About 320si
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It is the homologation model built in order to enter WTCC (world touring car championship).
the thing of the model developed in order to fulfill the conditions of "the thing for which participation-in-the-war vehicles use as a base the model produced more than the number of regulation (2500 sets)" to which FIA determined it as the homologation model in order for a race machine and a commercial car to prevent becoming entire "different thing"
That is, if the reverse side is returned, it will be the purpose to manufacture and sell the commercial car which changed beforehand the portion to which reconstruction was restricted, and to have built the machine with more high fighting power with the regulation of a race in an actual race.
Homologation authorization of FIA is in January, 2006, and the number is A5696.
Using it in a race till 2013 is admitted.
A production announcement was made in December, 2005 and it was opened to the public in the Geneva show in March, 2006.
It was produced by 2600 sets of world limitation from April, 2006 before September.
Sale was exported to European countries including the German book domestic, and 500 sets of right-hand drive specification were assigned to Britain where the degree of concern to motor sports is high especially.
Regular import was not carried out by the hand of BMW Japan although the voice which desires introduction went up from between fans in part also in Japan.
Incidentally the price of a its native country price was 32.150 euros (including tax, option cost not including).
Engine carries 4 cylinders of series of 2l. (1997 cc) of displacement volume.
The place different from the engine of 320i of a standard model is that the performance in the high rotation region which uses it abundantly in a race is raised.
Specifically, in order to increase the amount of inhalation, and the diameter of an exhaust valve are expanded, and the stroke may be 88mm of 2mm minus at 85mm of 1mm rise of a boa.
Moreover, the compression ratio is raised to 11.0 from 10.5, and power is raised 23 ps by the normal ratio.
Spec. is horsepower output 173ps/7000rpm and maximum torque 20.4 kg-m/4250rpm.
It does not have a cylinder liner made of cast iron, but is changed into the liner (plating) which deposited silicone inside.
Valve Tronick is abandoned, and while specializing in the performance in a high rotation region by adopting the usual valve system struck direct [ cam ], the all quantity of engine is stopped low.
Furthermore, the cam cover made from dry carbon is adopted, and low center-of-gravity-ization is attained while forming engine into 10kg lightweight.
This engine was altogether assembled by the hand maid at the BMW Landshut factory in the HAMUZU hole near British Coventry.
A gear box is only 6 speed manual and there is no automatic setup.
As for radiator, the object for 325i is adopted, as for the object for 6-cylinder models, and the brake system.
Although the coating does not have M sport specification and the place which changes in any way, the black door mirror of high gross shadow line finish is equipped specially.
Although interior also applies to M sport specification, the door side sill plate containing the interior design trim of aluminum Gray Shah silver, "Limited Edition 320si" and the minced starter button bezel, and "320si" and a character serves as exclusive equipment.
A wheel is the radial spoke style 216 in which a front has the same design as the WTCC machine 8Jx18 inch and whose rear are 8.5Jx18 inches, and has combined the run flat tire of 225/40-18,255 / 35 -18 size, respectively.
320si WTCC which use these 320si as a base and BMW Motorsport had built demonstrate the high level of the fighting power without how, a succession of victories is repeated by the hand of Andy PURIORU, and everybody is just going to know having become the champion machine of 2007 and two-year continuation 2006.
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