The 218i Gran Coupé is a front wheel drive saloon (sedan) motor vehicle with a front mounted engine, sold by BMW.
It is part of BMW's F44 series.
Its 3 cylinder, double overhead camshaft turbocharged powerplant has 4 valves per cylinder and a displacement of 1.5 litres. In this application it provides power and torque figures of 138 bhp (140 PS/103 kW) at 4600-6500 rpm and 220 Nm (162 lbft/22.4 kgm) at 1480-4200 rpm respectively.
This power is supplied to the wheels by means of an 8 speed automatic gearbox.
Its quoted kerb weight is 1450 kg.
Maximum speed quoted is 215 km/h, which is 134 mph, official fuel consumption figures are 6.2/4.3/5.0 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined, and carbon dioxide emissions are 114.0 g/km.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 4 | ||
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| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2670 mm | 105.1 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1561 mm | 61.5 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1561 mm | 61.5 inches | |
| Length | 4526 mm | 178.2 inches | |
| Width | 1800 mm | 70.9 inches | |
| Height | 1420 mm | 55.9 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 152 mm | 6 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.7 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1450 kg | 3197 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 42 litres | 9.2 [11.1] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.25 | ||
| Frontal area | 2.17 m² | ||
| CdA | 0.54 | ||
| 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 4600-6500 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 | 1 BMW TwinPower turbocharger | ||
| Intercooler | |||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 8.7 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 215 km/h (134 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 96.5 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 PS/kg 70.97 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 kW/kg 95.17 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 bhp/kg 0.04 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 14.09 kg/kW 23.54 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 6.2/4.3/5.0 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 6.2/4.3/5.0 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 16.1/23.3/20.0 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 45.6/65.7/56.5 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 37.9/54.7/47.0 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 114.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | C | ||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | A | ||
| 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 | 205/55 R 16 91W | ||
| Tyres rear | 205/55 R 16 91W | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi-S-ABS | ||
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| Gearbox | 8 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.55 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.94 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 614405 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| Model family | F44 | ||
| RAC rating | 12.5 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2019 BMW 218i Gran Coupé Automatic added 2019-10-16. Last modified 2020-03-16. |
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