Road Test
BMW 3 Series
Test date Tuesday, March 22, 2005
Price as tested £25,285
For Chassis, handling, build quality, engine, refinement
Against Slightly plain looks, it's not cheap
How much ?
- Price as tested £25,285
- Price as tested £27,185
How fast
- 0-30mph 3 sec
- 0-60mph 8.1 sec
- 0-100mph 22.8 sec
- 0-150mph no data
- 0-200mph
no data
- 30-70mph
7.8 sec
- 0-400m
no data
- 0-1000m
no data
- 30-50mph in 3rd/4th
3.7 / 5.7
- 40-60mph in 4th/5th
5.4 / 7.2 sec
- 50-70mph in 5th
7.2 sec
- 60-0mph
2.6 sec
- Top speed
136 mph
- Noise at 70mph
70 dbA
How thirsty?
- Test average
no data
- Test best/worst
no data / no data
Government figures
- Combined/urban
49.6 / 36.2 mpg
- CO2 emissions
153 g/km
How big?
- Length
4520 mm
- Width
1817 mm
- Height
1421 mm
- Wheelbase
2760 mm
- Weight
no data
- Fuel tank
60.0 litres
Engine
- Layout 4 cyls In-line , 1995 cc
- Max power 161 bhp at 4000 rpm
- Max torque 251 ft at 2000 rpm
- Specific output no data
- Power to weight no data
- Installation F
- Bore/stoke 84x90 mm
- Compression ratio 17.0:1
- Valve gear 4 per cyl
- Ignition and fuel no data, Diesel
Gearbox
- Type 6-speed Manual
- 1st no data
- 2nd no data
- 3rd no data
- 4th no data
- 5th no data
- 6th no data
- Final drive no data
Suspension
- Front Double-joint spring-strut suspension with displaced camber; small positive steering scrub radius; traverse force compensation; anti-drive
- Rear Independent 5-arm axle, steel-lightweight construction
Steering
- Type Rack and pinion, power assisted; 3.0 turns lock to lock
- Lock to lock 3.00
Brakes
- Front single piston floating-caliper disc brakes
- Rear single piston floating-caliper disc brakes
Wheel & tyres
- Size front 7J x 16 in
- Size rear 7J x 16 in
- Made of alloy
- Tyres front 205/55 R16
- Tyres rear 205/55 R16
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