This automobile has a 4 door saloon (sedan) body style with a front mounted engine driving through all four wheels.
It forms part of BMW's E46 series of cars.
The 2.9 litre engine is a turbocharged, double overhead camshaft, 6 cylinder unit that has an output of 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.
A 5 speed automatic gearbox delivers the power to the wheels.
It weighs a stated 1715 kg at the kerb.
Maximum speed claimed is 224 km/h or 139 mph, officially quoted fuel consumption figures are 12.0/6.8/8.7 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined, and carbon dioxide emissions are 232.0 g/km.
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) | 1471 mm | 57.9 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1481 mm | 58.3 inches | |
| Length | 4471 mm | 176 inches | |
| Width | 1739 mm | 68.5 inches | |
| Height | 1434 mm | 56.5 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.64 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1715 kg | 3781 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 63 litres | 13.9 [16.6] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.29 | ||
| Frontal area | 2.06 m² | ||
| CdA | 0.60 | ||
| 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 | common rail direct diesel injection | ||
| 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 | 8.8 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | 30.3 s | ||
| Maximum speed | 224 km/h (139 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 107.01 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.11 PS/kg 78.7 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 kW/kg 105.54 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.11 bhp/kg 0.05 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 12.71 kg/kW 21.22 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 12.0/6.8/8.7 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 12.0/6.8/8.7 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 8.3/14.7/11.5 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 23.5/41.5/32.5 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 19.6/34.6/27.0 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 232.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
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| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | all wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | |||
| Steering | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 7J x 17 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 7J x 17 | ||
| Tyres front | 205/50 R 17 93W | ||
| Tyres rear | 205/50 R 17 93W | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 325 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 320 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.75 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 2.93 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 280775 | ||
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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 330xd Automatic added 2012-07-15. Last modified 2020-02-02. |
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