BMW 1-series · 120d Executive · Hatchback · 2004 ‐ 2007

From 2004 BMW launched production of cars model 1-series, modification 120d Executive and terminated it in 2007. This auto has 5 doors, the body chassis is shaped like a hatchback, weight 1.3 tons and length 4.2 meters, that allows a seat 5 person total.

«1-series 120d Executive» have a rear-wheel drive auto with a 6-speed manual gear shift. This auto can speed up for 7.9 seconds to 100 km/h, with a ceiling speed of 220 km/h, owing to a 4-cylinders diesel motor with a «common rail fuel system», which produce a maximum power of 163 horsepower at 4000 rpm.

Fuel consumption is 7.7 liters in the city driving mode, on the highway 4.6 liters, and the normal fuel consumption is 5.7 l per 100 kilometers. Tank capacity is 51 liters of diesel, what provides to drive nearly 895 kilometers without refueling.

The forward wheels of this automobile have ventilated disks, 284 mm brakes and attached to the chassis by dint of suspension «Double wishbone, independent, coil springs» and equipped with anti-roll bar. Rearward wheels have ventilated disks, 280 mm brakes and fixed to the underframe through suspension «Multilink, coil springs» and equipped anti-roll bar. Tires have the next measure - 195/55R16.

According to the results of Euro NCAP crash test, this model of BMW 1-series gained the higher quantity of stars - five, which indicates that it is a perfect safe car. Furthermore to dynamic safety features (EBD, Brake assistant, Traction control, ABS, ESP), it is also has passive systems of safety (passenger, head/curtain, driver, side airbags).