BMW 3-series Touring · 318i Executive · Wagon · 2001 ‐ 2004

BMW began manufacture in 2001 of autos model 3-series Touring, modification 318i touring Executive and terminated it in 2004. In this vehicle can sit 5 person total, it has the body type of a wagon with five doors, and length 4.5 meters, weight 1.4 tons.

«3-series Touring 318i touring Executive» is a rear-wheel drive auto with a 5-speed manual gear shift. This car can speed up for 9.6 seconds to 100 km/h, with a top speed of 213 km/h, owing to a 4-cylinders petrol engine with a «multipoint injection system», which produce a max power of 143 hp at 6000 rpm.

Fuel rate is 10.4 liters in the urban mode of driving, on the track 5.7 liters, and the average fuel consumption is 7.4 liters per 100 kilometers. Tank capacity is 63 l of petrol, what provides to drive about 852 km without refueling.

The front wheels of this vehicle have ventilated disks, 286 mm brakes and fixed to the body chassis using suspension type «MacPherson, independent, coil springs» and equipped with stabilizer bar. Rear wheels have ventilated disks, 276 mm brakes and attached to the body chassis using suspension «Multilink, coil springs» and equipped stabilizer bar. Tires have the following size - 205/55VR16.

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