The BMW 328i is a saloon (sedan) with 4 doors and a front mounted engine which supplies its power through the rear wheels.
It is part of BMW's F30 model range.
Powering the BMW 328i is a double overhead camshaft, 2 litre turbocharged 4 cylinder engine, with 4 valves per cylinder that produces power and torque figures of 241.5 bhp (245 PS/180 kW) at 5000-6000 rpm and 350 N·m (258 lb·ft/35.7 kgm) at 1250-4800 rpm respectively.
The engine transmits power to the wheels through an 8 speed automatic gearbox.
Stated weight at the kerb is 1570 kg.
Top claimed speed is 210 km/h (130 mph), officially stated fuel consumption figures are 8.6/5.5/7.2 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined.
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 | 2810 mm | 110.6 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1531 mm | 60.3 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1572 mm | 61.9 inches | |
| Length | 4636 mm | 182.5 inches | |
| Width | 1811 mm | 71.3 inches | |
| Height | 1429 mm | 56.3 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 140 mm | 5.5 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.65 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1570 kg | 3461 lb | |
| Weight distribution | 50% front | ||
| fuel tank capacity | 60 litres | 13.2 [15.9] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.29 | ||
| Frontal area | 2.20 m² | ||
| CdA | 0.64 | ||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | turbocharged petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | BMW | ||
| Engine code | N20B20O0 | ||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 2 litre 1997 cc (121.864 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 84 × 90.1 mm
3.31 × 3.55 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.93 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 245 PS (241.5 bhp) (180 kW) at 5000-6000 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 350 Nm (258 ft·lb) (35.7 kgm) at 1250-4800 rpm |
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| Specific output | 90.2 kW/litre 122.6 ps/litre 120.9 bhp/litre 1.98 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
175.26 Nm/litre
2.12 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 10:1 | ||
| Fuel system | direct petrol injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 2202.4 kPa (319.4 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 499.25 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Turbo | ||
| Compressor | |||
| Intercooler | |||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | 6 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 6.1 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | 25.9 s | ||
| Maximum speed | 210 km/h (130 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 155.96 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.16 PS/kg 114.7 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.11 kW/kg 153.82 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.15 bhp/kg 0.07 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 8.72 kg/kW 14.56 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 8.6/5.5/7.2 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 8.6/5.5/7.2 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 11.6/18.2/13.9 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 32.8/51.4/39.2 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 27.4/42.8/32.7 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| 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 | power assisted rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 8.0 x 18 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 8.0 x 18 | ||
| Tyres front | 225/45 R 18 | ||
| Tyres rear | 225/45 R 18 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 8 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.67 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.15 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 300157 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | 3A53 | ||
| Model family | F30 | ||
| RAC rating | 17.5 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2013 BMW 328i Automatic added 2012-12-20. Last modified 2020-02-02. |
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