This automobile has a 4 door saloon (sedan) type body with a front mounted engine powering the rear wheels.
The 420d Gran Coupé is part of BMW's F36 range of cars.
Its 4 cylinder, double overhead camshaft turbocharged engine has 4 valves per cylinder and a displacement of 2 litres. This unit provides power and torque figures of 181.5 bhp (184 PS/135 kW) at 4000 rpm and 380 Nm (280 lbft/38.8 kgm) at 1750-2750 rpm respectively.
The engine delivers its power through to the wheels via an 8 speed automatic 'box.
Its claimed kerb weight is 1600 kg.
Top quoted speed is 231 km/h (144 mph), official fuel consumption is 5.4/4.1/4.6 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined, and carbon dioxide emissions are 121.0 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 | 2810 mm | 110.6 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1545 mm | 60.8 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1594 mm | 62.8 inches | |
| Length | 4638 mm | 182.6 inches | |
| Width | 1825 mm | 71.9 inches | |
| Height | 1389 mm | 54.7 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 130 mm | 5.1 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.65 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1600 kg | 3527 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 60 litres | 13.2 [15.9] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.28 | ||
| Frontal area | 2.16 m² | ||
| CdA | 0.60 | ||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | turbocharged diesel | ||
| Engine manufacturer | BMW | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 2 litre 1995 cc (121.742 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 84 × 90 mm
3.31 × 3.54 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 | 184 PS (181.5 bhp) (135 kW) at 4000 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 380 Nm (280 ft·lb) (38.8 kgm) at 1750-2750 rpm |
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| Specific output | 67.8 kW/litre 92.2 ps/litre 91 bhp/litre 1.49 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
190.48 Nm/litre
2.3 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 16.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | common rail direct diesel injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 2393.6 kPa (347.2 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 498.75 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Turbo D. | ||
| Compressor | BMW TwinPower turbocharger | ||
| Intercooler | |||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 7.5 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 231 km/h (144 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 115.01 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.12 PS/kg 84.59 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 kW/kg 113.44 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.11 bhp/kg 0.05 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 11.82 kg/kW 19.75 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 5.4/4.1/4.6 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 5.4/4.1/4.6 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 18.5/24.4/21.7 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 52.3/68.9/61.4 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 43.6/57.4/51.1 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 121.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | D | ||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | A | ||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 7½J x 17 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 7½J x 17 | ||
| Tyres front | 225/50 R 17 94W | ||
| Tyres rear | 225/50 R 17 94W | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi-S-ABS | ||
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| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 8 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.67 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 2.81 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 363000 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| Model family | F36 | ||
| RAC rating | 17.5 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2014 BMW 420d Gran Coupé Automatic added 2014-02-02. Last modified 2020-02-02. |
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