BMW 3-series Touring · 316i Executive · Wagon · 1997 ‐ 1998

BMW started manufacture from 1997 of automobiles type 3-series Touring, modification of 316i touring Executive and terminated it in 1998. This vehicle has 5 doors, the body is in the form a wagon, weight 1.3 tons and length 4.4 meters, which can seat 5 men in sum.

«3-series Touring 316i touring Executive» vehicle with a 4-speed automatic gear shift is fitted to the rear-wheels. The 4-cylinders petrol motor engine with «multipoint injection fuel system» can produce power 102 horsepower at 5500 rmp, which allows you to accelerate the automobile for 15.7 seconds to 100 km/h and achieve top speed of 185 km/h.

Fuel consumption is 12.6 l in the city driving mode, on the suburban 6.9 liters, and the intermediate fuel consumption is 9 liters per 100 kilometers. Tank volume is 65 liters of petrol, what provides to go roughly 723 km without refueling.

The forward wheels of this model have disks, 286 mm brakes and fixed to the undercarriage using suspension «MacPherson, independent, coil springs» and equipped stabilizer bar. Rearward wheels have disks, 280 mm brakes and attached to the chassis through suspension type «Multilink, coil springs» and equipped with sway bar. Tires have the following dimensions - 185/65HR15.

In accordance with the information of Euro NCAP crash test, this model of BMW 3-series Touring got the 1 quantity of stars. In addition to active safety systems (ABS), it is also equipped with passive systems of safety (passenger, driver airbags).