This car has a 5 door estate/station wagon body style with a front mounted engine supplying power to the rear wheels.
The 324td Touring forms part of BMW's E30 model range.
The BMW 324td Touring's engine is a turbocharged diesel, 2.4 litre, single overhead camshaft 6 cylinder with 2 valves per cylinder. It produces 113 bhp (115 PS/84 kW) of power at 4800 rpm, and maximum torque of 220 N·m (162 lb·ft/22.4 kgm) at 2400 rpm.
A 4 speed automatic gearbox transmits the power to the driven wheels.
Having a stated weight at the kerb of 1320 kg, the BMW 324td Touring manages the 0-100 km/h yardstick in 13.3 seconds and the kilometre from rest in 34.8 seconds.
It is claimed to achieve a top speed of 182 km/h (113 mph).
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 | 2570 mm | 101.2 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1407 mm | 55.4 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1415 mm | 55.7 inches | |
| Length | 4325 mm | 170.3 inches | |
| Width | 1645 mm | 64.8 inches | |
| Height | 1380 mm | 54.3 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.68 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1320 kg | 2910 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 64 litres | 14.1 [16.9] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.37 | ||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | turbocharged diesel | ||
| Engine manufacturer | BMW | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 6 | ||
| Capacity | 2.4 litre 2443 cc (149.081 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 80 × 81 mm
3.15 × 3.19 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.99 | ||
| Valve gear | single overhead camshaft (SOHC)
2 valves per cylinder 12 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 115 PS (113 bhp) (84 kW) at 4800 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 220 Nm (162 ft·lb) (22.4 kgm) at 2400 rpm |
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| Specific output | 34.5 kW/litre 46.9 ps/litre 46.3 bhp/litre 0.76 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
90.05 Nm/litre
1.09 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 22:1 | ||
| Fuel system | Bosch diesel pump | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1131.6 kPa (164.1 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 7 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 407.17 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Turbo D. | ||
| Compressor | |||
| Intercooler | |||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 13.3 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | 34.8 s | ||
| Maximum speed | 182 km/h (113 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 86.8 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 PS/kg 63.84 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.06 kW/kg 85.61 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 bhp/kg 0.04 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 15.67 kg/kW 26.17 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
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| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| km/litre | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
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| 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 | 6J x 14 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 6J x 14 | ||
| Tyres front | 195/65 R 14 H | ||
| Tyres rear | 195/65 R 14 H | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di-S | ||
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| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | |||
| Final drive ratio | 3.25 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 170874 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| Model family | E30 | ||
| RAC rating | 23.8 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1987 BMW 324td Touring Automatic added 2008-03-25. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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