This automobile has a 4 door saloon (sedan) body style with a front mounted engine driving through the rear wheels.
It is part of BMW's F30 series of cars.
The power is produced by a turbocharged engine of 1.6 litre capacity. This unit features double overhead camshaft valve gear, 4 cylinder layout, and 4 valves per cylinder. It develops 134 bhp (136 PS/100 kW) of power at 4350 rpm, and maximum torque of 220 N·m (162 lb·ft/22.4 kgm) at 1350 rpm.
The engine delivers its power through to the wheels via an 8 speed automatic 'box.
It weighs a quoted 1480 kg at the kerb.
Maximum speed claimed is 210 km/h, which is 130 mph, quoted fuel consumption figures are 7.5/4.8/5.8 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined, and carbon dioxide emissions are 134.0 g/km.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 4 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2810 mm | 110.6 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1543 mm | 60.7 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1583 mm | 62.3 inches | |
| Length | 4624 mm | 182 inches | |
| Width | 1811 mm | 71.3 inches | |
| Height | 1429 mm | 56.3 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 140 mm | 5.5 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.65 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1480 kg | 3263 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 60 litres | 13.2 [15.9] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.27 | ||
| Frontal area | 2.20 m² | ||
| CdA | 0.59 | ||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | turbocharged petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | BMW | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 1.6 litre 1598 cc (97.516 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 77 × 85.8 mm
3.03 × 3.38 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.9 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 136 PS (134 bhp) (100 kW) at 4350 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 220 Nm (162 ft·lb) (22.4 kgm) at 1350 rpm |
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| Specific output | 62.5 kW/litre 85 ps/litre 83.9 bhp/litre 1.37 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
137.67 Nm/litre
1.66 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 10.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | direct petrol injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1730 kPa (250.9 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 399.5 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Turbo | ||
| Compressor | BMW TwinPower turbocharging | ||
| Intercooler | |||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 9.2 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | 30.6 s | ||
| Maximum speed | 210 km/h (130 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 91.8 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 PS/kg 67.52 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 kW/kg 90.54 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 bhp/kg 0.04 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 14.81 kg/kW 24.74 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 7.5/4.8/5.8 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 7.5/4.8/5.8 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 13.3/20.8/17.2 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 37.7/58.9/48.7 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 31.4/49.0/40.6 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 134.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | E | ||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | B | ||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | power assisted rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 7.0J x 16 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 7.0J x 16 | ||
| Tyres front | 205/60 R 16 H | ||
| Tyres rear | 205/60 R 16 H | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 8 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.67 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.15 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 283613 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| Model family | F30 | ||
| RAC rating | 14.7 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2012 BMW 316i Automatic added 2012-09-21. Last modified 2020-02-02. |
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