BMW 3-series Cabrio · 318Ci · Convertible · 2001 ‐ 2003

In 2001 BMW started manufacture of automobiles type 3-series Cabrio, modification 318Ci Cabrio and terminated it in 2003. The weight of the car is 1.5 tons and a length of 4.5 m, It is shaped as cabriolet with 2 doors, and can be placed in a 5 people with a driver.

«3-series Cabrio 318Ci Cabrio» have a rear-wheel drive car with a 5-speed sequential automatic transmission. The 4-cylinders petrol motor engine with «multipoint injection fuel system» can produce power 143 hp at 6000 rmp, allowing you to accelerate the automobile in 11.1 seconds to 100 km/h and obtain max speed of 206 km/h.

Fuel consumption is 11.6 l in the city driving mode, on the track 6.6 l, and the normal fuel consumption is 8.4 liters per 100 kilometers. Gas tank capacity is 63 liters of petrol, what provides to drive approximately 750 km unrefueled.

The forward wheels of this vehicle have ventilated disks, 286 mm brakes and attached to the underframe by dint of suspension «MacPherson, independent, coil springs» and equipped with sway bar. Rear wheels have ventilated disks, 276 mm brakes and attached to the body chassis through suspension type «Multilink, coil springs» and equipped stabilizer bar. Tires have the following measure - 205/55VR16.

In accordance with the information of Euro NCAP crash test, this model of BMW 3-series Cabrio received the great quantity of stars - four, which indicates that it is a reasonably safe automobile. Furthermore to passive safety systems (passenger, driver, side airbags), it is also has dynamic safety features such as ESP, Brake assistant, Traction control, EBD, ABS.