The 518i Touring is a motor vehicle from BMW, with rear wheel drive, a front located engine and a 5 door estate/station wagon body style.
The 518i Touring forms part of BMW's E34 model series.
Its engine is a naturally aspirated petrol, 1.8 litre, single overhead camshaft 4 cylinder with 2 valves per cylinder. This unit has an output of 113.5 bhp (115 PS/85 kW) of power at 5500 rpm, and maximum torque of 168 N·m (124 lb·ft/17.1 kgm) at 3900 rpm.
The engine transmits power to the wheels by means of a 5 speed manual gearbox.
Quoted weight at the kerb is 1520 kg.
Its maximum speed stated is 192 km/h (119 mph), manufacturer claimed fuel consumption figures are 6.1/8.1/10.5 l/100km 90 km/h / 120 km/h / urban.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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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 | 1520 kg | 3351 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 80 litres | 17.6 [21.1] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | BMW | ||
| Engine code | |||
| 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 | 115 PS (113.5 bhp) (85 kW) at 5500 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 168 Nm (124 ft·lb) (17.1 kgm) at 3900 rpm |
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| Specific output | 47.1 kW/litre 64.1 ps/litre 63.2 bhp/litre 1.04 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
93.54 Nm/litre
1.13 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 9.7:1 | ||
| Fuel system | EFI | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1175.5 kPa (170.5 psi) | ||
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| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 449 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 13.2 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | 34.3 s | ||
| Maximum speed | 192 km/h (119 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 75.71 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 PS/kg 55.68 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.06 kW/kg 74.67 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 bhp/kg 0.03 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 17.96 kg/kW 30 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 6.1/8.1/10.5 l/100km 90 km/h / 120 km/h / urban | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 6.1/8.1/10.5 l/100km 90kmph/120kmph/urban | ||
| km/litre | 16.4/12.3/9.5 km/l 90kmph/120kmph/urban | ||
| UK MPG | 46.3/34.9/26.9 UK MPG 90kmph/120kmph/urban | ||
| US MPG | 38.6/29.0/22.4 US MPG 90kmph/120kmph/urban | ||
| 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 | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 7J x 15 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 7J x 15 | ||
| Tyres front | 205/65 R 15 94H | ||
| Tyres rear | 205/65 R 15 94H | ||
| Brakes F/R | Di/Di-S-ABS | ||
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| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.46 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 253528 | ||
| Production total | |||
| 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 518i Touring added 2011-08-19. Last modified 2020-02-02. |
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