BMW 325tds is a car that has a 4 door saloon (sedan) type body with a front located engine supplying power to the rear wheels.
The 325tds forms part of BMW's E36 series.
Power is produced by a single overhead camshaft, 2.5 litre turbocharged 6 cylinder powerplant, with 2 valves per cylinder that provides power and torque figures of 141 bhp (143 PS/105 kW) at 4800 rpm and 260 N·m (192 lb·ft/26.5 kgm) at 2200 rpm respectively.
The engine delivers its power through to the wheels via a 5 speed automatic gearbox.
The BMW 325tds weighs a quoted 1385 kg at the kerb.
Top quoted speed is 211 km/h (131 mph), manufacturer claimed fuel consumption figures are 4.9/6.4/9.4 l/100km 90km/h / 120km/h / urban.
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) | |||
| Track/tread (rear) | |||
| 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 | 1385 kg | 3053 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 65 litres | 14.3 [17.2] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | turbocharged diesel | ||
| Engine manufacturer | BMW | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 6 | ||
| Capacity | 2.5 litre 2498 cc (152.437 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 80 × 83 mm
3.15 × 3.27 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.96 | ||
| Valve gear | single overhead camshaft (SOHC)
2 valves per cylinder 12 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 143 PS (141 bhp) (105 kW) at 4800 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 260 Nm (192 ft·lb) (26.5 kgm) at 2200 rpm |
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| Specific output | 42.1 kW/litre 57.2 ps/litre 56.4 bhp/litre 0.92 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
104.08 Nm/litre
1.26 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 22:1 | ||
| Fuel system | Bo DDE diesel injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1307.9 kPa (189.7 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 7 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 416.33 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Turbo D. | ||
| Compressor | |||
| Intercooler | Y | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 10.8 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 211 km/h (131 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 103.22 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 PS/kg 75.92 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 kW/kg 101.81 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 bhp/kg 0.05 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 13.17 kg/kW 22 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 4.9/6.4/9.4 l/100km 90km/h / 120km/h / urban | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 4.9/6.4/9.4 l/100km 90kmph/120kmph/urban | ||
| km/litre | 20.4/15.6/10.6 km/l 90kmph/120kmph/urban | ||
| UK MPG | 57.6/44.1/30.1 UK MPG 90kmph/120kmph/urban | ||
| US MPG | 48.0/36.8/25.0 US MPG 90kmph/120kmph/urban | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
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| 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 | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | 205/60 R 15 91V | ||
| Tyres rear | 205/60 R 15 91V | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di-ABS-S | ||
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| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | |||
| Final drive ratio | |||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 227403 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| Model family | E36 | ||
| RAC rating | 23.8 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1993 BMW 325tds Automatic added 2010-12-28. Last modified 2020-02-02. |
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