This car has a 5 door off-road vehicle body style with a front mounted engine powering all four wheels.
The X3 2.5si is part of BMW's E83 model range.
Its 2.5 litre engine is a naturally aspirated, double overhead camshaft, 6 cylinder unit that has an output of 215 bhp (218 PS/160 kW) of power at 6500 rpm, and maximum torque of 250 N·m (184 lb·ft/25.5 kgm) at 2750-4250 rpm.
The engine transfers its power through to the wheels by means of a 6 speed automatic gearbox.
It weighs a stated 1830 kg at the kerb.
Its maximum speed stated is 221 km/h or 137 mph, quoted fuel consumption figures are 14.1/7.8/10.1 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined, and carbon dioxide emissions are 243.0 g/km.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater off-road vehicle | ||
| Number of doors | 5 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2795 mm | 110 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1524 mm | 60 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1542 mm | 60.7 inches | |
| Length | 4569 mm | 179.9 inches | |
| Width | 1853 mm | 73 inches | |
| Height | 1674 mm | 65.9 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.63 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1830 kg | 4034 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 67 litres | 14.7 [17.7] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.35 | ||
| Frontal area | 2.50 m² | ||
| CdA | 0.88 | ||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | BMW | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 6 | ||
| Capacity | 2.5 litre 2497 cc (152.376 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 82 × 78.8 mm
3.23 × 3.1 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.04 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 24 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 218 PS (215 bhp) (160 kW) at 6500 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 250 Nm (184 ft·lb) (25.5 kgm) at 2750-4250 rpm |
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| Specific output | 64.2 kW/litre 87.3 ps/litre 86.1 bhp/litre 1.41 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
100.12 Nm/litre
1.21 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 11:1 | ||
| Fuel system | |||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1258.1 kPa (182.5 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 416.17 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 8.9 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | 29.9 s | ||
| Maximum speed | 221 km/h (137 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 119.12 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.12 PS/kg 87.61 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 kW/kg 117.49 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.12 bhp/kg 0.05 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 11.41 kg/kW 19.07 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 14.1/7.8/10.1 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 14.1/7.8/10.1 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 7.1/12.8/9.9 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 20.0/36.2/28.0 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 16.7/30.2/23.3 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 243.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | L | ||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | four wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | |||
| Steering | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 8J x 17 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 8J x 17 | ||
| Tyres front | 235/55 R 17 99H | ||
| Tyres rear | 235/55 R 17 99H | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 325 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 320 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 6 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.67 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 4.44 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 145805 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| Model family | E83 | ||
| RAC rating | 25.0 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2006 BMW X3 2.5si Automatic added 2006-09-08. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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