BMW 3-series Touring · 318d Executive · Wagon · 2003 ‐ 2004

From 2003 BMW started production of cars type 3-series Touring, modification 318d touring Executive and closed it in 2004. In this vehicle can fit 5 men including the driver, it has wagon body type with 5 doors, and length 4.5 meters, weight 1.5 tons.

«3-series Touring 318d touring Executive» is a rear wheel drive automobile with a 5-speed sequential automatic gear shift. This automobile can be accelerated for 11.7 s to 100 km/h, with a top speed of 195 km/h, thanks to a 4-cylinders diesel motor engine with a «direct injection fuel system», which generate a peak output of 115 hp at 4000 rpm.

Fuel rate is 9.3 l in the urban driving mode, on the track 5.5 liters, and the medium fuel consumption is 6.9 liters per 100 kilometers. Fuel tank capacity is 63 l of diesel, what provides to drive roughly 914 kilometers without refueling.

The front wheels of this car have ventilated disks, 286 mm brakes and attached to the underframe through suspension type «MacPherson, independent, coil springs» and equipped anti-roll bar. Rearward wheels have ventilated disks, 276 mm brakes and attached to the body chassis through suspension «Multilink, coil springs» and equipped stabilizer bar. Tires have the following measure - 195/65HR15.

According to the results 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 enough safe car. In addition to active safety systems (EBD, ESP, Traction control, ABS, Brake assistant), it is also has passive safety features (passenger, head/curtain, side, driver airbags).