BMW 3-series Compact · 316ti · Hatchback · 2001 ‐ 2005

From 2001 BMW began production of automobiles model 3-series Compact, modification of 316ti Compact and finished it in 2005. In this automobile can fit 4 men total, it has hatchback body type with three doors, and length 4.3 meters, weight 1.3 tons.

«3-series Compact 316ti Compact» is a rear-wheel drive vehicle with a 5-speed sequential automatic gearbox. The 4-cylinders petrol engine with «multipoint injection fuel system» can produce output 115 horsepower at 5500 rmp, allowing you to accelerate the car in 11.9 seconds to 100 km/h and obtain maximum speed of 196 km/h.

Fuel tank volume of this auto is 63 liters of petrol, so when average fuel consumption is 7.6 l per 100 km (6 liters on the suburban, 10.4 l in the urban), what allows drive roughly 829 kilometers unrefuelled.

The front wheels of this automobile have ventilated disks, 286 mm brakes and attached to the body chassis by dint of suspension type «MacPherson, independent, coil springs» and equipped with sway bar. Back wheels have disks, 280 mm brakes and fixed to the undercarriage through suspension «Multilink, coil springs» and equipped with sway bar. Tires have the next measure - 195/65HR15.

According to the information of Euro NCAP crash test, this model of BMW 3-series Compact received the great number of stars - four, which means that it is a enough safe car. In addition to passive safety features (passenger, side, driver, head/curtain airbags), it is also equipped with dynamic safety such as Traction control, EBD, Brake assistant, ABS, ESP.