This vehicle has a 5 door estate/station wagon type body with a front located engine powering the rear wheels.
The BMW 518g Touring (LPG) is one of the E34 model family from BMW.
The 1.8 litre engine is a naturally aspirated, single overhead camshaft, 4 cylinder that produces 100 bhp (101 PS/75 kW) of power at 5500 rpm.
The power is supplied to the wheels by means of a 5 speed manual gearbox.
Claimed weight at the kerb is 1545 kg.
The BMW 518g Touring (LPG) is claimed to attain a top speed of 183 km/h, or 114 mph.
Full specs
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| Body type | 4/5 seater estate/station wagon | ||
| Number of doors | 5 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2761 mm | 108.7 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1470 mm | 57.9 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1495 mm | 58.9 inches | |
| Length | 4720 mm | 185.8 inches | |
| Width | 1751 mm | 68.9 inches | |
| Height | 1417 mm | 55.8 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.71 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1545 kg | 3406 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | |||
| aerodynamics | |||
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| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated LPG (gas) | ||
| Engine manufacturer | BMW | ||
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| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 1.8 litre 1796 cc (109.599 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 84 × 81 mm
3.31 × 3.19 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.04 | ||
| Valve gear | single overhead camshaft (SOHC)
2 valves per cylinder 8 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 101 PS (100 bhp) (75 kW) at 5500 rpm |
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| maximum torque | |||
| Specific output | 41.5 kW/litre 56.5 ps/litre 55.7 bhp/litre 0.91 bhp/cu in |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 9.7:1 | ||
| Fuel system | Bosch DME fuel injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | |||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 449 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal LPG | ||
| Compressor | |||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 183 km/h (114 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 65.62 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 PS/kg 48.27 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.05 kW/kg 64.72 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.06 bhp/kg 0.03 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 20.72 kg/kW 34.61 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
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| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
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| 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 | I.DW.MS.CS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 7J x 15 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 7J x 15 | ||
| Tyres front | 205/65 R 15 94 H | ||
| Tyres rear | 205/65 R 15 94 H | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 302 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 300 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.46 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 800866 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| Model family | E34 | ||
| RAC rating | 17.5 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1995 BMW 518g Touring (LPG) added 2024-04-26. Last modified 2024-04-27. |
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