This car has a 5 door estate/station wagon type body with a front located engine powering the rear wheels.
The BMW 318i Touring belongs to the E36 model family from BMW.
Its 4 cylinder, single overhead camshaft naturally aspirated powerplant has 2 valves per cylinder and a capacity of 1.8 litres. In this application it provides power and torque figures of 113.5 bhp (115 PS/85 kW) at 5500 rpm and 168 Nm (124 lbft/17.1 kgm) at 3900 rpm respectively.
The engine delivers its power through to the wheels by means of a 5 speed manual gearbox.
The BMW 318i Touring weighs a quoted 1355 kg at the kerb.
It is said to be able to achieve a maxiumum speed of 197 km/h or 122 mph, officially stated fuel consumption is 10.9/6.3/8.0 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined.
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 | 2700 mm | 106.3 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1418 mm | 55.8 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1431 mm | 56.3 inches | |
| Length | 4433 mm | 174.5 inches | |
| Width | 1698 mm | 66.9 inches | |
| Height | 1391 mm | 54.8 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.64 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1355 kg | 2987 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 62 litres | 13.6 [16.4] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| 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 (DIN) |
115 PS (113.5 bhp) (85 kW) at 5500 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
168 Nm (124 ft·lb) (17.1 kgm) at 3900 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
47.1 kW/litre 64.1 ps/litre 63.2 bhp/litre 1.04 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
93.54 Nm/litre
1.13 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 9.7:1 | ||
| Fuel system | EFI | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1175.5 kPa (170.5 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 | 32.9 s | ||
| Maximum speed | 197 km/h (122 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 84.93 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 PS/kg 62.46 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.06 kW/kg 83.76 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 bhp/kg 0.04 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 16.01 kg/kW 26.74 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 10.9/6.3/8.0 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 10.9/6.3/8.0 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 9.2/15.9/12.5 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 25.9/44.8/35.3 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 21.6/37.3/29.4 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| 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 | 6J x 15 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 6J x 15 | ||
| Tyres front | 185/65 R 15 | ||
| Tyres rear | 185/65 R 15 | ||
| Brakes F/R | Di/Dr-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
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| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.45 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 251603 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| Model family | E36 | ||
| RAC rating | 17.5 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1995 BMW 318i Touring added 2011-08-06. Last modified 2020-02-02. |
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