BMW 3-series Touring · 316i Essence · Wagon · 2003 ‐ 2005

From 2003 BMW started manufacture of autos type 3-series Touring, modification of 316i touring Essence and terminated it in 2005. The weight of the car is 1.4 tons and a length of 4.5 m, It is shaped as wagon with 5 doors, and may be fit in 5 person including the driver.

«3-series Touring 316i touring Essence» automobile with a 5-speed manual transmission is fitted to the rear-wheels. This car can be accelerated for 11.2 s to 100 km/h, with a peak speed of 200 km/h, owing to a 4-cylinders petrol engine with a «multipoint injection fuel system», which generate a max output of 115 horsepower at 5500 rpm.

Gas tank capacity of this car is 63 liters of petrol, therefore when medium fuel consumption is 7.3 l per 100 km (5.6 liters on the suburban, 10.3 l in the urban), that let you drive approximately 864 kilometers without refueling.

The front wheels of this vehicle have ventilated disks, 286 mm brakes and attached to the underframe using suspension type «MacPherson, independent, coil springs» and equipped anti-roll bar. Back wheels have ventilated disks, 276 mm brakes and fixed to the undercarriage by dint of suspension «Multilink, coil springs» and equipped with sway bar. Tires have the next dimensions - 195/65HR15.

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