The BMW 430i Convertible is a rear wheel drive vehicle, with the engine placed in the front, and a 2 door convertible/cabriolet bodyshell.
It forms part of BMW's F33 series of cars.
The 4 cylinder, double overhead camshaft turbocharged powerplant has 4 valves per cylinder and a volume of 2 litres. This unit develops power and torque figures of 248 bhp (251 PS/185 kW) at 5200 rpm and 350 Nm (258 lbft/35.7 kgm) at 1450-4800 rpm respectively.
The power is supplied to the wheels via an 8 speed automatic gearbox.
It weighs a claimed 1831 kg at the kerb.
Its maximum speed claimed is 209 km/h (130 mph), claimed fuel consumption figures are 24/34/27 US MPG EPA city/highway/combined.
Full specs
|
|
Applicable to the USA domestic market(s). | ||
| bodywork | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Body type | 2+2 seater convertible/cabriolet | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2809 mm | 110.6 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1544 mm | 60.8 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1593 mm | 62.7 inches | |
| Length | 4641 mm | 182.7 inches | |
| Width | 1826 mm | 71.9 inches | |
| Height | 1384 mm | 54.5 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 130 mm | 5.1 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.65 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1831 kg | 4037 lb | |
| Weight distribution | 47.1% front | ||
| fuel tank capacity | 59.9 litres | 13.2 [15.8] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.3 | ||
| Frontal area | 2.16 m² | ||
| CdA | 0.65 | ||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | turbocharged petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | BMW | ||
| Engine code | B46B20O0 | ||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 2 litre 1998 cc (121.925 cu in) |
||
| Bore × Stroke | 82 × 94.6 mm
3.23 × 3.72 in |
||
| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.87 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
||
| maximum power output | 251 PS (248 bhp) (185 kW) at 5200 rpm |
||
| maximum torque | 350 Nm (258 ft·lb) (35.7 kgm) at 1450-4800 rpm |
||
| Specific output | 92.6 kW/litre 125.8 ps/litre 124.1 bhp/litre 2.03 bhp/cu in |
||
| Specific torque |
175.18 Nm/litre
2.12 ft·lb/cu3 |
||
| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 11:1 | ||
| Fuel system | direct petrol injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 2201.3 kPa (319.3 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 499.5 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Turbo | ||
| Compressor | |||
| Intercooler | |||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | 6 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 209 km/h (130 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 137.33 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.14 PS/kg 101 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 kW/kg 135.45 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.14 bhp/kg 0.06 bhp/lb |
||
| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 9.9 kg/kW 16.54 lb/bhp |
||
| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 24/34/27 US MPG EPA city/highway/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 9.8/6.9/8.7 l/100km city/highway/combined | ||
| km/litre | 10.2/14.5/11.5 km/l city/highway/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 28.8/40.8/32.4 UK MPG city/highway/combined | ||
| US MPG | 24.0/34.0/27.0 US MPG city/highway/combined | ||
| 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 | power assisted rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 8J x 18 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 8J x 18 | ||
| Tyres front | 225/45 R 18 91V | ||
| Tyres rear | 225/45 R 18 91V | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 8 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.64 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 2.81 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 538890 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| Model family | F33 | ||
| RAC rating | 16.7 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
|
2018 BMW 430i Convertible added 2018-01-07. Last modified 2020-03-16. |
|||