BMW 3-series Cabrio · 320Ci Executive · Convertible · 2000 ‐ 2003

From 2000 BMW started manufacture of autos type 3-series Cabrio, modification 320Ci Cabrio Executive and terminated it in 2003. In this vehicle can fit 5 person total, it has the body type of a cabriolet with two doors, and length 4.5 meters, weight 1.5 tons.

«3-series Cabrio 320Ci Cabrio Executive» automobile with a 5-speed manual transmission is fitted to the rear wheels. This car can be accelerated for 8.8 seconds to 100 km/h, with a ceiling speed of 222 km/h, owing to a 6-cylinders petrol motor engine with a «multipoint injection fuel system», which generate a peak power of 170 horsepower at 6100 rpm.

Gas tank volume of this car is 63 l of petrol, thus when normal fuel consumption is 9.4 liters per 100 km (7.4 liters on the suburban, 12.8 l in the city), that allow you to go roughly 671 km unrefueled.

The front wheels of this model have ventilated disks, 286 mm brakes and attached to the underframe with help of suspension type «MacPherson, independent, coil springs» and equipped with sway bar. Rearward wheels have ventilated disks, 276 mm brakes and fixed to the chassis by dint of suspension type «Multilink, coil springs» and equipped sway bar. Tires have the next size - 205/55VR16.

In conformity with the data of Euro NCAP crash test, this model of BMW 3-series Cabrio received the great number of stars - 4, which indicates that it is a well safe automobile. In addition to passive safety features (passenger, side, driver airbags), it is also equipped with dynamic safety features such as ESP, Brake assistant, EBD, ABS, Traction control.