The BMW 318i Touring is a rear wheel drive motor car, with the engine positioned in the front, and a 5 door estate/station wagon bodyshell.
The 318i Touring forms part of BMW's G21 range of cars.
The power is produced by a turbocharged engine of 2 litre capacity. This unit features double overhead camshaft valve gear, 4 cylinder layout, and 4 valves per cylinder. It has an output of 154 bhp (156 PS/115 kW) of power at 4500-6500 rpm, and maximum torque of 250 N·m (184 lb·ft/25.5 kgm) at 1300-4300 rpm.
The power is transferred to the wheels via an 8 speed automatic gearbox.
Its stated kerb weight is 1650 kg.
Maximum claimed speed is 218 km/h, or 135 mph.
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 | 2851 mm | 112.2 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1573 mm | 61.9 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1588 mm | 62.5 inches | |
| Length | 4713 mm | 185.6 inches | |
| Width | 1827 mm | 71.9 inches | |
| Height | 1440 mm | 56.7 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 141 mm | 5.6 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.65 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1650 kg | 3638 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 59 litres | 13 [15.6] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.28 | ||
| Frontal area | 2.23 m² | ||
| CdA | 0.62 | ||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | turbocharged petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | BMW | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 2 litre 1998 cc (121.925 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 82 × 94.6 mm
3.23 × 3.72 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.87 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 156 PS (154 bhp) (115 kW) at 4500-6500 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 250 Nm (184 ft·lb) (25.5 kgm) at 1300-4300 rpm |
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| Specific output | 57.5 kW/litre 78.1 ps/litre 77.1 bhp/litre 1.26 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
125.13 Nm/litre
1.51 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 11:1 | ||
| Fuel system | direct petrol injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1572.4 kPa (228.1 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 499.5 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Turbo | ||
| Compressor | BMW TwinPower twin-scroll turbocharger | ||
| Intercooler | |||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 8.8 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 218 km/h (135 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 94.63 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 PS/kg 69.6 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 kW/kg 93.33 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 bhp/kg 0.04 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 14.37 kg/kW 24 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
| km/litre | |||
| UK MPG | |||
| US MPG | |||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| 151.00 g/km WLTP | |||
| 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 | 7½J x 17 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 7½J x 17 | ||
| Tyres front | 225/50 R 17 98Y XL | ||
| Tyres rear | 225/50 R 17 98Y XL | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 8 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.64 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 2.81 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 804386 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| Model family | G21 | ||
| RAC rating | 16.7 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2024 BMW 318i Touring added 2024-05-29. Last modified 2024-05-29. |
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