316i engine size?

kc66

I just noticed this on my mothers car and was wondering what the story is? Its a 01 BMW 316i and the tax disk says 1895cc. I thought any 316 would be 1.6l. Are all 316i 1.9l so?

PowerHouseDan

Is it a 316i Compact?All the 316ti compacts are 1.9 Most 316's are 1.6 but some are 1.9l maybe someone here can shed some light into why?

Vegeta

wtf i thought the same as you, 316 = 1.6l and 318=1.8l

Something very strange there

kc66

Its not a compact.

bazz26

kc66 wrote:

I just noticed this on my mothers car and was wondering what the story is? Its a 01 BMW 316i and the tax disk says 1895cc. I thought any 316 would be 1.6l. Are all 316i 1.9l so?

The pre 1999 316i was a 1.6. From 1999 onwards the 316i and 318i are 1.9 litre, the difference being that the 316i having less bhp than the 318i. From 2006 the new 316i is 1.6 again.

German logic I guess :rolleyes:

Vegeta

bazz26 wrote:

The pre 1999 316i was a 1.6. From 1999 onwards the 316i and 318i are 1.9 litre, the difference being that the 316i having less bhp than the 318i. From 2006 the new 316i is 1.6 again.

German logic I guess :rolleyes:

oooh useful trivia there, cheers

Anan1

BMW have been at that for ages, Mercedes do it too. The worst offender, though, must be SAAB - the current 9-3 1.8t is actually a 2.0...

unkel

Anan1 wrote:

BMW have been at that for ages

They have unfortunately. I believe it's used for marketing reasons :rolleyes:

Stephen

Its because they're getting so heavy that engines matching the badge (316=1.6, 318=1.8 etc) can't cope. My ould fella's '03 318i is actually a 2 litre too.

unkel

Stephen wrote:

Its because they're getting so heavy that engines matching the badge (316=1.6, 318=1.8 etc) can't cope

Nah it's not that simple

In fact quite the opposite of what you are saying:

2006 316 = 1.6
2005 316 = 1.8
2002 316 = 1.9