BMW 320i is an automobile that has a 4 door saloon (sedan) body style with a front mounted engine supplying power to the rear wheels.
The 320i forms part of BMW's E90 series of cars.
The power is produced by a naturally aspirated engine of 2 litre capacity. This unit features double overhead camshaft valve gear, 4 cylinder layout, and 4 valves per cylinder. It produces 148 bhp (150 PS/110 kW) of power at 6200 rpm, and maximum torque of 200 N·m (148 lb·ft/20.4 kgm) at 3600 rpm.
The engine delivers its power through to the wheels via a 6 speed automatic transmission.
The BMW 320i weighs a claimed 1425 kg at the kerb.
Maximum speed claimed is 215 km/h or 134 mph, quoted fuel consumption figures are 11.0/6.2/7.9 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined, and carbon dioxide emissions are 190.0 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 | 2760 mm | 108.7 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1500 mm | 59.1 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1513 mm | 59.6 inches | |
| Length | 4520 mm | 178 inches | |
| Width | 1817 mm | 71.5 inches | |
| Height | 1421 mm | 55.9 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.64 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1425 kg | 3142 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 63 litres | 13.9 [16.6] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.28 | ||
| Frontal area | 2.11 m² | ||
| CdA | 0.59 | ||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | BMW | ||
| Engine code | N46B20O0 | ||
| 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 | 150 PS (148 bhp) (110 kW) at 6200 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 200 Nm (148 ft·lb) (20.4 kgm) at 3600 rpm |
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| Specific output | 55.3 kW/litre 75.2 ps/litre 74.2 bhp/litre 1.22 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 | 10.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | EFI | ||
| 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 | 9.7 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | 30.7 s | ||
| Maximum speed | 215 km/h (134 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 105.3 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.11 PS/kg 77.45 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 kW/kg 103.86 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 bhp/kg 0.05 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 12.91 kg/kW 21.57 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 11.0/6.2/7.9 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 11.0/6.2/7.9 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 9.1/16.1/12.7 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 25.7/45.6/35.8 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 21.4/37.9/29.8 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 190.0 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 | 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 | 292 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 296 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 6 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.69 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.91 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 125477 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| Model family | E90 | ||
| RAC rating | 17.5 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2005 BMW 320i Automatic added 2005-01-20. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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