BMW 3-series Touring · 330xd Edition · Wagon · 2004 ‐ 2005

BMW started production in 2004 of automobiles type 3-series Touring, modification 330xd touring Edition and finished it in 2005. The weight of the car is 1.7 tons and a length of 4.5 m, It is formed as wagon with five doors, and can be fit in 5 men including the driver.

«3-series Touring 330xd touring Edition» automobile with a 5-speed automatic transmission is fitted to the full wheels. 6-cylinders diesel motor engine with «common rail fuel system» can produce output 204 horsepower at 4000 rmp, which allows you to speed up the auto in 8.1 s to 100 km/h and achieve max speed of 225 km/h.

Gas tank capacity of this auto is 63 l of diesel, thereby when average fuel rate is 8.9 l per 100 km (7.1 liters on the track, 12.1 liters in the city), what allows to go nearly 708 km without refueling.

The forward wheels of this vehicle have ventilated disks, 300 mm brakes and attached to the undercarriage using suspension «MacPherson, independent, coil springs» and equipped with sway bar. Rearward wheels have ventilated disks, 294 mm brakes and fixed to the underframe by dint of suspension type «Multilink, coil springs» and equipped anti-roll bar. Tires have the next dimensions - 225/45R17.

In accordance with the information of Euro NCAP crash test, this model of BMW 3-series Touring gained the lot number of stars - 4, which means that it is a reasonably safe auto. Furthermore to active safety features (Traction control, EBD, ABS, ESP, Brake assistant), it is also has passive safety features (head/curtain, passenger, side, driver airbags).