The 320i xDrive is a car from BMW, with all wheel drive, a front mounted engine and a 4 door saloon (sedan) body style.
The BMW 320i xDrive is one of the F30 range of cars from BMW.
The 4 cylinder, double overhead camshaft turbocharged engine has 4 valves per cylinder and a capacity of 2 litres. For this model it provides power and torque figures of 181 bhp (184 PS/135 kW) at 5000 rpm and 270 Nm (199 lbft/27.5 kgm) at 1250-4500 rpm respectively.
The engine transmits power to the wheels through a 6 speed manual transmission.
Having a stated weight at the kerb of 1490 kg, the BMW 320i xDrive manages the 0-100 km/h dash in 7.4 seconds and the kilometre from standstill in 28 seconds.
Maximum claimed speed is 232 km/h, or 144 mph, claimed fuel consumption is 8.8/5.6/6.8 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined EU5, and carbon dioxide emissions are 158.0 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) | 1582 mm | 62.3 inches | |
| Length | 4624 mm | 182 inches | |
| Width | 1811 mm | 71.3 inches | |
| Height | 1434 mm | 56.5 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 145 mm | 5.7 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.65 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1490 kg | 3285 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 60 litres | 13.2 [15.9] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.29 | ||
| Frontal area | 2.20 m² | ||
| CdA | 0.64 | ||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | turbocharged petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | BMW | ||
| Engine code | N20B20U0 | ||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 2 litre 1997 cc (121.864 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 84 × 90.1 mm
3.31 × 3.55 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 | 184 PS (181 bhp) (135 kW) at 5000 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 270 Nm (199 ft·lb) (27.5 kgm) at 1250-4500 rpm |
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| Specific output | 67.6 kW/litre 91.9 ps/litre 90.6 bhp/litre 1.49 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
135.2 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) | 1699 kPa (246.4 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 499.25 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Turbo | ||
| Compressor | |||
| Intercooler | |||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 7.4 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | 28 s | ||
| Maximum speed | 232 km/h (144 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 123.17 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.12 PS/kg 90.59 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 kW/kg 121.48 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.12 bhp/kg 0.05 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 11.04 kg/kW 18.44 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 | 158.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | G | ||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | D | ||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | all wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | |||
| Steering | power assisted rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 7J x 16 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 7J x 16 | ||
| Tyres front | 205/60 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 | 6 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.85 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.39 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 300025 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| Model family | F30 | ||
| RAC rating | 17.5 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2012 BMW 320i xDrive added 2012-12-19. Last modified 2020-02-02. |
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