The 323i is a rear wheel drive saloon (sedan) car with a front located engine, from BMW.
The BMW 323i belongs to the E46 model family from BMW.
Its 2.5 litre engine is a naturally aspirated, double overhead camshaft, 6 cylinder that produces 170 bhp (172 PS/127 kW) of power at 5500 rpm, and maximum torque of 245 N·m (181 lb·ft/25 kgm) at 3500 rpm.
A 5 speed automatic transmission delivers the power to the wheels.
The BMW 323i weighs a quoted 1457 kg at the kerb.
Maximum speed claimed is 206 km/h or 128 mph, officially quoted fuel consumption figures are 19/27 EPA US MPG city/highway.
Full specs
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| Carrosserie | |||
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| Carrosserie | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Nombre de portes | 4 | ||
| Designer | |||
| Dimensions et poids | |||
| Empattement | 2725 | 107.3 | |
| Voies AV | 1481 | 58.3 | |
| Voies AR | 1488 | 58.6 | |
| Longueur | 4470 | 176 | |
| Largeur | 1740 | 68.5 | |
| Hauteur | 1415 | 55.7 | |
| Garde au sol | |||
| 1.64 | |||
| Poids avec pleins | 1457 kg | 3212 | |
| Répartition poids AV | 51.5% front | ||
| Réservoir à essence | 63 litres | 13.9 [16.6] UK [US] gal. | |
| Caractéristiques aérodynamique | |||
| Coefficient de pénétration | 0.31 | ||
| 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) |
172 PS (170 bhp) (127 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) |
50.8 kW/litre 69.1 ps/litre 68.2 bhp/litre 1.12 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 | 8.2 s | ||
| 0-100km/h | |||
| 0-160km/h | |||
| 0-400m | |||
| 0-1000m | |||
| Vitesse | 206 km/h (128 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 118.3 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.12 PS/kg 87.01 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 kW/kg 116.68 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.12 bhp/kg 0.05 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 11.49 kg/kW 19.2 lb/bhp |
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| Consommation | |||
| Consommation | 19/27 EPA US MPG city/highway | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 12.4/8.7 l/100km city/highway | ||
| km/litre | 8.1/11.5 km/l city/highway | ||
| UK MPG | 22.8/32.4 UK MPG city/highway | ||
| US MPG | 19.0/27.0 US MPG city/highway | ||
| 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 | 3.400 | ||
| Turning circle | 10.50 m | ||
| Suspension AV | I.MS.CS.ARB. | ||
| Suspension AR | I.MultiLi.U&LLatLi.CS.ARB. | ||
| Roues AV | 6½ x 15 | ||
| Roues AR | 6½ x 15 | ||
| Pneumatiques AV | 195/65 R 15 91H | ||
| Pneumatiques AR | 195/65 R 15 91H | ||
| Freins AV/AR | VeDi/VeDi-S-ABS | ||
| Diamètre des freins AV | 287 mm | ||
| Diamètre des freins AR | 277 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Transmission | 5 speed automatic | ||
| Rapport de démultiplication supérieure | 0.74 | ||
| Rapport de pont | 3.46 | ||
| Généralités | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 96250 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Type mines | |||
| E46 | |||
| RAC rating | 26.2 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1999 BMW 323i Automatic added 2002-06-27. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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