The BMW 320i is a 4 door saloon (sedan) style road car with a front positioned engine supplying power to the rear wheels.
The BMW 320i belongs to the E36 range of cars from BMW.
Power is produced by a single overhead camshaft, 2 litre naturally aspirated 6 cylinder motor, with 2 valves per cylinder that produces power and torque figures of 148 bhp (150 PS/110 kW) at 5900 rpm and 190 N·m (140 lb·ft/19.4 kgm) at 4700 rpm respectively.
The engine drives the wheels through a 5 speed automatic set of gears.
Claimed weight at the kerb is 1305 kg.
Maximum speed claimed is 214 km/h (133 mph), stated fuel consumption figures are 6.5/8.0/13.5 l/100km 90 km/h / 120 km/h / city.
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 | 2700 mm | 106.3 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1408 mm | 55.4 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1421 mm | 55.9 inches | |
| Length | 4433 mm | 174.5 inches | |
| Width | 1698 mm | 66.9 inches | |
| Height | 1393 mm | 54.8 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.64 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1305 kg | 2877 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 65 litres | 14.3 [17.2] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.32 | ||
| Frontal area | 1.94 m² | ||
| CdA | 0.62 | ||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | BMW | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 6 | ||
| Capacity | 2 litre 1991 cc (121.498 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 80 × 66 mm
3.15 × 2.6 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.21 | ||
| Valve gear | single overhead camshaft (SOHC)
2 valves per cylinder 12 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (DIN) |
150 PS (148 bhp) (110 kW) at 5900 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
190 Nm (140 ft·lb) (19.4 kgm) at 4700 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
55.4 kW/litre 75.4 ps/litre 74.3 bhp/litre 1.22 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
95.43 Nm/litre
1.15 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 10.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | Bosch DME fuel injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1199.2 kPa (173.9 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 331.83 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 10.8 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | 31.9 s | ||
| Maximum speed | 214 km/h (133 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 114.99 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.11 PS/kg 84.57 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 kW/kg 113.41 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.11 bhp/kg 0.05 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 11.82 kg/kW 19.75 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 6.5/8.0/13.5 l/100km 90 km/h / 120 km/h / city | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 6.5/8.0/13.5 l/100km 90kmph/120kmph/city | ||
| km/litre | 15.4/12.5/7.4 km/l 90kmph/120kmph/city | ||
| UK MPG | 43.5/35.3/20.9 UK MPG 90kmph/120kmph/city | ||
| US MPG | 36.2/29.4/17.4 US MPG 90kmph/120kmph/city | ||
| 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 | power assisted rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 6½J x 15 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 6½J x 15 | ||
| Tyres front | 205/60 R 15 91V | ||
| Tyres rear | 205/60 R 15 91V | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.74 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.45 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 526724 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| Model family | E36 | ||
| RAC rating | 23.8 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1990 BMW 320i Automatic added 2017-07-30. Last modified 2020-03-16. |
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