BMW 3-series · 318d Edition · Sedan · 2004 ‐ 2005

From 2004 BMW launched production of automobiles type 3-series, modification of 318d Edition and closed it in 2005. This 4-door sedan has a length of 4.5 meters, weight 1.4 tons and is assigned to sit 5 passengers total.

«3-series 318d Edition» car with a 5-speed sequential automatic transmission is fitted to the rear-wheels. The 4-cylinders diesel motor with «direct injection system» can generate power 115 horsepower at 4000 rmp, which allows you to accelerate the automobile in 11.3 seconds to 100 km/h and reach max speed of 199 km/h.

Fuel tank capacity of this auto is 63 l of diesel, thus when medium fuel rate is 6.8 l per 100 km (5.5 liters on the highway, 9.1 liters in the urban), what allows drive roughly 927 kilometers unrefueled.

The front wheels of this model have ventilated disks, 286 mm brakes and attached to the body chassis through suspension type «MacPherson, independent, coil springs» and equipped with sway bar. Rear wheels have ventilated disks, 276 mm brakes and fixed to the underframe using suspension «Multilink, coil springs» and equipped with sway bar. Tires have the following dimensions - 195/65HR15.

In accordance with the data of Euro NCAP crash test, this model of BMW 3-series got the lot number of stars - 4, indicating that it is a reasonably safe automobile. In addition to passive safety systems (driver, head/curtain, side, passenger airbags), it is also has dynamic systems of safety such as Brake assistant, Traction control, ABS, EBD, ESP.