This vehicle has a 4 door saloon (sedan) body style with a front located engine that delivers power to all four wheels.
The BMW 330xi belongs to the E46 range of cars from BMW.
Power is supplied by a double overhead camshaft, 3 litre naturally aspirated 6 cylinder powerplant, with 4 valves per cylinder that produces power and torque figures of 228 bhp (231 PS/170 kW) at 5900 rpm and 300 N·m (221 lb·ft/30.6 kgm) at 3500 rpm respectively.
The engine supplies its power through to the wheels via a 5 speed automatic 'box.
The BMW 330xi weighs a claimed 1635 kg at the kerb.
The BMW 330xi is said to be able to attain a top speed of 242 km/h (150 mph), manufacturer claimed fuel consumption is 14.8/8.2/10.6 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined, and carbon dioxide emissions are 257.0 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 | 1635 kg | 3605 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 | 3 litre 2979 cc (181.79 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 84 × 89.6 mm
3.31 × 3.53 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.94 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 24 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 231 PS (228 bhp) (170 kW) at 5900 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 300 Nm (221 ft·lb) (30.6 kgm) at 3500 rpm |
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| Specific output | 57.1 kW/litre 77.6 ps/litre 76.5 bhp/litre 1.25 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
100.7 Nm/litre
1.22 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 10.2:1 | ||
| Fuel system | EFI | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1265.5 kPa (183.5 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 496.5 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 7.4 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | 27.6 s | ||
| Maximum speed | 242 km/h (150 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 141.39 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.14 PS/kg 103.99 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 kW/kg 139.45 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.14 bhp/kg 0.06 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 9.62 kg/kW 16.06 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 14.8/8.2/10.6 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 14.8/8.2/10.6 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 6.8/12.2/9.4 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 19.1/34.4/26.6 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 15.9/28.7/22.2 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 257.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | M | ||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | all wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | |||
| Steering | power assisted rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | 3.000 | ||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 8J x 17 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 8J x 17 | ||
| Tyres front | 225/45 R 17 91W | ||
| Tyres rear | 225/45 R 17 91W | ||
| 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 | 3.15 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 280962 | ||
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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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2003 BMW 330xi Automatic added 2012-07-15. Last modified 2020-02-02. |
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