The BMW 218d xDrive Gran Tourer is an all wheel drive road car, with the engine placed in the front, and a 5 door hatchback bodyshell.
It forms part of BMW's F46 LCI series.
It's powered courtesy of a turbocharged engine of 2 litre capacity. This unit features double overhead camshaft valve gear, 4 cylinder layout, and 4 valves per cylinder. It develops 148 bhp (150 PS/110 kW) of power at 4000 rpm, and maximum torque of 350 N·m (258 lb·ft/35.7 kgm) at 1750-2250 rpm.
An 8 speed automatic gearbox supplies the power to the wheels.
It weighs a claimed 1685 kg at the kerb.
Maximum speed claimed is 205 km/h, which is 127 mph, manufacturer claimed fuel consumption figures are 5.9/4.8/5.2 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined, and carbon dioxide emissions are 127.0 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 | 2780 mm | 109.4 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1557 mm | 61.3 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1558 mm | 61.3 inches | |
| Length | 4568 mm | 179.8 inches | |
| Width | 1800 mm | 70.9 inches | |
| Height | 1608 mm | 63.3 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 165 mm | 6.5 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.64 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1685 kg | 3715 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 51 litres | 11.2 [13.5] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.29 | ||
| Frontal area | 2.45 m² | ||
| CdA | 0.71 | ||
| 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 | 150 PS (148 bhp) (110 kW) at 4000 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 350 Nm (258 ft·lb) (35.7 kgm) at 1750-2250 rpm |
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| Specific output | 55.3 kW/litre 75.2 ps/litre 74.2 bhp/litre 1.22 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
175.44 Nm/litre
2.12 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 16.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | common rail direct diesel injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 2204.6 kPa (319.8 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 498.75 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Turbo D. | ||
| Compressor | BMW TwinPower turbocharger | ||
| Intercooler | |||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 9.4 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 205 km/h (127 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 89.05 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 PS/kg 65.5 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 kW/kg 87.83 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 bhp/kg 0.04 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 15.27 kg/kW 25.5 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 5.9/4.8/5.2 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 5.9/4.8/5.2 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 16.9/20.8/19.2 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 47.9/58.9/54.3 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 39.9/49.0/45.2 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 127.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | D | ||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | A | ||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | transverse | ||
| Drive wheels | all wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | |||
| Steering | power assisted rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 7½J x 17 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 7½J x 17 | ||
| Tyres front | 205/55 R 17 95W | ||
| Tyres rear | 205/55 R 17 95W | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di-S-ABS | ||
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| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 8 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.67 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 4.22 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 544258 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| Model family | F46 LCI | ||
| RAC rating | 17.5 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2018 BMW 218d xDrive Gran Tourer Automatic added 2018-02-09. Last modified 2020-03-16. |
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