The BMW 320i Touring is an estate/station wagon with 5 doors and a front mounted powerplant which transmits the power to the rear wheels.
The 320i Touring is part of BMW's E46 series.
Its 2.2 litre engine is a naturally aspirated, double overhead camshaft, 6 cylinder unit that develops 168 bhp (170 PS/125 kW) of power at 6100 rpm, and maximum torque of 210 N·m (155 lb·ft/21.4 kgm) at 3500 rpm.
The engine powers the wheels via a 5 speed manual gearbox.
The BMW 320i Touring weighs a claimed 1520 kg at the kerb.
Top stated speed is 224 km/h (139 mph), official fuel consumption figures are 12.5/6.9/9.0 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined, and carbon dioxide emissions are 216.0 g/km.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater estate/station wagon | ||
| Number of doors | 5 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2725 mm | 107.3 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1471 mm | 57.9 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1483 mm | 58.4 inches | |
| Length | 4478 mm | 176.3 inches | |
| Width | 1739 mm | 68.5 inches | |
| Height | 1409 mm | 55.5 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.64 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1520 kg | 3351 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 63 litres | 13.9 [16.6] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.32 | ||
| Frontal area | 2.06 m² | ||
| CdA | 0.66 | ||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | BMW | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 6 | ||
| Capacity | 2.2 litre 2171 cc (132.483 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 80 × 72 mm
3.15 × 2.83 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.11 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 24 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 170 PS (168 bhp) (125 kW) at 6100 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 210 Nm (155 ft·lb) (21.4 kgm) at 3500 rpm |
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| Specific output | 57.7 kW/litre 78.5 ps/litre 77.4 bhp/litre 1.27 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
96.73 Nm/litre
1.17 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 10.8:1 | ||
| Fuel system | EFI | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1215.5 kPa (176.3 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 361.83 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 8.5 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | 29.2 s | ||
| Maximum speed | 224 km/h (139 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 112.06 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.11 PS/kg 82.42 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 kW/kg 110.53 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.11 bhp/kg 0.05 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 12.13 kg/kW 20.27 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 12.5/6.9/9.0 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 12.5/6.9/9.0 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 8.0/14.5/11.1 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 22.6/40.9/31.4 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 18.8/34.1/26.1 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 216.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | K | ||
| 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 | 300 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 294 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.38 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 311234 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| Model family | E46 | ||
| RAC rating | 23.8 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2003 BMW 320i Touring added 2013-02-09. Last modified 2020-02-02. |
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