The 130i Convertible is a rear wheel drive convertible/cabriolet passenger car with a front placed engine, produced by BMW.
The BMW 130i Convertible is one of the E88 model family from BMW.
Its 6 cylinder, double overhead camshaft turbocharged engine has 4 valves per cylinder and a volume of 3 litres. This unit musters power and torque figures of 300 bhp (304 PS/224 kW) at 5800 rpm and 407 Nm (300 lbft/41.5 kgm) at 1400 rpm respectively.
The engine transmits power to the wheels compliments of a 6 speed automatic transmission.
It weighs a claimed 1665 kg at the kerb.
Top quoted speed is 210 km/h (130 mph), official fuel consumption is 17/26/20 US MPG city/highway/combined.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 2+2 seater convertible/cabriolet | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2660 mm | 104.7 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1480 mm | 58.3 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1513 mm | 59.6 inches | |
| Length | 4373 mm | 172.2 inches | |
| Width | 1748 mm | 68.8 inches | |
| Height | 1411 mm | 55.6 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.64 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1665 kg | 3671 lb | |
| Weight distribution | 49.5% front | ||
| fuel tank capacity | 53 litres | 11.7 [14] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.34 | ||
| Frontal area | 2.09 m² | ||
| CdA | 0.71 | ||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | turbocharged petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | BMW | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 6 | ||
| Capacity | 3 litre 2979 cc (181.79 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 84 × 89.6 mm
3.31 × 3.53 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.94 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 24 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (SAE net) |
304 PS (300 bhp) (224 kW) at 5800 rpm |
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| maximum torque (SAE net) |
407 Nm (300 ft·lb) (41.5 kgm) at 1400 rpm |
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| Specific output (SAE net) |
75.1 kW/litre 102.1 ps/litre 100.7 bhp/litre 1.65 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (SAE net) |
136.62 Nm/litre
1.65 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 10.2:1 | ||
| Fuel system | EFI | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1716.9 kPa (249 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 496.5 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Turbo | ||
| Compressor | |||
| Intercooler | |||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | 5.5 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 5.8 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 210 km/h (130 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 182.68 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.18 PS/kg 134.36 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.13 kW/kg 180.18 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.18 bhp/kg 0.08 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 7.44 kg/kW 12.43 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 17/26/20 US MPG city/highway/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 13.8/9.0/11.8 l/100km city/highway/combined | ||
| km/litre | 7.2/11.1/8.5 km/l city/highway/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 20.4/31.2/24.0 UK MPG city/highway/combined | ||
| US MPG | 17.0/26.0/20.0 US MPG city/highway/combined | ||
| 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 | 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 89H | ||
| Tyres rear | 205/50 R 17 89H | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 328 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 324 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 6 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.69 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.46 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 178552 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| Model family | E88 | ||
| RAC rating | 26.2 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2007 BMW 130i Convertible Automatic added 2008-06-04. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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