This car has a 4 door saloon (sedan) type body with a front located engine powering the rear wheels.
The 320d is part of BMW's E46 range of cars.
Powering the BMW 320d is a double overhead camshaft, 2 litre turbocharged 4 cylinder powerplant, with 4 valves per cylinder that produces power and torque figures of 134 bhp (136 PS/100 kW) at 4000 rpm and 280 N·m (207 lb·ft/28.6 kgm) at 1750 rpm respectively.
The engine drives the wheels via a 5 speed automatic 'box.
With a stated kerb weight of 1475 kg, the BMW 320d dispatches the 0-100 km/h sprint in 10.3 seconds and the standing kilometre in 31.9 seconds.
The BMW 320d is claimed to attain a maxiumum speed of 207 km/h (129 mph), claimed fuel consumption is 9.2/5.6/6.9 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined, and carbon dioxide emissions are 184.0 g/km.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 4 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2725 mm | 107.3 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1481 mm | 58.3 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1493 mm | 58.8 inches | |
| Length | 4471 mm | 176 inches | |
| Width | 1739 mm | 68.5 inches | |
| Height | 1415 mm | 55.7 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.64 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1475 kg | 3252 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 63 litres | 13.9 [16.6] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.29 | ||
| Frontal area | 2.06 m² | ||
| CdA | 0.60 | ||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | turbocharged diesel | ||
| Engine manufacturer | BMW | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 2 litre 1951 cc (119.057 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 84 × 88 mm
3.31 × 3.46 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.95 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 136 PS (134 bhp) (100 kW) at 4000 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 280 Nm (207 ft·lb) (28.6 kgm) at 1750 rpm |
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| Specific output | 51.2 kW/litre 69.6 ps/litre 68.7 bhp/litre 1.13 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
143.52 Nm/litre
1.73 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 19:1 | ||
| Fuel system | common rail direct diesel injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1803.5 kPa (261.6 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 487.75 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Turbo D. | ||
| Compressor | |||
| Intercooler | |||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 10.3 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | 31.9 s | ||
| Maximum speed | 207 km/h (129 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 92.11 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 PS/kg 67.74 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 kW/kg 90.85 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 bhp/kg 0.04 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 14.76 kg/kW 24.66 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 9.2/5.6/6.9 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 9.2/5.6/6.9 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 10.9/17.9/14.5 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 30.7/50.4/40.9 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 25.6/42.0/34.1 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 184.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| 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 | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | 10.50 m | ||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 6½J x 15 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 6½J x 15 | ||
| Tyres front | 195/65 R 15 91H | ||
| Tyres rear | 195/65 R 15 91H | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 300 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 294 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.75 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.07 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 103444 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| Model family | E46 | ||
| RAC rating | 17.5 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1998 BMW 320d Automatic added 2002-11-28. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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