BMW 3-series Touring · 318i · Wagon · 1999 ‐ 2001

From 1999 BMW launched manufacture of autos type 3-series Touring, modification of 318i touring and terminated it in 2001. The weight of the car is 1.4 tn and a length of 4.5 m, It is shaped as wagon with 5 doors, and can be placed in a 5 person with a driver.

«3-series Touring 318i touring» have a rear-wheel drive car with a 5-speed manual gearbox. The 4-cylinders petrol motor engine with «multipoint injection fuel system» can produce output 118 horsepower at 5500 rmp, allowing you to accelerate the auto for 10.9 seconds to 100 km/h and get peak speed of 202 km/h.

Fuel consumption is 11.4 l in the urban driving mode, on the highway 6.3 liters, and the intermediate fuel consumption is 8.2 l per 100 kilometers. Gas tank volume is 63 liters of petrol, what provides to drive approximately 769 km without refueling.

The forward wheels of this vehicle have ventilated disks, 286 mm brakes and fixed to the undercarriage through suspension type «MacPherson, independent, coil springs» and equipped with sway bar. Rearward wheels have ventilated disks, 276 mm brakes and fixed to the body chassis by dint of suspension «Multilink, coil springs» and equipped stabilizer bar. Tires have the next dimensions - 195/65HR15.

According to the data of Euro NCAP crash test, this model of BMW 3-series Touring received the great number of stars - 4, indicating that it is a reasonably safe automobile. In addition to passive safety features (head/curtain, driver, side, passenger airbags), it is also equipped with dynamic safety features such as EBD, ESP, ABS, Traction control.