The BMW 318i Touring is an estate/station wagon with 5 doors and a front mounted engine which supplies its power through the rear wheels.
It forms part of BMW's E30 family of cars.
The BMW 318i Touring's engine is a naturally aspirated petrol, 1.8 litre, single overhead camshaft 4 cylinder with 2 valves per cylinder. This powerplant produces 111 bhp (113 PS/83 kW) of power at 5500 rpm, and maximum torque of 162 N·m (119 lb·ft/16.5 kgm) at 4250 rpm.
The power is transferred to the wheels via a 5 speed manual gearbox.
Having a stated weight at the kerb of 1180 kg, the BMW 318i Touring manages to cover the 0-100 km/h yardstick in 11.7 seconds and the standing kilometre in 33.1 seconds.
Maximum quoted speed is 188 km/h (117 mph), quoted fuel consumption figures are 6.9/8.7/10.7 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 | 1180 kg | 2601 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 | 1.8 litre 1796 cc (109.599 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 84 × 81 mm
3.31 × 3.19 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.04 | ||
| Valve gear | single overhead camshaft (SOHC)
2 valves per cylinder 8 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (CEE 88/195) |
113 PS (111 bhp) (83 kW) at 5500 rpm |
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| maximum torque (CEE 88/195) |
162 Nm (119 ft·lb) (16.5 kgm) at 4250 rpm |
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| Specific output (CEE 88/195) |
46.1 kW/litre 62.7 ps/litre 61.8 bhp/litre 1.01 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (CEE 88/195) |
90.2 Nm/litre
1.09 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 8.8:1 | ||
| Fuel system | Bosch Motronic ML fuel injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1133.5 kPa (164.4 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 449 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 11.7 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | 33.1 s | ||
| Maximum speed | 188 km/h (117 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 95.38 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 PS/kg 70.15 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 kW/kg 94.07 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 bhp/kg 0.04 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 14.26 kg/kW 23.81 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 6.9/8.7/10.7 l/100km 90 km/h / 120 km/h / urban | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 6.9/8.7/10.7 l/100km 90kmph/120kmph/urban | ||
| km/litre | 14.5/11.5/9.3 km/l 90kmph/120kmph/urban | ||
| UK MPG | 40.9/32.5/26.4 UK MPG 90kmph/120kmph/urban | ||
| US MPG | 34.1/27.0/22.0 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 | VeDi/Di-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.8 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 4.27 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 170797 | ||
| 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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1992 BMW 318i Touring added 2008-03-25. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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