The BMW 316 is a rear wheel drive motor car, with its powerplant placed in the front, and a 4 door saloon (sedan) body.
The BMW 316 is one of the E30 model family from BMW.
It is powered by a naturally aspirated engine of 1.8 litre capacity. This powerplant features single overhead camshaft valve gear, 4 cylinder layout, and 2 valves per cylinder. It produces 88 bhp (89 PS/66 kW) of power at 5500 rpm, and maximum torque of 140 N·m (103 lb·ft/14.3 kgm) at 4000 rpm.
The engine drives the wheels via a 4 speed automatic set of gears.
Top stated speed is 171 km/h, which equates to 106 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 | 2570 mm | 101.2 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1407 mm | 55.4 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1415 mm | 55.7 inches | |
| Length | 4325 mm | 170.3 inches | |
| Width | 1645 mm | 64.8 inches | |
| Height | 1380 mm | 54.3 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 140 mm | 5.5 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.68 | ||
| Kerb weight | |||
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 55 litres | 12.1 [14.5] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | BMW | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 1.8 litre 1767 cc (107.829 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 89 × 71 mm
3.5 × 2.8 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.25 | ||
| Valve gear | single overhead camshaft (SOHC)
2 valves per cylinder 8 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (DIN) |
89 PS (88 bhp) (66 kW) at 5500 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
140 Nm (103 ft·lb) (14.3 kgm) at 4000 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
37.1 kW/litre 50.5 ps/litre 49.8 bhp/litre 0.82 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
79.23 Nm/litre
0.96 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | cast iron block; light alloy head | ||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 9.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 Pierburg 4/2 BE carb | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 995.6 kPa (144.4 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | 6000 rpm | ||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 441.75 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 171 km/h (106 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | |||
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
| km/litre | |||
| UK MPG | |||
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| 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 | rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | 4.050 | ||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.MS.CS.LW.LowerTrailLi.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.STA.CS. | ||
| Wheel size front | 5.0 x 14 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 5.0 x 14 | ||
| Tyres front | 175/70 TR 14 | ||
| Tyres rear | 175/70 TR 14 | ||
| Brakes F/R | Di/Dr-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | 255 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.73 | ||
| Final drive ratio | |||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 106953 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| Model family | E30 | ||
| RAC rating | 19.6 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1984 BMW 316 Automatic added 2003-02-25. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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