The 328i is a motor vehicle from BMW, with rear wheel drive, a front positioned engine and a 4 door saloon (sedan) body style.
The BMW 328i is one of the E46 range of cars from BMW.
The BMW 328i's engine is a naturally aspirated petrol, 2.8 litre, double overhead camshaft 6 cylinder with 4 valves per cylinder. It has an output of 193 bhp (196 PS/144 kW) of power at 5500 rpm, and maximum torque of 279 N·m (206 lb·ft/28.5 kgm) at 3500 rpm.
Power is transferred to the wheels via a 5 speed automatic gearbox.
Its claimed kerb weight is 1477 kg.
Its maximum speed quoted is 206 km/h, which is 128 mph, stated fuel consumption figures are 18/27 EPA US MPG city/highway.
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 | 2725 mm | 107.3 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1473 mm | 58 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1481 mm | 58.3 inches | |
| Length | 4470 mm | 176 inches | |
| Width | 1740 mm | 68.5 inches | |
| Height | 1415 mm | 55.7 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.64 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1477 kg | 3256 lb | |
| Weight distribution | 51.2% front | ||
| fuel tank capacity | 63 litres | 13.9 [16.6] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.31 | ||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | BMW | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 6 | ||
| Capacity | 2.8 litre 2793 cc (170.439 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 84 × 84 mm
3.31 × 3.31 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 24 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (SAEnet) |
196 PS (193 bhp) (144 kW) at 5500 rpm |
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| maximum torque (SAEnet) |
279 Nm (206 ft·lb) (28.5 kgm) at 3500 rpm |
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| Specific output (SAEnet) |
51.5 kW/litre 70.1 ps/litre 69.1 bhp/litre 1.13 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (SAEnet) |
99.89 Nm/litre
1.21 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 10.2:1 | ||
| Fuel system | Siemens MS 42 fuel inj. | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1255.3 kPa (182.1 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 465.5 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 7.2 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 206 km/h (128 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 132.49 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.13 PS/kg 97.44 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 kW/kg 130.67 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.13 bhp/kg 0.06 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 10.26 kg/kW 17.14 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 18/27 EPA US MPG city/highway | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 13.1/8.7 l/100km city/highway | ||
| km/litre | 7.7/11.5 km/l city/highway | ||
| UK MPG | 21.6/32.4 UK MPG city/highway | ||
| US MPG | 18.0/27.0 US MPG city/highway | ||
| 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 | 3.400 | ||
| Turning circle | 10.50 m | ||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 7.0 x 16 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 7.0 x 16 | ||
| Tyres front | 205/55 R 16 91H | ||
| Tyres rear | 205/65 R 16 91H | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 300 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 295 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.76 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.46 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 96173 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| Model family | E46 | ||
| RAC rating | 26.2 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1999 BMW 328i Automatic added 2002-06-28. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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