The BMW 225i Active Tourer is a 5 door hatchback style car with a front mounted engine driving through the front wheels.
It is part of BMW's F45 series.
The 4 cylinder, double overhead camshaft turbocharged engine has 4 valves per cylinder and a volume of 2 litres. For this model it provides power and torque figures of 228 bhp (231 PS/170 kW) at 4750-6000 rpm and 350 Nm (258 lbft/35.7 kgm) at 1250 rpm respectively.
This power is transferred to the wheels through an 8 speed automatic gearbox.
Claimed weight at the kerb is 1505 kg.
The BMW 225i Active Tourer is claimed to attain a top speed of 235 km/h or 146 mph, quoted fuel consumption figures are 7.6/5.0/6.0 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined, and carbon dioxide emissions are 139.0 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) | 1557 mm | 61.3 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1558 mm | 61.3 inches | |
| Length | 4342 mm | 170.9 inches | |
| Width | 1800 mm | 70.9 inches | |
| Height | 1555 mm | 61.2 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 156 mm | 6.1 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.63 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1505 kg | 3318 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 51 litres | 11.2 [13.5] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.29 | ||
| Frontal area | 2.40 m² | ||
| CdA | 0.70 | ||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | turbocharged petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | BMW | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 2 litre 1998 cc (121.925 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 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 231 PS (228 bhp) (170 kW) at 4750-6000 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 350 Nm (258 ft·lb) (35.7 kgm) at 1250 rpm |
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| Specific output | 85.1 kW/litre 115.7 ps/litre 114.1 bhp/litre 1.87 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
175.18 Nm/litre
2.12 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 10.2:1 | ||
| Fuel system | direct petrol injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 2201.3 kPa (319.3 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 499.5 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Turbo | ||
| Compressor | BMW TwinPower twin scroll turbocharger | ||
| Intercooler | |||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 6.8 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 235 km/h (146 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 153.6 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.15 PS/kg 112.97 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.11 kW/kg 151.5 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.15 bhp/kg 0.07 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 8.85 kg/kW 14.79 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 7.6/5.0/6.0 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 7.6/5.0/6.0 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 13.2/20.0/16.7 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 37.2/56.5/47.1 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 30.9/47.0/39.2 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 139.0 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 | 7½J x 17 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 7½J x 17 | ||
| Tyres front | 205/55 R 17 91W | ||
| Tyres rear | 205/55 R 17 91W | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi-S-ABS | ||
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| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 8 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.67 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.08 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 363385 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| Model family | F45 | ||
| RAC rating | 16.7 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2014 BMW 225i Active Tourer added 2014-02-15. Last modified 2020-02-02. |
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