The BMW 325i is a saloon (sedan) with 4 doors and a front mounted engine which supplies its power through the rear wheels.
The BMW 325i is one of the E36 model family from BMW.
It's powered courtesy of a naturally aspirated engine of 2.5 litre capacity. This unit features single overhead camshaft valve gear, 6 cylinder layout, and 2 valves per cylinder. It produces 189 bhp (192 PS/141 kW) of power at 5900 rpm, and maximum torque of 245 N·m (181 lb·ft/25 kgm) at 4700 rpm.
A 5 speed automatic gearbox supplies the power to the driven wheels.
It weighs a claimed 1330 kg at the kerb.
Its maximum speed stated is 231 km/h or 144 mph, official fuel consumption figures are 6.3/7.7/13.8 l/100km 90 km/h / 120 km/h / city.
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 | 2700 mm | 106.3 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1408 mm | 55.4 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1421 mm | 55.9 inches | |
| Length | 4433 mm | 174.5 inches | |
| Width | 1698 mm | 66.9 inches | |
| Height | 1393 mm | 54.8 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.64 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1330 kg | 2932 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 65 litres | 14.3 [17.2] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.32 | ||
| Frontal area | 1.94 m² | ||
| CdA | 0.62 | ||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | BMW | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 6 | ||
| Capacity | 2.5 litre 2494 cc (152.193 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 84 × 75 mm
3.31 × 2.95 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.12 | ||
| Valve gear | single overhead camshaft (SOHC)
2 valves per cylinder 12 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (DIN) |
192 PS (189 bhp) (141 kW) at 5900 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
245 Nm (181 ft·lb) (25 kgm) at 4700 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
56.5 kW/litre 76.8 ps/litre 75.8 bhp/litre 1.24 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
98.24 Nm/litre
1.19 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 10:1 | ||
| Fuel system | Bosch DME fuel injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1234.5 kPa (179 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 7 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 415.67 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 8.9 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | 29.6 s | ||
| Maximum speed | 231 km/h (144 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 144.08 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.14 PS/kg 105.97 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.11 kW/kg 142.11 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.14 bhp/kg 0.06 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 9.44 kg/kW 15.76 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 6.3/7.7/13.8 l/100km 90 km/h / 120 km/h / city | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 6.3/7.7/13.8 l/100km 90kmph/120kmph/city | ||
| km/litre | 15.9/13.0/7.2 km/l 90kmph/120kmph/city | ||
| UK MPG | 44.8/36.7/20.5 UK MPG 90kmph/120kmph/city | ||
| US MPG | 37.3/30.5/17.0 US MPG 90kmph/120kmph/city | ||
| 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 | power assisted rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 7J x 15 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 7J x 15 | ||
| Tyres front | 205/60 ZR 15 | ||
| Tyres rear | 205/60 ZR 15 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.74 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.15 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 526746 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| Model family | E36 | ||
| RAC rating | 26.2 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1990 BMW 325i Automatic added 2017-07-30. Last modified 2020-03-16. |
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