The 518 is a rear wheel drive Paul Bracq designed saloon (sedan) motor vehicle with a front mounted engine, manufactured by BMW.
The BMW 518 is one of the E12 range of cars from BMW.
Its 1.8 litre engine is a naturally aspirated, single overhead camshaft, 4 cylinder that develops 89 bhp (90 PS/66 kW) of power at 5800 rpm, and maximum torque of 140 N·m (103 lb·ft/14.3 kgm) at 3700 rpm.
The engine delivers its power through to the wheels via a 3 speed automatic transmission.
Claimed kerb weight is 1260 kg.
It is said to be able to attain a top speed of 155 km/h (96 mph).
Full specs
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| Carrosserie | |||
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| Carrosserie | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Nombre de portes | 4 | ||
| Designer | Paul Bracq | ||
| Dimensions et poids | |||
| Empattement | 2636 | 103.8 | |
| Voies AV | 1422 | 56 | |
| Voies AR | 1466 | 57.7 | |
| Longueur | 4620 | 181.9 | |
| Largeur | 1690 | 66.5 | |
| Hauteur | 1425 | 56.1 | |
| Garde au sol | |||
| 1.75 | |||
| Poids avec pleins | 1260 kg | 2778 | |
| Répartition poids AV | |||
| Réservoir à essence | 70 litres | 15.4 [18.5] UK [US] gal. | |
| Caractéristiques aérodynamique | |||
| Coefficient de pénétration | 0.39 | ||
| maître-couple | |||
| SCx | |||
| naturally aspirated petrol | |||
| Constructeur du moteur | BMW | ||
| Type moteur | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Cylindrée | 1.8 litre 1766 cc (107.768 cu in) |
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| Alésage × Course | 88.9 × 71.12 mm
3.5 × 2.8 in |
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| Rapport alésage / course | 1.25 | ||
| Distribution | single overhead camshaft (SOHC)
2 Soupapes par cylindre 8 Total vannes |
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| Puissance maximale (DIN) |
90 PS (89 bhp) (66 kW) à 5800 tr/mn |
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| Couple maximale (DIN) |
140 Nm (103 ft·lb) (14.3 kgm) à 3700 tr/mn |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
37.6 kW/litre 51.1 ps/litre 50.4 bhp/litre 0.83 bhp/cu in |
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(DIN) |
79.28 Nm/litre
0.96 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Construction | |||
| Lubrification | Carter humide | ||
| Taux de compression | 8.3:1 | ||
| Carburant | 1 Solex DIDTA 32/32 carburettor | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 996.2 kPa (144.5 psi) | ||
| Régime maximal | |||
| Nombre de paliers de vilebrequin | 5 | ||
| Refroidissement | Water | ||
| Cylindrée Unitaire | 441.5 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalyseur | N | ||
| Performances | |||
| 0-80km/h | |||
| 0-60mph | |||
| 0-100km/h | 17.3 s | ||
| 0-160km/h | |||
| 0-400m | |||
| 0-1000m | |||
| Vitesse | 155 km/h (96 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 71.62 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 PS/kg 52.67 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.05 kW/kg 70.63 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 bhp/kg 0.03 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 18.99 kg/kW 31.71 lb/bhp |
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| Consommation | |||
| Consommation | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
| km/litre | |||
| UK MPG | |||
| US MPG | |||
| Emissions de CO₂ | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| Châssis | |||
| Emplacement de moteur | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Traction | rear wheel drive | ||
| Répartition du couple | N/A | ||
| Direction | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Suspension AV | |||
| Suspension AR | |||
| Roues AV | 5½J x 14 H2 | ||
| Roues AR | 5½J x 14 H2 | ||
| Pneumatiques AV | 175 SR 14 | ||
| Pneumatiques AR | 175 SR 14 | ||
| Freins AV/AR | Di/Dr | ||
| Diamètre des freins AV | 280 mm | ||
| Diamètre des freins AR | 250 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Transmission | 3 speed automatic | ||
| Rapport de démultiplication supérieure | 1 | ||
| Rapport de pont | 4.44 | ||
| Généralités | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 271359 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Type mines | |||
| E12 | |||
| RAC rating | 19.6 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1978 BMW 518 Automatic added 2012-05-22. Last modified 2020-02-02. |
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