The BMW 318i Touring is an estate/station wagon with 5 doors and a front mounted engine which delivers the power to the rear wheels.
The 318i Touring is part of BMW's E46 model series.
The 4 cylinder, double overhead camshaft naturally aspirated engine has 4 valves per cylinder and a capacity of 2 litres. It provides power and torque figures of 141 bhp (143 PS/105 kW) at 6000 rpm and 200 Nm (148 lbft/20.4 kgm) at 3750 rpm respectively.
A 5 speed manual gearbox supplies the power to the wheels.
Quoted weight at the kerb is 1470 kg.
It is said to be able to achieve a top speed of 213 km/h which is 132 mph, official fuel consumption figures are 10.4/5.7/7.4 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined, and carbon dioxide emissions are 179.0 g/km.
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 | 2725 mm | 107.3 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1471 mm | 57.9 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1483 mm | 58.4 inches | |
| Length | 4478 mm | 176.3 inches | |
| Width | 1739 mm | 68.5 inches | |
| Height | 1409 mm | 55.5 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.64 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1470 kg | 3241 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 63 litres | 13.9 [16.6] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.32 | ||
| Frontal area | 2.06 m² | ||
| CdA | 0.66 | ||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | BMW | ||
| Engine code | N43B20U0 | ||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 2 litre 1995 cc (121.742 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 84 × 90 mm
3.31 × 3.54 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.93 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 143 PS (141 bhp) (105 kW) at 6000 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 200 Nm (148 ft·lb) (20.4 kgm) at 3750 rpm |
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| Specific output | 52.7 kW/litre 71.7 ps/litre 70.7 bhp/litre 1.16 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
100.25 Nm/litre
1.21 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 10.2:1 | ||
| Fuel system | Bosch ME 9 fuel injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1259.8 kPa (182.7 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 498.75 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 9.6 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 213 km/h (132 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 97.25 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 PS/kg 71.53 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 kW/kg 95.92 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 bhp/kg 0.04 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 13.98 kg/kW 23.35 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 10.4/5.7/7.4 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 10.4/5.7/7.4 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 9.6/17.5/13.5 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 27.2/49.6/38.2 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 22.6/41.3/31.8 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 179.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | I | ||
| 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 | 3.000 | ||
| Turning circle | 10.50 m | ||
| Front suspension | I.MS. | ||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 7J x 16 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 7J x 16 | ||
| Tyres front | 205/55 R 16 91V | ||
| Tyres rear | 205/55 R 16 91V | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 286 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 276 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.38 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 89287 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| Model family | E46 | ||
| RAC rating | 17.5 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2001 BMW 318i Touring added 2001-11-14. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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