BMW 1-series · 118d Corporate Lease Executive · Hatchback · 2009 ‐ 2010

Production version 118d Corporate Lease Executive of car models 1-series was started in 2009 by BMW, and closed in 2010. This car has 5 doors, the body chassis is shaped like a hatchback, weight 1.3 tons and length 4.2 meters, that can seat 5 people total.

«1-series 118d Corporate Lease Executive» have a rear-wheel drive vehicle with a 6-speed sequential automatic gear shift. This vehicle can be accelerated for 9.1 seconds to 100 km/h, with a peak speed of 210 km/h, thanks to a 4-cylinders diesel engine with a «common rail fuel system», which produce a peak power of 136 horsepower at 4000 rpm.

Gas tank capacity of this vehicle is 51 l of diesel, so when medium fuel consumption is 5.4 l per 100 km (4.5 l on the suburban, 6.9 l in the urban), that allows to go approximately 945 kilometers without refueling.

The front wheels of this model have ventilated disks, 292 mm brakes and attached to the chassis by dint of suspension «Double wishbone, independent, coil springs» and equipped with stabilizer bar. Rearward wheels have disks, 300 mm brakes and fixed to the undercarriage with help of suspension type «Multilink, coil springs» and equipped with anti-roll bar. Tires have the next size - 195/55R16.

According to the information of Euro NCAP crash test, this model of BMW 1-series received the higher number of stars - 5, which indicates that it is a perfect safe vehicle. In addition to passive safety systems (passenger, side, head/curtain, driver airbags), it is also has dynamic systems of safety such as Traction control, ESP, Brake assistant, EBD, ABS.