This car has a 2 door convertible/cabriolet body style with a front mounted engine powering the rear wheels.
The 320i Cabrio is part of BMW's E93 model range.
Its 4 cylinder, double overhead camshaft naturally aspirated engine has 4 valves per cylinder and a volume of 2 litres. For this model it provides power and torque figures of 168 bhp (170 PS/125 kW) at 6700 rpm and 210 Nm (155 lbft/21.4 kgm) at 4250 rpm respectively.
This power is delivered to the wheels by means of a 6 speed manual gearbox.
It weighs a claimed 1670 kg at the kerb.
It is claimed to achieve a maxiumum speed of 228 km/h which is 142 mph, officially quoted fuel consumption is 8.8/5.6/6.8 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined EU5, and carbon dioxide emissions are 159.0 g/km.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 2+2 seater convertible/cabriolet | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| 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 | 4612 mm | 181.6 inches | |
| Width | 1782 mm | 70.2 inches | |
| Height | 1384 mm | 54.5 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 138 mm | 5.4 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.67 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1670 kg | 3682 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 63 litres | 13.9 [16.6] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.27 | ||
| Frontal area | 2.08 m² | ||
| CdA | 0.56 | ||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | BMW | ||
| Engine code | N43B20U0 | ||
| 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 | 170 PS (168 bhp) (125 kW) at 6700 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 210 Nm (155 ft·lb) (21.4 kgm) at 4250 rpm |
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| Specific output | 62.8 kW/litre 85.4 ps/litre 84.2 bhp/litre 1.38 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
105.26 Nm/litre
1.27 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 12:1 | ||
| Fuel system | direct petrol injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1322.8 kPa (191.9 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 | 9.1 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | 30 s | ||
| Maximum speed | 228 km/h (142 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 102 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 PS/kg 75.02 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 kW/kg 100.6 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 bhp/kg 0.04 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 13.33 kg/kW 22.27 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 8.8/5.6/6.8 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined EU5 | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 8.8/5.6/6.8 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 11.4/17.9/14.7 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 32.1/50.4/41.5 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 26.7/42.0/34.6 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 159.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | G | ||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | C | ||
| 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 | 8J x 17 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 8J x 17 | ||
| Tyres front | 225/45 R 17 91V | ||
| Tyres rear | 225/45 R 17 91V | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 300 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 300 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 6 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.85 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.64 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 208516 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| Model family | E93 | ||
| RAC rating | 17.5 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2010 BMW 320i Cabrio added 2010-02-19. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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