Bayerische Motoren Werke(BMW 318i series) precisely designed, compact executive car given holistically superb touch by the veteran of the field, German automobile BMW. This BMW series is rocking the roads since May 1989.Talking about the historically evolution of the BMW 318i series, firstly the two models is being launched in 1989 by the BMW and both are petrol based engines as the concept of diesel was rarely used in the market., one is called the sedan and the other one is hatch.


In 1992 the sedan model is being redesign and BMW men try to give the car more circular profile with greater dimension. BMW has cam chain and not cam belt. Talking about the doors, the 4-cylender in 318i has 4 doors and 318is has 2 doors. If we compare to earlier model of 6 cylinder counterpart325i/is with 318is, the later one contains airbag for security point of view and also antilock brakes for same reason. With enhancement in the technology the improvement in 318 series can be seen, in 1993 the car seat is given the new cool look and also seat height is improved to make it more comfortable.

From 1994 to 1998, there are tremendous amount of changes in BMW 318 sedan, is replaced by more efficient model BMW 323. That’s how the evolution take place in BMW 318i model, now current BMW 318i and 318 sedans is available in the market.

As far as technical specification are consider, all BMW 318 model uses the old M10 engine, i.e. the same engine which is used also used in earlier version of BMW. The addition is done with the presence of jetoric engine, as a result it improves fuel efficiency by merely 15% and also the power consumption factor is increased by 20%. The amount of torque produced is also increased up to 140Nm. The new 2 lt. 4 cylinder valvetronic engine is used by all 318i models. Telling about the security, a security test is being conducted on BMW by NHSTA.

The following point are noteworthy, if the car suffers front impact the injury rate is 10% and if there is side on accident the rate increases to 26%. The overall result is the car can handle collision with low percentage of getting badly injured. To summarize the things you will like about the car is its style, prestigious, the fantastic service from BMW service station, the reliability and lastly the power of BMW.The things you wish not have are, sometimes engines just dried up and car will take time to start, only one key is provided at a time, the discomforting seats and the dark interior is also not likeable. Thus BMW 318i Series is the popular series of BMW.