BMW 3-series · 330i Executive · Sedan · 2001 ‐ 2003

From 2001 BMW launched manufacture of autos type 3-series, modification of 330i Executive and terminated it in 2003. In this auto can sit 5 person including the driver, it has the body type of a sedan with 4 doors, and length 4.5 meters, weight 1.4 tons.

«3-series 330i Executive» is a rear-wheel drive vehicle with a 5-speed manual gear shift. 6-cylinders petrol engine with «multipoint injection system» can produce power 231 hp at 5900 rmp, which allows you to speed up the automobile in 6.5 s to 100 km/h and obtain maximum speed of 250 km/h.

Fuel tank capacity of this vehicle is 63 l of petrol, therefore when average fuel rate is 9.1 l per 100 km (6.9 liters on the highway, 12.8 l in the urban), what allows to go about 693 km without refueling.

The forward wheels of this vehicle have ventilated disks, 325 mm brakes and attached to the body chassis with help of suspension type «MacPherson, independent, coil springs» and equipped with anti-roll bar. Rear wheels have ventilated disks, 320 mm brakes and fixed to the underframe through suspension type «Multilink, coil springs» and equipped with sway bar. Tires have the following size - 205/55WR16.

In accordance with the data of Euro NCAP crash test, this model of BMW 3-series gained the great quantity of stars - four, indicating that it is a enough safe automobile. Furthermore to passive safety features (driver, passenger, head/curtain, side airbags), it is also has active safety systems such as ABS, EBD, Traction control, ESP, Brake assistant.