The BMW 325i Touring xDrive is an estate/station wagon with 5 doors and a front mounted engine which supplies its power through all four wheels.
The 325i Touring xDrive forms part of BMW's E91 series of cars.
Its 6 cylinder, double overhead camshaft naturally aspirated engine has 4 valves per cylinder and a capacity of 3 litres. For this model it provides power and torque figures of 215 bhp (218 PS/160 kW) at 6100 rpm and 270 Nm (199 lbft/27.5 kgm) at 2400-4200 rpm respectively.
The engine drives the wheels via a 6 speed automatic gearbox.
Having a stated kerb weight of 1735 kg, the BMW 325i Touring xDrive manages to cover the 0-100 km/h dash in 8.1 seconds and the kilometre from rest in 28.6 seconds.
It is claimed to achieve a maxiumum speed of 240 km/h (149 mph), officially stated fuel consumption figures are 11.2/6.6/8.3 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined, and carbon dioxide emissions are 194.0 g/km.
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 | 2760 mm | 108.7 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1506 mm | 59.3 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1535 mm | 60.4 inches | |
| Length | 4527 mm | 178.2 inches | |
| Width | 1817 mm | 71.5 inches | |
| Height | 1418 mm | 55.8 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 140 mm | 5.5 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.64 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1735 kg | 3825 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 63 litres | 13.9 [16.6] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.31 | ||
| Frontal area | 2.17 m² | ||
| CdA | 0.67 | ||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | BMW | ||
| Engine code | |||
| 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 | 8.1 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | 28.6 s | ||
| Maximum speed | 240 km/h (149 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 125.64 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.13 PS/kg 92.41 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 kW/kg 123.92 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.12 bhp/kg 0.06 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 10.82 kg/kW 18.08 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 11.2/6.6/8.3 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 11.2/6.6/8.3 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 8.9/15.2/12.0 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 25.2/42.8/34.0 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 21.0/35.6/28.3 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 194.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | J | ||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | E | ||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | all wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | |||
| Steering | power assisted rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 8J x 17 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 8J x 17 | ||
| Tyres front | 225/45 R 17 91W | ||
| Tyres rear | 225/45 R 17 91W | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 330 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 336 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 6 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.69 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.46 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 208615 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| Model family | E91 | ||
| RAC rating | 26.9 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2010 BMW 325i Touring xDrive Automatic added 2010-02-19. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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