The BMW 3.3 Li is a rear wheel drive motor car, with the motor placed in the front, and a 4 door saloon (sedan) bodyshell.
The BMW 3.3 Li belongs to the E3 range of cars from BMW.
The BMW 3.3 Li's engine is a naturally aspirated petrol, 3.2 litre, single overhead camshaft 6 cylinder with 2 valves per cylinder. In this application it produces 197 bhp (200 PS/147 kW) of power at 5500 rpm, and maximum torque of 285 N·m (210 lb·ft/29.1 kgm) at 4250 rpm.
This power is delivered to the wheels by means of a 3 speed automatic gearbox.
The BMW 3.3 Li weighs a claimed 1515 kg at the kerb.
It is said to be able to achieve a top speed of 200 km/h (124 mph).
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 4 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2792 mm | 109.9 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1480 mm | 58.3 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1464 mm | 57.6 inches | |
| Length | 4800 mm | 189 inches | |
| Width | 1750 mm | 68.9 inches | |
| Height | 1450 mm | 57.1 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 140 mm | 5.5 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.72 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1515 kg | 3340 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 78 litres | 17.2 [20.6] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | BMW | ||
| Engine code | M30B32 | ||
| Cylinders | Straight 6 | ||
| Capacity | 3.2 litre 3210 cc (195.886 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 89 × 86 mm
3.5 × 3.39 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.03 | ||
| Valve gear | single overhead camshaft (SOHC)
2 valves per cylinder 12 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (DIN) |
200 PS (197 bhp) (147 kW) at 5500 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
285 Nm (210 ft·lb) (29.1 kgm) at 4250 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
45.8 kW/litre 62.2 ps/litre 61.4 bhp/litre 1.01 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
88.79 Nm/litre
1.07 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 9:1 | ||
| Fuel system | Bosch L-Jetronic fuel injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1115.7 kPa (161.8 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 7 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 535 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 10.3 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 200 km/h (124 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 131.84 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.13 PS/kg 96.97 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 kW/kg 130.03 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.13 bhp/kg 0.06 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 10.31 kg/kW 17.23 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 | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.MS.CS. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.STA.CS. | ||
| Wheel size front | 6J x 14 H2 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 6J x 14 H2 | ||
| Tyres front | 195/70 VR 14 | ||
| Tyres rear | 195/70 VR 14 | ||
| Brakes F/R | Di/Di-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | 272 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 272 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 3 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.45 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 55242 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| Model family | E3 | ||
| RAC rating | 29.5 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1976 BMW 3.3 Li Automatic added before December 1995. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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