The BMW 518i is a 4 door saloon (sedan) style automobile styled by Paul Bracq with a front located engine powering the rear wheels.
It forms part of BMW's E12 series.
The power is produced by a naturally aspirated engine of 1.8 litre capacity. This powerplant features single overhead camshaft valve gear, 4 cylinder layout, and 2 valves per cylinder. It has an output of 103.5 bhp (105 PS/77 kW) of power at 5800 rpm, and maximum torque of 145 N·m (107 lb·ft/14.8 kgm) at 4500 rpm.
The engine transmits power to the wheels via a 3 speed automatic gearbox.
With a stated kerb weight of 1260 kg, the BMW 518i manages to cover the 0-100 km/h sprint in 15.5 seconds and the standing kilometre in 36.9 seconds.
Top claimed speed is 165 km/h (103 mph).
Full specs
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Applicable to the South African domestic market(s). | ||
| Carrosserie | |||
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| Carrosserie | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Aantal portieren | 4 | ||
| Ontwerper | Paul Bracq | ||
| Afmetingen en gewicht | |||
| Wielbasis | 2636 | 103.8 | |
| Spoorbreedte voor | 1422 | 56 | |
| Spoorbreedte achter | 1466 | 57.7 | |
| Lengte | 4620 | 181.9 | |
| Breedte | 1690 | 66.5 | |
| Hoogte | 1425 | 56.1 | |
| Bodemvrijheid | |||
| 1.75 | |||
| Gewicht | 1260 kg | 2778 | |
| Gewichtsverdeling | |||
| Benzinetank inhalt | 70 litres | 15.4 [18.5] UK [US] gal. | |
| Aërodynamica | |||
| Cw-waarde | |||
| Frontaal oppervlak | |||
| CdA | |||
| naturally aspirated petrol | |||
| Motor fabrikant | BMW | ||
| Motor nummer | |||
| Aantal cilinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Cilinderinhoud | 1.8 litre 1766 cc (107.768 cu in) |
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| Boring × Slag | 88.9 × 71.12 mm
3.5 × 2.8 in |
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| Boring/slag verhouding | 1.25 | ||
| Distributie | single overhead camshaft (SOHC)
2 Kleppen per cilinder 8 Totaal aantal kleppen |
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| Vermogen (DIN) |
105 PS (103.5 bhp) (77 kW) bij 5800 t/min |
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| Max. koppel (DIN) |
145 Nm (107 ft·lb) (14.8 kgm) bij 4500 t/min |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
43.7 kW/litre 59.4 ps/litre 58.6 bhp/litre 0.96 bhp/cu in |
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(DIN) |
82.11 Nm/litre
0.99 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Motor constructie | |||
| Smering | Nat carter | ||
| Compressieverhouding | 10:1 | ||
| Brandstofsysteem | Bosch K-Jetronic fuel injection | ||
| 1031.8 kPa (149.6 psi) | |||
| Maximum tpm | |||
| Aantal nokkenas lagers | 5 | ||
| Afkoeling | Water | ||
| Eenheidscylinderinhoud | 441.5 cc | ||
| Aanzuiging | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Katalysator | N | ||
| Prestasies | |||
| 0-80km/h | |||
| 0-60mph | |||
| 0-100km/h | 15.5 s | ||
| 0-160km/h | |||
| 0-400m | |||
| 0-1000m | 36.9 s | ||
| Max. snelheid | 165 km/h (103 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 83.28 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 PS/kg 61.25 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.06 kW/kg 82.14 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 bhp/kg 0.04 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 16.33 kg/kW 27.27 lb/bhp |
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| Verbruik | |||
| Benzineverbruik | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
| km/litre | |||
| UK MPG | |||
| US MPG | |||
| CO2 Emissies | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| Onderstel | |||
| Motor plaatsing | front | ||
| Motor plaatsing | longitudinal | ||
| Aandrijving | rear wheel drive | ||
| Koppelverdeling | N/A | ||
| Stuurinrichting | |||
| Aantal omwentelingen stuurwiel | |||
| Draaicirkel | |||
| Wielophanging voor | |||
| Wielophanging achter | |||
| Velgmaat voor | 6J x 14 | ||
| Velgmaat achter | 6J x 14 | ||
| Bandenmaat voor | 175 SR 14 | ||
| Bandenmaat agter | 175 SR 14 | ||
| Bremmen voor/agter | Di/Dr-S | ||
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| Rem diameter agter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Versnellingsbak | 3 speed automatic | ||
| Hoogste versnelling verhouding | 1 | ||
| Achteras verhouding | 4.11 | ||
| Algemeen | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 271425 | ||
| Totaal gebouwd | |||
| Bouwserie | |||
| Model familie | E12 | ||
| RAC rating | 19.6 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1983 BMW 518i Automatic added 2012-05-22. Last modified 2020-02-02. |
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