BMW 320i is a car that has a 4 door saloon (sedan) type body with a front mounted engine that delivers power to the rear wheels.
The BMW 320i is one of the F30 LCI model family from BMW.
The power is produced by a turbocharged engine of 2 litre capacity. This unit features double overhead camshaft valve gear, 4 cylinder layout, and 4 valves per cylinder. It has an output of 181 bhp (184 PS/135 kW) of power at 5000-6500 rpm, and maximum torque of 270 N·m (199 lb·ft/27.5 kgm) at 1350-4600 rpm.
An 8 speed automatic gearbox transfers the power to the driven wheels.
Quoted weight at the kerb is 1525 kg.
The BMW 320i is said to be able to achieve a maxiumum speed of 235 km/h (146 mph), officially stated fuel consumption is 6.9/4.4/5.3 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined, and carbon dioxide emissions are 124.0 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 | 2810 mm | 110.6 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1543 mm | 60.7 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1583 mm | 62.3 inches | |
| Length | 4633 mm | 182.4 inches | |
| Width | 1811 mm | 71.3 inches | |
| Height | 1429 mm | 56.3 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 140 mm | 5.5 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.65 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1525 kg | 3362 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 60 litres | 13.2 [15.9] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.28 | ||
| Frontal area | 2.20 m² | ||
| CdA | 0.62 | ||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | turbocharged petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | BMW | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 2 litre 1998 cc (121.925 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 82 × 94.6 mm
3.23 × 3.72 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.87 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 184 PS (181 bhp) (135 kW) at 5000-6500 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 270 Nm (199 ft·lb) (27.5 kgm) at 1350-4600 rpm |
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| Specific output | 67.6 kW/litre 91.8 ps/litre 90.6 bhp/litre 1.48 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
135.14 Nm/litre
1.63 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 11:1 | ||
| Fuel system | direct petrol injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1698.2 kPa (246.3 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 499.5 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Turbo | ||
| Compressor | BMW TwinPower turbocharger | ||
| Intercooler | |||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 7.3 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 235 km/h (146 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 120.34 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.12 PS/kg 88.51 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 kW/kg 118.69 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.12 bhp/kg 0.05 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 11.3 kg/kW 18.87 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 6.9/4.4/5.3 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 6.9/4.4/5.3 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 14.5/22.7/18.9 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 40.9/64.2/53.3 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 34.1/53.5/44.4 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 124.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | D | ||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | A | ||
| 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 | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 7.0J x 16 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 7.0J x 16 | ||
| Tyres front | 205/60 R 16 92V | ||
| Tyres rear | 205/60 R 16 92V | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 8 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.64 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 2.81 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 422103 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| Model family | F30 LCI | ||
| RAC rating | 16.7 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2015 BMW 320i Automatic added 2015-05-14. Last modified 2020-02-02. |
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