This vehicle has a 2 door convertible/cabriolet body style with a front mounted engine powering the rear wheels.
The BMW 325i Cabriolet belongs to the E30 range of cars from BMW.
Its 6 cylinder, single overhead camshaft naturally aspirated engine has 2 valves per cylinder and a volume of 2.5 litres. This unit provides power and torque figures of 168 bhp (170 PS/125 kW) at 5800 rpm and 222 Nm (164 lbft/22.6 kgm) at 4300 rpm respectively.
Power is supplied to the wheels through a 5 speed manual transmission.
Having a stated kerb weight of 1255 kg, the BMW 325i Cabriolet dispatches the 0-100 km/h sprint in 8.7 seconds and the kilometre from rest in 29.5 seconds.
It is said to be able to manage a top speed of 214 km/h (133 mph), officially quoted fuel consumption figures are 7.2/9.0/13.5 l/100km 90 km/h / 120 km/h / urban.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater convertible/cabriolet | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| 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 | 1370 mm | 53.9 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.68 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1255 kg | 2767 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 55 litres | 12.1 [14.5] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | BMW | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 6 | ||
| Capacity | 2.5 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 | 170 PS (168 bhp) (125 kW) at 5800 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 222 Nm (164 ft·lb) (22.6 kgm) at 4300 rpm |
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| Specific output | 50.2 kW/litre 68.3 ps/litre 67.4 bhp/litre 1.1 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
89.01 Nm/litre
1.08 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 8.8:1 | ||
| Fuel system | Bosch ME-Motronic fuel injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1118.6 kPa (162.2 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| 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 | 8.7 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | 29.5 s | ||
| Maximum speed | 214 km/h (133 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 135.73 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.14 PS/kg 99.82 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 kW/kg 133.86 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.13 bhp/kg 0.06 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 10.02 kg/kW 16.73 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 7.2/9.0/13.5 l/100km 90 km/h / 120 km/h / urban | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 7.2/9.0/13.5 l/100km 90kmph/120kmph/urban | ||
| km/litre | 13.9/11.1/7.4 km/l 90kmph/120kmph/urban | ||
| UK MPG | 39.2/31.4/20.9 UK MPG 90kmph/120kmph/urban | ||
| US MPG | 32.7/26.1/17.4 US MPG 90kmph/120kmph/urban | ||
| 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 | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.LW.TrLi. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.CS.STA.ARB. | ||
| Wheel size front | 5½J x 14 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 5½J x 14 | ||
| Tyres front | 195/65 VR 14 | ||
| Tyres rear | 195/65 VR 14 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.81 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.73 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 275176 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| Model family | E30 | ||
| RAC rating | 26.2 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1986 BMW 325i Cabriolet added 2012-06-11. Last modified 2020-02-02. |
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