The 325xi Touring is an all wheel drive estate/station wagon road car with a front positioned engine, from BMW.
It forms part of BMW's E46 range of cars.
The power is produced by a naturally aspirated engine of 2.5 litre capacity. This unit features double overhead camshaft valve gear, 6 cylinder layout, and 4 valves per cylinder. It has an output of 189 bhp (192 PS/141 kW) of power at 6100 rpm, and maximum torque of 245 N·m (181 lb·ft/25 kgm) at 3500 rpm.
This power is supplied to the wheels via a 5 speed automatic gearbox.
Claimed weight at the kerb is 1680 kg.
It is said to be able to manage a top speed of 228 km/h, or 142 mph, official fuel consumption figures are 14.6/8.3/10.6 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined, and carbon dioxide emissions are 254.0 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 | 2725 mm | 107.3 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1471 mm | 57.9 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1481 mm | 58.3 inches | |
| Length | 4478 mm | 176.3 inches | |
| Width | 1739 mm | 68.5 inches | |
| Height | 1429 mm | 56.3 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.64 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1680 kg | 3704 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 63 litres | 13.9 [16.6] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.32 | ||
| Frontal area | 2.06 m² | ||
| CdA | 0.66 | ||
| 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 | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 24 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 192 PS (189 bhp) (141 kW) at 6100 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 245 Nm (181 ft·lb) (25 kgm) at 3500 rpm |
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| Specific output | 56.5 kW/litre 76.8 ps/litre 75.8 bhp/litre 1.24 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
98.24 Nm/litre
1.19 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 10.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | EFI | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1234.5 kPa (179 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 | 30 s | ||
| Maximum speed | 228 km/h (142 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 114.06 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.11 PS/kg 83.89 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 kW/kg 112.5 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.11 bhp/kg 0.05 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 11.92 kg/kW 19.91 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 14.6/8.3/10.6 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 14.6/8.3/10.6 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 6.8/12.0/9.4 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 19.3/34.0/26.6 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 16.1/28.3/22.2 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 254.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | all wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | 38:62 | ||
| Steering | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 7J x 16 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 7J x 16 | ||
| Tyres front | 205/55 R 16 | ||
| Tyres rear | 205/55 R 16 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 300 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 294 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.75 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.23 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 280863 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| Model family | E46 | ||
| RAC rating | 26.2 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2000 BMW 325xi Touring Automatic added 2012-07-15. Last modified 2020-02-02. |
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