.3/6.0/8.3 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined, and carbon dioxide emissions are 198.0 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 | 2660 mm | 104.7 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1474 mm | 58 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1487 mm | 58.5 inches | |
| Length | 4239 mm | 166.9 inches | |
| Width | 1748 mm | 68.8 inches | |
| Height | 1421 mm | 55.9 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 145 mm | 5.7 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.59 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1475 kg | 3252 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 53 litres | 11.7 [14] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.32 | ||
| Frontal area | 2.09 m² | ||
| CdA | 0.67 | ||
| 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 | 265 PS (261 bhp) (195 kW) at 6650 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 315 Nm (232 ft·lb) (32.1 kgm) at 2750 rpm |
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| Specific output | 65 kW/litre 88.3 ps/litre 87.1 bhp/litre 1.43 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
105.14 Nm/litre
1.27 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 10.7:1 | ||
| Fuel system | |||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1321.2 kPa (191.6 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 | 6.2 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | 25.5 s | ||
| Maximum speed | 250 km/h (155 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 179.41 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.18 PS/kg 131.95 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.13 kW/kg 176.95 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.18 bhp/kg 0.08 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 7.58 kg/kW 12.66 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 12.3/6.0/8.3 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 12.3/6.0/8.3 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 8.1/16.7/12.0 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 23.0/47.1/34.0 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 19.1/39.2/28.3 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 198.0 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 | ||
| Tyres rear | 205/50 R 17 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 330 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 300 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 6 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.67 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.64 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 152559 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| Model family | E81 | ||
| RAC rating | 26.9 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2007 BMW 130i Automatic added 2007-01-16. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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