BMW 218i 2016 automatic transmission specs

BMW 218i 2016 is a 1490cc car that is designed for a young family. The car provides you with the real test of European cars. The car is ideal for someone looking for a fuel efficient and powerful car. The claimed fuel consumption of the car is as follows: City drive is between 6 and 6.7 l/100km, Highway drives is 4.5 and 4.8 l/100km with a Combined drives giving between 5 and 5.5l/100km.

BMW 218i popularly known as 2 series has a beautiful interior and it comes with either full leather of cloth. Some models comes with fog lights when others don’t. If you are looking for power then this car model will not disappoint as it can offer you with a horsepower of 136Hp (134Bhp) with a torque of 220Nm. Even though the car is a 3 cylinder, its top speed is 205Km/hr meaning it offers more power compared to models such as Golf or Peugeot 308. The BMW can accelerate to 100km/hr in 9.5seconds only and it comes with a 51Litre fuel tank. The tailor made oil for the car are 0W-20 | 0W-30 | 5W-30 | 5W-40 (Full synthetic) and 5W-30 | 5W-40 (Semi synthetic) with oil capacity of 4.1Litres.

Other features that one will get in the car include Winker indicators, HID lights, BMW infotainment, original camera and parking sensors, cruise controls, dash camera among others. The car does not have a spare tyre (just like other BMWs such as 118i etc). Like other European cars BMW 218i is equipped with Autonomous Emergency Braking (AEB) system that ensures collisions are avoided if the driver fails to break on time. It also has Electronic Stability Control making the car one of the safest cars to drive on Kenyan roads.

The clearance of the car does not allow it to be driven on extremely poor weather roads. If someone owns the car, it means that the usage will be confined mostly to city or good rural roads. The owner must also be in position to maintain it well and to have a professional mechanic because of its modern technology in the car.