BMW 320 Saloon is a car that has a 2 door saloon (sedan) type body with a front mounted engine powering the rear wheels.
Its 2 litre engine is a naturally aspirated, overhead valve, 6 cylinder unit that produces 45 bhp (45.6 PS/33.6 kW) of power at 3750 rpm.
The engine transfers its power through to the wheels by means of a 4 speed manual gearbox.
The claimed weight at the kerb is 1000 kg.
It is claimed to manage a top speed of 109 km/h which is 68 mph.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2750 mm | 108.3 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1160 mm | 45.7 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1300 mm | 51.2 inches | |
| Length | 4500 mm | 177.2 inches | |
| Width | 1540 mm | 60.6 inches | |
| Height | 1500 mm | 59.1 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.64 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1000 kg | 2205 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 50 litres | 11 [13.2] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | BMW | ||
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| Cylinders | Straight 6 | ||
| Capacity | 2 litre 1971 cc (120.278 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 66 × 96 mm
2.6 × 3.78 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.69 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 12 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 45.6 PS (45 bhp) (33.6 kW) at 3750 rpm |
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| maximum torque | |||
| Specific output | 17 kW/litre 23.1 ps/litre 22.8 bhp/litre 0.37 bhp/cu in |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 6:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 So 30 BFLVS carb | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | |||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 4 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 328.5 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 35 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 109 km/h (68 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 45.63 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.05 PS/kg 33.56 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.03 kW/kg 45 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.05 bhp/kg 0.02 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 29.8 kg/kW 49.78 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 | |||
| 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 | rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | 13.00 m | ||
| Front suspension | LA.TW.TL. | ||
| Rear suspension | LA.SE. | ||
| Wheel size front | 3.25D x 16 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 3.25D x 16 | ||
| Tyres front | 5.25 x 16 | ||
| Tyres rear | 5.25 x 16 | ||
| Brakes F/R | Dr/Dr | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 4.38 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 101750 | ||
| Production total | 2416 | ||
| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 16.2 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1937 BMW 320 Saloon added 2002-11-17. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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