The Z3 3.0i Coupe is a road car from BMW, with rear wheel drive, a front located engine and a 2 door coupé body style.
The BMW Z3 3.0i Coupe belongs to the E37 model family from BMW.
Power is supplied by a double overhead camshaft, 3 litre naturally aspirated 6 cylinder motor, with 4 valves per cylinder that develops power and torque figures of 228 bhp (231 PS/170 kW) at 5900 rpm and 300 N·m (221 lb·ft/30.6 kgm) at 3500 rpm respectively.
This power is delivered to the wheels through a 5 speed manual gearbox.
Stated weight at the kerb is 1405 kg.
Maximum speed claimed is 250 km/h, which is 155 mph, quoted fuel consumption is 13.3/7.3/9.5 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined, and carbon dioxide emissions are 228.0 g/km.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 2 seater fixed-head coupé | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
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| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2446 mm | 96.3 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1413 mm | 55.6 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1494 mm | 58.8 inches | |
| Length | 4025 mm | 158.5 inches | |
| Width | 1740 mm | 68.5 inches | |
| Height | 1306 mm | 51.4 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.65 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1405 kg | 3097 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 51 litres | 11.2 [13.5] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.37 | ||
| Frontal area | 1.83 m² | ||
| CdA | 0.68 | ||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | BMW | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 6 | ||
| Capacity | 3 litre 2979 cc (181.79 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 84 × 89.6 mm
3.31 × 3.53 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.94 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 24 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 231 PS (228 bhp) (170 kW) at 5900 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 300 Nm (221 ft·lb) (30.6 kgm) at 3500 rpm |
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| Specific output | 57.1 kW/litre 77.6 ps/litre 76.5 bhp/litre 1.25 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
100.7 Nm/litre
1.22 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | aluminium block & head | ||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 10.2:1 | ||
| Fuel system | EFi | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1265.5 kPa (183.5 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 496.5 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 6 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | 25.9 s | ||
| Maximum speed | 250 km/h (155 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 164.53 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.16 PS/kg 121.01 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.12 kW/kg 162.28 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.16 bhp/kg 0.07 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 8.26 kg/kW 13.8 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 13.3/7.3/9.5 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 13.3/7.3/9.5 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 7.5/13.7/10.5 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 21.2/38.7/29.7 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 17.7/32.2/24.8 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 228.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| 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 | power assisted rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | 10.00 m | ||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 7J x 16 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 7J x 16 | ||
| Tyres front | 225/50 ZR 16 | ||
| Tyres rear | 225/50 ZR 16 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di-S-ABS | ||
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| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.07 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 82104 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| Model family | E37 | ||
| RAC rating | 26.2 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2000 BMW Z3 3.0i Coupe added 2001-07-12. Last modified 2017-10-01. |
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