The BMW 318i is a 4 door saloon (sedan)-bodied car with a front mounted engine driving through the rear wheels.
The 318i forms part of BMW's E46 model series.
It's powered courtesy of a naturally aspirated engine of 1.9 litre capacity. This unit features double overhead camshaft valve gear, 4 cylinder layout, and 4 valves per cylinder. It produces 116 bhp (118 PS/87 kW) of power at 5500 rpm, and maximum torque of 180 N·m (133 lb·ft/18.4 kgm) at 3900 rpm.
A 4 speed automatic transmission delivers the power to the wheels.
Stated kerb weight is 1395 kg.
The BMW 318i is said to be able to achieve a top speed of 203 km/h (126 mph), officially stated fuel consumption figures are 13.0/6.9/9.2 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined, and carbon dioxide emissions are 220.0 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 | 2725 mm | 107.3 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1481 mm | 58.3 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1493 mm | 58.8 inches | |
| Length | 4471 mm | 176 inches | |
| Width | 1739 mm | 68.5 inches | |
| Height | 1415 mm | 55.7 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.64 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1395 kg | 3075 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 63 litres | 13.9 [16.6] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.28 | ||
| 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 | 118 PS (116 bhp) (87 kW) at 5500 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 180 Nm (133 ft·lb) (18.4 kgm) at 3900 rpm |
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| Specific output | 45.6 kW/litre 62.1 ps/litre 61.2 bhp/litre 1 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 | 9.7:1 | ||
| Fuel system | |||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1193.6 kPa (173.1 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| 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 | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 12.2 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | 33.5 s | ||
| Maximum speed | 203 km/h (126 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 84.31 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 PS/kg 62.01 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.06 kW/kg 83.15 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 bhp/kg 0.04 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 16.13 kg/kW 26.94 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 13.0/6.9/9.2 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 13.0/6.9/9.2 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 7.7/14.5/10.9 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 21.7/40.9/30.7 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 18.1/34.1/25.6 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 220.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| 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 | 10.50 m | ||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 6½J x 15 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 6½J x 15 | ||
| Tyres front | 195/65 R 15 91H | ||
| Tyres rear | 195/65 R 15 91H | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 286 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 280 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.7 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 4.44 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 74778 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| Model family | E46 | ||
| RAC rating | 17.9 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1998 BMW 318i Automatic added 2001-02-24. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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