BMW 3-series Touring · 318i · Wagon · 2001 ‐ 2005

Model of autos 3-series Touring, modification 318i touring launched manufacture by BMW in 2001 and terminated in 2005. This car has five doors, the body chassis is in the form a wagon, weight 1.4 tons and length 4.5 meters, which can seat 5 men in sum.

«3-series Touring 318i touring» auto with a 5-speed manual gear shift is fitted to the rear wheels. This vehicle can speed up for 9.6 s to 100 km/h, with a top speed of 213 km/h, thanks to a 4-cylinders petrol engine with a «multipoint injection fuel system», which generate a maximum output of 143 hp at 6000 rpm.

Fuel consumption is 10.4 l in the urban driving mode, on the track 5.7 liters, and the average fuel rate is 7.4 l per 100 km. Fuel tank capacity is 63 liters of petrol, what lets to go about 852 kilometers unrefuelled.

The forward wheels of this car have ventilated disks, 286 mm brakes and attached to the body chassis through suspension type «MacPherson, independent, coil springs» and equipped anti-roll bar. Back wheels have ventilated disks, 276 mm brakes and fixed to the chassis with help of suspension «Multilink, coil springs» and equipped anti-roll bar. Tires have the next dimensions - 205/55VR16.

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