BMW 1-series · 130i Executive · Hatchback · 2006 ‐ 2007

Type of automobiles 1-series, modification 130i Executive began producing by BMW in 2006 and closed in 2007. The weight of the car is 1.4 tn and a length of 4.2 m, It is formed as hatchback with 5 doors, and may be fit in 5 people with a driver.

«1-series 130i Executive» is a rear wheel drive automobile with a 6-speed sequential automatic gear shift. This car can be accelerated for 6.3 s to 100 km/h, with a max speed of 250 km/h, due to a 6-cylinders petrol motor with a «multipoint injection system», which produce a max power of 265 hp at 6600 rpm.

Gas tank capacity of this automobile is 53 l of petrol, therefore when normal fuel rate is 9.4 l per 100 km (6.8 l on the track, 13.9 liters in the urban), that allows to go about 564 kilometers unrefueled.

The front wheels of this automobile have ventilated disks brakes and fixed to the chassis with help of suspension «Double wishbone, independent, coil springs» and equipped with sway bar. Rear wheels have ventilated disks brakes and attached to the body chassis using suspension «Multilink, coil springs» and equipped with sway bar. Tires have the following dimensions - 205/50R17.

According to the information of Euro NCAP crash test, this model of BMW 1-series got the higher quantity of stars - 5, which means that it is a very safe car. In addition to passive safety features (side, head/curtain, passenger, driver airbags), it is also equipped with dynamic safety systems such as ESP, EBD, Traction control, ABS, Brake assistant.