BMW 318i is an automobile that has a 4 door saloon (sedan) type body with a front mounted engine supplying power to the rear wheels.
The BMW 318i is one of the E36 model family from BMW.
Power is supplied by a double overhead camshaft, 1.9 litre naturally aspirated 4 cylinder motor, with 4 valves per cylinder that develops power and torque figures of 138 bhp (140 PS/103 kW) at 6000 rpm and 180 N·m (133 lb·ft/18.4 kgm) at 4300 rpm respectively.
A 4 speed automatic gearbox delivers the power to the driven wheels.
Claimed weight at the kerb is 1390 kg.
It is said to be able to manage a top speed of 187 km/h (116 mph), stated fuel consumption figures are 23/31 US MPG EPA city/highway.
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 | 2700 mm | 106.3 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1407 mm | 55.4 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1420 mm | 55.9 inches | |
| Length | 4432 mm | 174.5 inches | |
| Width | 1699 mm | 66.9 inches | |
| Height | 1392 mm | 54.8 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.64 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1390 kg | 3064 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 62.1 litres | 13.7 [16.4] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.3 | ||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | BMW | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 1.9 litre 1895 cc (115.64 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 85 × 83.5 mm
3.35 × 3.29 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.02 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 140 PS (138 bhp) (103 kW) at 6000 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 180 Nm (133 ft·lb) (18.4 kgm) at 4300 rpm |
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| Specific output | 54.3 kW/litre 73.8 ps/litre 72.8 bhp/litre 1.19 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
94.99 Nm/litre
1.15 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 10:1 | ||
| Fuel system | Bosch HFM Motronic 5.2 fuel injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1193.6 kPa (173.1 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 473.75 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | 10.6 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 187 km/h (116 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 100.66 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 PS/kg 74.03 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 kW/kg 99.28 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 bhp/kg 0.04 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 13.51 kg/kW 22.56 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 23/31 US MPG EPA city/highway | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 10.2/7.6 l/100km city/highway | ||
| km/litre | 9.8/13.2 km/l city/highway | ||
| UK MPG | 27.6/37.2 UK MPG city/highway | ||
| US MPG | 23.0/31.0 US MPG city/highway | ||
| 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 | 3.400 | ||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 6.0J x 15 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 6.0J x 15 | ||
| Tyres front | 185/65 R 15 87T | ||
| Tyres rear | 185/65 R 15 87T | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 287 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 279 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.72 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 4.44 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 225720 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| Model family | E36 | ||
| RAC rating | 17.9 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1996 BMW 318i Automatic added 2010-12-19. Last modified 2020-02-02. |
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