The BMW 218i Active Tourer is a front wheel drive vehicle, with the engine placed in the front, and a 5 door hatchback body.
The BMW 218i Active Tourer is one of the F45 LCI range of cars from BMW.
Power is supplied by a double overhead camshaft, 1.5 litre turbocharged 3 cylinder motor, with 4 valves per cylinder that provides power and torque figures of 138 bhp (140 PS/103 kW) at 4500-6500 rpm and 220 N·m (162 lb·ft/22.4 kgm) at 1480-4200 rpm respectively.
Power is delivered to the wheels by means of a 6 speed manual gearbox.
The claimed kerb weight is 1430 kg.
It is claimed to attain a maxiumum speed of 205 km/h (127 mph), official fuel consumption is 7.3/4.9/5.8 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined, and carbon dioxide emissions are 132.0 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 | 2670 mm | 105.1 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1561 mm | 61.5 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1562 mm | 61.5 inches | |
| Length | 4354 mm | 171.4 inches | |
| Width | 1800 mm | 70.9 inches | |
| Height | 1555 mm | 61.2 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 165 mm | 6.5 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.63 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1430 kg | 3153 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 51 litres | 11.2 [13.5] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.28 | ||
| Frontal area | 2.40 m² | ||
| CdA | 0.67 | ||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | turbocharged petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | BMW | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 3 | ||
| Capacity | 1.5 litre 1499 cc (91.475 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 82 × 94.6 mm
3.23 × 3.72 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.87 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 12 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 140 PS (138 bhp) (103 kW) at 4500-6500 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 220 Nm (162 ft·lb) (22.4 kgm) at 1480-4200 rpm |
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| Specific output | 68.7 kW/litre 93.3 ps/litre 92.1 bhp/litre 1.51 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
146.76 Nm/litre
1.77 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 11:1 | ||
| Fuel system | direct petrol injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1844.3 kPa (267.5 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 499.67 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Turbo | ||
| Compressor | |||
| Intercooler | |||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 9.3 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 97.84 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 PS/kg 71.96 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 kW/kg 96.5 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 bhp/kg 0.04 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 13.9 kg/kW 23.21 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 7.3/4.9/5.8 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 7.3/4.9/5.8 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 13.7/20.4/17.2 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 38.7/57.6/48.7 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 32.2/48.0/40.6 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 132.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | E | ||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | B | ||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | transverse | ||
| Drive wheels | front wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | power assisted rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 7.0J x 16 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 7.0J x 16 | ||
| Tyres front | 205/60 R 16 96V | ||
| Tyres rear | 205/60 R 16 96V | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 6 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.68 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.54 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 543950 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| Model family | F45 LCI | ||
| RAC rating | 12.5 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2018 BMW 218i Active Tourer added 2018-02-09. Last modified 2020-03-16. |
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