BMW 3-series Compact · 318ti Executive · Hatchback · 2001 ‐ 2005

Make of automobiles 3-series Compact, modification of 318ti Compact Executive began producing by BMW from 2001 and finished in 2005. In this vehicle can sit 4 people including the driver, it has the body type of a hatchback with 3 doors, and length 4.3 meters, weight 1.3 tons.

«3-series Compact 318ti Compact Executive» car with a 5-speed sequential automatic gearbox is connected to the rear wheels. This vehicle can be accelerated for 10.2 s to 100 km/h, with a maximum speed of 211 km/h, due to a 4-cylinders petrol motor engine with a «multipoint injection fuel system», which generate a peak output of 143 hp at 6000 rpm.

Fuel rate is 11 l in the city mode of driving, on the suburban 6.1 l, and the average fuel consumption is 7.9 l per 100 km. Tank volume is 63 liters of petrol, what lets to go about 798 km unrefuelled.

The front wheels of this car have ventilated disks, 286 mm brakes and fixed to the undercarriage by dint of suspension «MacPherson, independent, coil springs» and equipped with anti-roll bar. Rearward wheels have disks, 280 mm brakes and fixed to the underframe with help of suspension type «Multilink, coil springs» and equipped anti-roll bar. Tires have the following size - 205/55R16.

In accordance with the information of Euro NCAP crash test, this model of BMW 3-series Compact got the great number of stars - 4, which indicates that it is a reasonably safe auto. In addition to active systems of safety (EBD, Traction control, Brake assistant, ABS, ESP), it is also equipped with passive systems of safety (head/curtain, side, passenger, driver airbags).