The BMW 318i Touring is an estate/station wagon with 5 doors and a front mounted engine which transmits its power through the rear wheels.
The BMW 318i Touring belongs to the E91 model family from BMW.
Power is produced by a double overhead camshaft, 2 litre naturally aspirated 4 cylinder powerplant, with 4 valves per cylinder that produces power and torque figures of 141 bhp (143 PS/105 kW) at 6000 rpm and 190 N·m (140 lb·ft/19.4 kgm) at 4250 rpm respectively.
The power is transferred to the wheels through a 6 speed automatic gearbox.
Claimed kerb weight is 1535 kg.
The BMW 318i Touring is said to be able to attain a top speed of 210 km/h (130 mph), claimed fuel consumption is 8.6/5.3/6.5 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined, and carbon dioxide emissions are 156.0 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 | 2760 mm | 108.7 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1506 mm | 59.3 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1535 mm | 60.4 inches | |
| Length | 4527 mm | 178.2 inches | |
| Width | 1817 mm | 71.5 inches | |
| Height | 1418 mm | 55.8 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.64 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1535 kg | 3384 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 63 litres | 13.9 [16.6] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.27 | ||
| Frontal area | 2.17 m² | ||
| CdA | 0.59 | ||
| 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 | 190 Nm (140 ft·lb) (19.4 kgm) at 4250 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 |
95.24 Nm/litre
1.15 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 12:1 | ||
| Fuel system | direct petrol injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1196.8 kPa (173.6 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 | 10.4 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | 31.3 s | ||
| Maximum speed | 210 km/h (130 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 93.13 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 PS/kg 68.5 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 kW/kg 91.86 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 bhp/kg 0.04 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 14.6 kg/kW 24.39 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 8.6/5.3/6.5 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 8.6/5.3/6.5 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 11.6/18.9/15.4 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 32.8/53.3/43.5 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 27.4/44.4/36.2 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 156.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | G | ||
| 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 | 2.920 | ||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 7J x 16 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 7J x 16 | ||
| Tyres front | 205/55 R 16 91H | ||
| Tyres rear | 205/55 R 16 91H | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 312 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 300 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 6 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.69 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.91 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 180235 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| Model family | E91 | ||
| RAC rating | 17.5 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2008 BMW 318i Touring Automatic added 2008-07-11. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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