The BMW 218i Active Tourer is a 5 door hatchback style motor vehicle with a front mounted engine powering the front wheels.
It is part of BMW's U06 series of cars.
Powering the BMW 218i Active Tourer is a double overhead camshaft, 1.5 litre turbocharged 3 cylinder engine, with 4 valves per cylinder that develops power and torque figures of 134 bhp (136 PS/100 kW) at 4400-6500 rpm and 230 N·m (170 lb·ft/23.5 kgm) at 1500-4000 rpm respectively.
Power is transmitted to the wheels via a 7 speed automatic gearbox.
Quoted kerb weight is 1545 kg.
Its maximum speed stated is 214 km/h (133 mph).
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) | 1586 mm | 62.4 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1587 mm | 62.5 inches | |
| Length | 4386 mm | 172.7 inches | |
| Width | 1824 mm | 71.8 inches | |
| Height | 1576 mm | 62 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 171 mm | 6.7 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.64 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1545 kg | 3406 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 45 litres | 9.9 [11.9] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.26 | ||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| 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 | 136 PS (134 bhp) (100 kW) at 4400-6500 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 230 Nm (170 ft·lb) (23.5 kgm) at 1500-4000 rpm |
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| Specific output | 66.7 kW/litre 90.6 ps/litre 89.4 bhp/litre 1.46 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
153.44 Nm/litre
1.85 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 11.1:1 | ||
| Fuel system | direct petrol injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1928.1 kPa (279.7 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 499.67 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Turbo | ||
| Compressor | BMW TwinPower turbocharger | ||
| Intercooler | |||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 9 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 214 km/h (133 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 87.94 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 PS/kg 64.68 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.06 kW/kg 86.73 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 bhp/kg 0.04 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 15.46 kg/kW 25.83 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
| km/litre | |||
| UK MPG | |||
| US MPG | |||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| 140.00 g/km WLTP | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| 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 | 7J x 16 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 7J x 16 | ||
| Tyres front | 205/65 R 16 95W | ||
| Tyres rear | 205/65 R 16 95W | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 7 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.64 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.94 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 730928 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| Model family | U06 | ||
| RAC rating | 12.5 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2021 BMW 218i Active Tourer added 2021-12-25. Last modified 2021-12-25. |
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