This vehicle has a 5 door estate/station wagon body style with a front positioned engine supplying power to the rear wheels.
The 318i Touring is part of BMW's E46 model series.
The BMW 318i Touring's engine is a naturally aspirated petrol, 1.9 litre, single overhead camshaft 4 cylinder with 2 valves per cylinder. This unit has an output of 116 bhp (118 PS/87 kW) of power at 5500 rpm, and maximum torque of 180 N·m (133 lb·ft/18.4 kgm) at 3900 rpm.
A 5 speed automatic 'box supplies the power to the driven wheels.
Its stated weight at the kerb is 1505 kg.
The BMW 318i Touring is said to be able to attain a top speed of 209 km/h (130 mph), manufacturer claimed fuel consumption figures are 11.4/6.4/8.2 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined, and carbon dioxide emissions are 199.0 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 | 1505 kg | 3318 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 | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 1.9 litre 1895 cc (115.64 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 85 × 83.5 mm
3.35 × 3.29 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.02 | ||
| Valve gear | single overhead camshaft (SOHC)
2 valves per cylinder 8 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 118 PS (116 bhp) (87 kW) at 5500 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 180 Nm (133 ft·lb) (18.4 kgm) at 3900 rpm |
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| Specific output | 45.6 kW/litre 62.1 ps/litre 61.2 bhp/litre 1 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
94.99 Nm/litre
1.15 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 9.7:1 | ||
| Fuel system | |||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1193.6 kPa (173.1 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 473.75 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 10.5 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 209 km/h (130 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 78.15 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 PS/kg 57.48 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.06 kW/kg 77.08 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 bhp/kg 0.03 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 17.4 kg/kW 29.06 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 11.4/6.4/8.2 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 11.4/6.4/8.2 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 8.8/15.6/12.2 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 24.8/44.1/34.4 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 20.6/36.8/28.7 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 199.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | J | ||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 7.0J x 16 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 7.0J x 16 | ||
| Tyres front | 205/55 R 16 91V | ||
| Tyres rear | 205/55 R 16 91V | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 286 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 276 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.75 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.45 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 311366 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| Model family | E46 | ||
| RAC rating | 17.9 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2003 BMW 318i Touring Automatic added 2013-02-09. Last modified 2020-02-02. |
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