BMW 3-series Cabrio · 318Ci · Convertible · 2003 ‐ 2007

From 2003 BMW began manufacture of cars model 3-series Cabrio, modification 318Ci Cabrio and finished it in 2007. In this car can sit 5 person including the driver, it has cabriolet form with two doors, and length 4.5 meters, weight 1.5 tons.

«3-series Cabrio 318Ci Cabrio» auto with a 5-speed sequential automatic gearbox is fitted to the rear wheels. The 4-cylinders petrol motor with «multipoint injection system» can produce output 143 hp at 6000 rmp, allowing you to accelerate the auto for 11.3 seconds to 100 km/h and obtain peak speed of 206 km/h.

Fuel consumption is 11.6 liters in the urban driving mode, on the suburban 6.6 liters, and the normal fuel consumption is 8.4 liters per 100 kilometers. Fuel tank volume is 63 liters of petrol, what provides to go roughly 750 km without refueling.

The front wheels of this automobile have ventilated disks, 286 mm brakes and fixed to the chassis by dint of suspension type «MacPherson, independent, coil springs» and equipped anti-roll bar. Rear wheels have ventilated disks, 276 mm brakes and attached to the body chassis by dint of suspension «Multilink, coil springs» and equipped with anti-roll bar. Tires have the next measure - 205/55VR16.

In conformity with the data of Euro NCAP crash test, this model of BMW 3-series Cabrio got the many number of stars - 4, which indicates that it is a well safe vehicle. In addition to passive systems of safety (side, driver, passenger airbags), it is also has active safety systems such as ESP, Brake assistant, ABS, EBD, Traction control.