BMW 3 Series Touring 325i
Model Year 1998 (BMW E46), D - Segment (Large family car)

drivers'

3.0

rating

wagon
wagon
x 5
x 5
Rear
Rear
2.5 L6 24v
Nat. Asp.
Nat. Asp.
Petrol
Petrol

Basic info on BMW 3 Series Touring 325i

The German car was first shown in year 1998 and powered by a 6 - cylinder nat. asp. petrol unit, produced by BMW. The engine offers a displacement of 2.5 litre matched to a rear wheel drive system and a manual gearbox with 5 or a automatic gearbox with 5 gears. Vehicle in question is a large family car with the top speed of 237km/h, reaching the 100km/h (62mph) mark in 7.4s and consuming around 9.2 liters of fuel every 100 kilometers.

Data

Engine info ( issues & breakdowns )
displacement:
2494
cc
configuration:
6 - Inline
 
valves:
24, 4 p/ cylinder
 
aspiration:
Nat. Asp.
 
fuel type:
Petrol
 
power:
192
hp
torque:
245
Nm
Vehicle information - BMW 3 Series
~70% score
produced:
1998. - 2001.
 
body style:
wagon
5 door
length:
4478
mm
width:
1739
mm
height:
1409
mm
boot:
435 - 1345
l
fuel tank:
63
l

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Performance

Manual gearbox performance

emission

F

category

manual gearbox

5 gears

average

9.2

l/100km

weight:
1460
kg
acc. 0-100 km/h:
7.4
s
top speed:
237
km/h
cons. (urban):
12.9
l/100km
cons. (highway):
7.1
l/100km
cons. (average):
9.2
l/100km
CO2 emissions:
221
g/km
Automatic gearbox performance

emission

F

category

automatic

5 gears

average

9.7

l/100km

weight:
1495
kg
acc. 0-100 km/h:
8.5
s
top speed:
234
km/h
cons. (urban):
13.6
l/100km
cons. (highway):
7.4
l/100km
cons. (average):
9.7
l/100km
CO2 emissions:
232
g/km

Pros & Cons compared to direct rivals

safety
reliability
comfort
practicality
performance
economy
boot space

Safety results for BMW 3 Series

EuroNCAP: ~70% occupant safety

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