This automobile has a 4 door saloon (sedan) type body with a front mounted engine driving through the rear wheels.
It is part of BMW's E90 model range.
The BMW 325i's engine is a naturally aspirated petrol, 3 litre, double overhead camshaft 6 cylinder with 4 valves per cylinder. This unit produces 215 bhp (218 PS/160 kW) of power at 6100 rpm, and maximum torque of 270 N·m (199 lb·ft/27.5 kgm) at 2400-4200 rpm.
The engine drives the wheels via a 6 speed automatic gearbox.
Its quoted kerb weight is 1535 kg.
It is said to be able to manage a maxiumum speed of 248 km/h (154 mph), officially quoted fuel consumption figures are 9.7/5.6/7.1 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined, and carbon dioxide emissions are 170.0 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 | 2760 mm | 108.7 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1506 mm | 59.3 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1535 mm | 60.4 inches | |
| Length | 4531 mm | 178.4 inches | |
| Width | 1817 mm | 71.5 inches | |
| Height | 1421 mm | 55.9 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.64 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1535 kg | 3384 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 63 litres | 13.9 [16.6] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.27 | ||
| Frontal area | 2.17 m² | ||
| CdA | 0.59 | ||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | BMW | ||
| Engine code | N53B30U0 | ||
| Cylinders | Straight 6 | ||
| Capacity | 3 litre 2996 cc (182.827 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 85 × 88 mm
3.35 × 3.46 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.97 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 24 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 218 PS (215 bhp) (160 kW) at 6100 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 270 Nm (199 ft·lb) (27.5 kgm) at 2400-4200 rpm |
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| Specific output | 53.5 kW/litre 72.8 ps/litre 71.8 bhp/litre 1.18 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
90.12 Nm/litre
1.09 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 12:1 | ||
| Fuel system | direct petrol injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1132.5 kPa (164.3 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 499.33 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 7.1 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | 27.2 s | ||
| Maximum speed | 248 km/h (154 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 142.01 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.14 PS/kg 104.45 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 kW/kg 140.07 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.14 bhp/kg 0.06 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 9.57 kg/kW 15.99 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 9.7/5.6/7.1 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 9.7/5.6/7.1 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 10.3/17.9/14.1 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 29.1/50.4/39.8 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 24.2/42.0/33.1 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 170.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | H | ||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | power assisted rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | 2.920 | ||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 7J x 16 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 7J x 16 | ||
| Tyres front | 205/55 R 16 91W | ||
| Tyres rear | 205/55 R 16 91W | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 310 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 300 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 6 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.69 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.46 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 180488 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| Model family | E90 | ||
| RAC rating | 26.9 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2008 BMW 325i Automatic added 2008-07-11. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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