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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| Carrosserie | |||
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| Carrosserie | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Nombre de portes | 4 | ||
| Designer | |||
| Dimensions et poids | |||
| Empattement | 2725 | 107.3 | |
| Voies AV | 1481 | 58.3 | |
| Voies AR | 1493 | 58.8 | |
| Longueur | 4471 | 176 | |
| Largeur | 1739 | 68.5 | |
| Hauteur | 1415 | 55.7 | |
| Garde au sol | |||
| 1.64 | |||
| Poids avec pleins | 1395 kg | 3075 | |
| Répartition poids AV | |||
| Réservoir à essence | 63 litres | 13.9 [16.6] UK [US] gal. | |
| Caractéristiques aérodynamique | |||
| Coefficient de pénétration | 0.28 | ||
| maître-couple | |||
| SCx | |||
| naturally aspirated petrol | |||
| Constructeur du moteur | BMW | ||
| Type moteur | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Cylindrée | 1.9 litre 1895 cc (115.64 cu in) |
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| Alésage × Course | 85 × 83.5 mm
3.35 × 3.29 in |
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| Rapport alésage / course | 1.02 | ||
| Distribution | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 Soupapes par cylindre 16 Total vannes |
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| Puissance maximale | 118 PS (116 bhp) (87 kW) à 5500 tr/mn |
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| Couple maximale | 180 Nm (133 ft·lb) (18.4 kgm) à 3900 tr/mn |
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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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94.99 Nm/litre
1.15 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Construction | |||
| Lubrification | Carter humide | ||
| Taux de compression | 9.7:1 | ||
| Carburant | |||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1193.6 kPa (173.1 psi) | ||
| Régime maximal | |||
| Nombre de paliers de vilebrequin | |||
| Refroidissement | Water | ||
| Cylindrée Unitaire | 473.75 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalyseur | Y | ||
| Performances | |||
| 0-80km/h | |||
| 0-60mph | |||
| 0-100km/h | 12.2 s | ||
| 0-160km/h | |||
| 0-400m | |||
| 0-1000m | 33.5 s | ||
| Vitesse | 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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| Consommation | |||
| Consommation | 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 | ||
| Emissions de CO₂ | 220.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| Châssis | |||
| Emplacement de moteur | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Traction | rear wheel drive | ||
| Répartition du couple | N/A | ||
| Direction | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | 10.50 m | ||
| Suspension AV | |||
| Suspension AR | |||
| Roues AV | 6½J x 15 | ||
| Roues AR | 6½J x 15 | ||
| Pneumatiques AV | 195/65 R 15 91H | ||
| Pneumatiques AR | 195/65 R 15 91H | ||
| Freins AV/AR | VeDi/Di-S-ABS | ||
| Diamètre des freins AV | 286 mm | ||
| Diamètre des freins AR | 280 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Transmission | 4 speed automatic | ||
| Rapport de démultiplication supérieure | 0.7 | ||
| Rapport de pont | 4.44 | ||
| Généralités | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 74778 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Type mines | |||
| 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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