This vehicle has a 5 door estate/station wagon body style with a front positioned engine driving through the rear wheels.
The 316i Touring is part of BMW's E30 model series.
Its 1.6 litre engine is a naturally aspirated, single overhead camshaft, 4 cylinder that has an output of 99 bhp (100 PS/74 kW) of power at 5500 rpm, and maximum torque of 141 N·m (104 lb·ft/14.4 kgm) at 4250 rpm.
A 4 speed automatic 'box transfers the power to the driven wheels.
With a stated kerb weight of 1190 kg, the BMW 316i Touring can dispense with the 0-100 km/h benchmark in 15.7 seconds and the kilometre from rest in 36.7 seconds.
Top claimed speed is 176 km/h (109 mph), officially quoted fuel consumption figures are 6.9/8.7/10.8 l/100km 90 km/h / 120 km/h / urban.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater estate/station wagon | ||
| Number of doors | 5 | ||
| 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 | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.68 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1190 kg | 2624 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 62 litres | 13.6 [16.4] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.36 | ||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | BMW | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 1.6 litre 1596 cc (97.394 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 84 × 72 mm
3.31 × 2.83 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.17 | ||
| Valve gear | single overhead camshaft (SOHC)
2 valves per cylinder 8 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (DIN) |
100 PS (99 bhp) (74 kW) at 5500 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
141 Nm (104 ft·lb) (14.4 kgm) at 4250 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
46.3 kW/litre 62.9 ps/litre 62 bhp/litre 1.02 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
88.35 Nm/litre
1.07 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 9:1 | ||
| Fuel system | Bosch Motronic fuel injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1110.2 kPa (161 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 399 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 15.7 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | 36.7 s | ||
| Maximum speed | 176 km/h (109 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 84.35 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 PS/kg 62.04 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.06 kW/kg 83.19 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 bhp/kg 0.04 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 16.12 kg/kW 26.93 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 6.9/8.7/10.8 l/100km 90 km/h / 120 km/h / urban | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 6.9/8.7/10.8 l/100km 90kmph/120kmph/urban | ||
| km/litre | 14.5/11.5/9.3 km/l 90kmph/120kmph/urban | ||
| UK MPG | 40.9/32.5/26.2 UK MPG 90kmph/120kmph/urban | ||
| US MPG | 34.1/27.0/21.8 US MPG 90kmph/120kmph/urban | ||
| 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 | power assisted rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 5½J x 14 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 5½J x 14 | ||
| Tyres front | 195/65 R 14 89H | ||
| Tyres rear | 195/65 R 14 89H | ||
| Brakes F/R | Di/Dr-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.73 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 4.45 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 273064 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| Model family | E30 | ||
| RAC rating | 17.5 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1993 BMW 316i Touring Automatic added 2012-05-29. Last modified 2020-02-02. |
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