This car has a 2 door convertible/cabriolet type body with a front mounted engine delivering its power to the rear wheels.
The BMW 320i Cabrio belongs to the E30 model family from BMW.
Power is produced by a single overhead camshaft, 2 litre naturally aspirated 6 cylinder powerplant, with 2 valves per cylinder that produces power and torque figures of 127 bhp (129 PS/95 kW) at 6000 rpm and 164 N·m (121 lb·ft/16.7 kgm) at 4300 rpm respectively.
The power is transmitted to the wheels by means of a 5 speed manual gearbox.
It weighs a claimed 1280 kg at the kerb.
Top quoted speed is 195 km/h (121 mph), stated fuel consumption figures are 7.7/9.7/13.3 l/100km 90 km/h / 120 km/h / urban.
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 | 2570 mm | 101.2 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1407 mm | 55.4 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1415 mm | 55.7 inches | |
| Length | 4325 mm | 170.3 inches | |
| Width | 1645 mm | 64.8 inches | |
| Height | 1370 mm | 53.9 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.68 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1280 kg | 2822 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 62 litres | 13.6 [16.4] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| 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 | 129 PS (127 bhp) (95 kW) at 6000 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 164 Nm (121 ft·lb) (16.7 kgm) at 4300 rpm |
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| Specific output | 47.6 kW/litre 64.7 ps/litre 63.8 bhp/litre 1.05 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
82.37 Nm/litre
1 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 8.8:1 | ||
| Fuel system | EFI | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1035.1 kPa (150.1 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 | 11.5 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | 32.5 s | ||
| Maximum speed | 195 km/h (121 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 100.6 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 PS/kg 73.99 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 kW/kg 99.22 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 bhp/kg 0.04 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 13.52 kg/kW 22.58 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 7.7/9.7/13.3 l/100km 90 km/h / 120 km/h / urban | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 7.7/9.7/13.3 l/100km 90kmph/120kmph/urban | ||
| km/litre | 13.0/10.3/7.5 km/l 90kmph/120kmph/urban | ||
| UK MPG | 36.7/29.1/21.2 UK MPG 90kmph/120kmph/urban | ||
| US MPG | 30.5/24.2/17.7 US MPG 90kmph/120kmph/urban | ||
| 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 | 5½J x 14 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 5½J x 14 | ||
| Tyres front | 195/65 R 14 89H | ||
| Tyres rear | 195/65 R 14 89H | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.81 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 4.27 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 614229 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| Model family | E30 | ||
| RAC rating | 23.8 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1991 BMW 320i Cabrio added 2019-10-14. Last modified 2020-03-16. |
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