The 323i is a rear wheel drive saloon (sedan) passenger car with a front located engine, sold by BMW.
It forms part of BMW's E36 model series.
The 2.5 litre engine is a naturally aspirated, double overhead camshaft, 6 cylinder unit that develops 168 bhp (170 PS/125 kW) of power at 5500 rpm, and maximum torque of 245 N·m (181 lb·ft/25 kgm) at 3500 rpm.
Power is delivered to the wheels via a 5 speed automatic gearbox.
Its stated weight at the kerb is 1420 kg.
Top claimed speed is 224 km/h, or 139 mph, officially quoted fuel consumption figures are 5.6/7.1/12.2 l/100km 90 km/h / 120 km/h / urban.
Full specs
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Applicable to the European domestic market(s). | ||
| Carrosserie | |||
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| Carrosserie | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Nombre de portes | 4 | ||
| Designer | |||
| Dimensions et poids | |||
| Empattement | 2700 | 106.3 | |
| Voies AV | 1408 | 55.4 | |
| Voies AR | 1421 | 55.9 | |
| Longueur | 4433 | 174.5 | |
| Largeur | 1698 | 66.9 | |
| Hauteur | 1393 | 54.8 | |
| Garde au sol | |||
| 1.64 | |||
| Poids avec pleins | 1420 kg | 3131 | |
| Répartition poids AV | |||
| Réservoir à essence | 62 litres | 13.6 [16.4] UK [US] gal. | |
| Caractéristiques aérodynamique | |||
| Coefficient de pénétration | |||
| maître-couple | |||
| SCx | |||
| naturally aspirated petrol | |||
| Constructeur du moteur | BMW | ||
| Type moteur | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 6 | ||
| Cylindrée | 2.5 litre 2494 cc (152.193 cu in) |
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| Alésage × Course | 84 × 75 mm
3.31 × 2.95 in |
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| Rapport alésage / course | 1.12 | ||
| Distribution | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 Soupapes par cylindre 24 Total vannes |
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| Puissance maximale (SAEnet) |
170 PS (168 bhp) (125 kW) à 5500 tr/mn |
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| Couple maximale (SAEnet) |
245 Nm (181 ft·lb) (25 kgm) à 3500 tr/mn |
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| Specific output (SAEnet) |
50.2 kW/litre 68.3 ps/litre 67.4 bhp/litre 1.1 bhp/cu in |
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(SAEnet) |
98.24 Nm/litre
1.19 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Construction | |||
| Lubrification | Carter humide | ||
| Taux de compression | 10.5:1 | ||
| Carburant | Siemens MS 42 fuel inj. | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1234.5 kPa (179 psi) | ||
| Régime maximal | |||
| Nombre de paliers de vilebrequin | |||
| Refroidissement | Water | ||
| Cylindrée Unitaire | 415.67 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalyseur | Y | ||
| Performances | |||
| 0-80km/h | |||
| 0-60mph | |||
| 0-100km/h | 9 s | ||
| 0-160km/h | |||
| 0-400m | |||
| 0-1000m | 29.9 s | ||
| Vitesse | 224 km/h (139 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 119.95 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.12 PS/kg 88.22 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 kW/kg 118.31 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.12 bhp/kg 0.05 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 11.33 kg/kW 18.93 lb/bhp |
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| Consommation | |||
| Consommation | 5.6/7.1/12.2 l/100km 90 km/h / 120 km/h / urban | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 5.6/7.1/12.2 l/100km 90kmph/120kmph/urban | ||
| km/litre | 17.9/14.1/8.2 km/l 90kmph/120kmph/urban | ||
| UK MPG | 50.4/39.8/23.2 UK MPG 90kmph/120kmph/urban | ||
| US MPG | 42.0/33.1/19.3 US MPG 90kmph/120kmph/urban | ||
| Emissions de CO₂ | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| Châssis | |||
| Emplacement de moteur | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Traction | rear wheel drive | ||
| Répartition du couple | N/A | ||
| Direction | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Suspension AV | |||
| Suspension AR | |||
| Roues AV | 6½ x 15 | ||
| Roues AR | 6½ x 15 | ||
| Pneumatiques AV | 205/60 R 15 V | ||
| Pneumatiques AR | 205/60 R 15 V | ||
| Freins AV/AR | VeDi/VeDi-S-ABS | ||
| Diamètre des freins AV | |||
| Diamètre des freins AR | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Transmission | 5 speed automatic | ||
| Rapport de démultiplication supérieure | 1 | ||
| Rapport de pont | 2.93 | ||
| Généralités | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 303369 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Type mines | |||
| E36 | |||
| RAC rating | 26.2 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1995 BMW 323i Automatic added 2012-12-27. Last modified 2020-02-02. |
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