BMW 323i is an automobile that has a 2 door saloon (sedan) type body designed by Paul Bracq with a front positioned engine powering the rear wheels.
The BMW 323i belongs to the E21 model family from BMW.
The 6 cylinder, single overhead camshaft naturally aspirated powerplant has 2 valves per cylinder and a volume of 2.3 litres. In this application it produces power and torque figures of 141 bhp (143 PS/105 kW) at 6000 rpm and 190 Nm (140 lbft/19.4 kgm) at 4500 rpm respectively.
An automatic transmission delivers the power to the wheels.
Its claimed weight at the kerb is 1150 kg.
The BMW 323i is claimed to achieve a maxiumum speed of 185 km/h (115 mph).
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | Paul Bracq | ||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2563 mm | 100.9 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1384 mm | 54.5 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1400 mm | 55.1 inches | |
| Length | 4355 mm | 171.5 inches | |
| Width | 1610 mm | 63.4 inches | |
| Height | 1380 mm | 54.3 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.7 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1150 kg | 2535 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 58 litres | 12.8 [15.3] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | BMW | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 6 | ||
| Capacity | 2.3 litre 2316 cc (141.331 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 80 × 76.8 mm
3.15 × 3.02 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.04 | ||
| Valve gear | single overhead camshaft (SOHC)
2 valves per cylinder 12 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (DIN) |
143 PS (141 bhp) (105 kW) at 6000 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
190 Nm (140 ft·lb) (19.4 kgm) at 4500 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
45.4 kW/litre 61.7 ps/litre 60.9 bhp/litre 1 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
82.04 Nm/litre
0.99 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 9.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | Bosch K-Jetronic fuel injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1030.9 kPa (149.5 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 7 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 386 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 11.8 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | 33.4 s | ||
| Maximum speed | 185 km/h (115 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 124.31 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.12 PS/kg 91.43 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 kW/kg 122.61 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.12 bhp/kg 0.05 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 10.94 kg/kW 18.27 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
| km/litre | |||
| UK MPG | |||
| US MPG | |||
| 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 | rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.MS.CS. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.STA.CS. | ||
| Wheel size front | 5½J x 13 H2 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 5½J x 13 H2 | ||
| Tyres front | 185/70 R 13 84H | ||
| Tyres rear | 195/70 R 13 84H | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | 255 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 258 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | |||
| Final drive ratio | 3.45 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 319407 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| Model family | E21 | ||
| RAC rating | 23.8 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1978 BMW 323i Automatic added 2013-03-01. Last modified 2020-02-02. |
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