The BMW 330d Touring is an estate/station wagon with 5 doors and a front mounted engine which supplies the power through the rear wheels.
It forms part of BMW's E46 series of cars.
It's powered courtesy of a turbocharged engine of 2.9 litre capacity. This powerplant features double overhead camshaft valve gear, 6 cylinder layout, and 4 valves per cylinder. It produces 181 bhp (184 PS/135 kW) of power at 4000 rpm, and maximum torque of 390 N·m (288 lb·ft/39.8 kgm) at 1750-3200 rpm.
The engine powers the wheels by means of a 5 speed automatic transmission.
Stated weight at the kerb is 1700 kg.
Maximum speed claimed is 225 km/h (140 mph), officially quoted fuel consumption figures are 11.3/6.3/8.1 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined, and carbon dioxide emissions are 216.0 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) | 1483 mm | 58.4 inches | |
| Length | 4478 mm | 176.3 inches | |
| Width | 1739 mm | 68.5 inches | |
| Height | 1409 mm | 55.5 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.64 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1700 kg | 3748 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 63 litres | 13.9 [16.6] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.33 | ||
| Frontal area | 2.06 m² | ||
| CdA | 0.68 | ||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | turbocharged diesel | ||
| Engine manufacturer | BMW | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 6 | ||
| Capacity | 2.9 litre 2926 cc (178.555 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 84 × 88 mm
3.31 × 3.46 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.95 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 24 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 184 PS (181 bhp) (135 kW) at 4000 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 390 Nm (288 ft·lb) (39.8 kgm) at 1750-3200 rpm |
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| Specific output | 46.1 kW/litre 62.7 ps/litre 61.9 bhp/litre 1.01 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
133.29 Nm/litre
1.61 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 18:1 | ||
| Fuel system | |||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1674.9 kPa (242.9 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 487.67 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Turbo D. | ||
| Compressor | |||
| Intercooler | |||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 8.3 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | 29.6 s | ||
| Maximum speed | 225 km/h (140 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 107.95 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.11 PS/kg 79.4 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 kW/kg 106.47 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.11 bhp/kg 0.05 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 12.6 kg/kW 21.04 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 11.3/6.3/8.1 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 11.3/6.3/8.1 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 8.8/15.9/12.3 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 25.0/44.8/34.9 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 20.8/37.3/29.0 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 216.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | K | ||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | 10.50 m | ||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 8J x 17 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 8J x 17 | ||
| Tyres front | 225/45 R 17 93W | ||
| Tyres rear | 225/45 R 17 93W | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 325 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 300 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.76 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 2.81 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 104181 | ||
| 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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2001 BMW 330d Touring Automatic added 2002-12-04. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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