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BMW 3 Series E46 2.5 petrol 170PS

2.5 petrol 170PS is one engine in the BMW 3 Series E46. Power, economy, and CO₂ below are ranges where the trims or gearboxes differ. Each row in the variant table is one configuration.

Engine summary

Fuel
Petrol
Power
170.4 PS
Combined mpg
26.7–31.4 mpg
CO₂
215–254 g/km
Variants
6 variants
UK dataset
112 cars in our dataset

Catalogue registration span: 1998 – 2002. This is the span of records, not a production announcement.

Where this engine is offered

Trims323I SE, 323Ci SE, 323Ci
GearboxesManual, Automatic
FuelsPetrol
Body stylesConvertible, Coupe, Saloon

Variants with this engine

6 published variants.

Stored PS for published variants of this engine. Brake horsepower is not plotted.

NEDC combined mpg

  • 323Ci SE 2.5 petrol 170PS31.4 mpg
  • 323I SE 2.5 petrol 170PS31.4 mpg
  • 323Ci 2.5 petrol 170PS29.1 mpg
  • 323Ci SE 2.5 petrol 170PS28 mpg
  • 323I SE 2.5 petrol 170PS28 mpg
  • 323Ci 2.5 petrol 170PS26.7 mpg
Combined mpg on the NEDC test only. A different official cycle is not on this chart.
VariantFuelGearboxBodyPowerCombined mpgDataset
323Ci 2.5 petrol 170PSPetrolAutomaticConvertible170.4 PS (168 bhp)26.7 mpg (NEDC)11
323Ci 2.5 petrol 170PSPetrolManualConvertible170.4 PS (168 bhp)29.1 mpg (NEDC)10
323Ci SE 2.5 petrol 170PSPetrolAutomaticCoupe170.4 PS (168 bhp)28 mpg (NEDC)18
323Ci SE 2.5 petrol 170PSPetrolManualCoupe170.4 PS (168 bhp)31.4 mpg (NEDC)23
323I SE 2.5 petrol 170PSPetrolAutomaticSaloon170.4 PS (168 bhp)28 mpg (NEDC)20
323I SE 2.5 petrol 170PSPetrolManualSaloon170.4 PS (168 bhp)31.4 mpg (NEDC)30

Other engines in this generation

Mpg ranges are not ranked across engines because the test cycle is stored on the variant, not on the engine range.

EngineFuelPowerCombined mpg rangeCO₂ rangeDataset
1.8 petrol 116PSPetrol115.6 PS35.3–40.9 mpg167–194 g/km175
1.9 petrol 105PSPetrol104.7 PS35.8 mpg188 g/km47
1.9 petrol 118PSPetrol118.3 PS35.3 mpg190 g/km10
1.9 petrol 119PSPetrol118.6 PS30.7–35.8 mpg188–216 g/km100
2.0 diesel 136PSDiesel135.9 PS49.6 mpg152 g/km10
2.0 diesel 150PSDiesel149.6 PS39.8–49.6 mpg153–190 g/km515
2.0 petrol 143PSPetrol142.8 PS33.6–39.2 mpg175–203 g/km553
2.0 petrol 150PSPetrol149.6 PS33.6–38.2 mpg180–203 g/km143
2.2 petrol 170PSPetrol169.9 PS28.8–31.7 mpg213–236 g/km613
2.5 petrol 192PSPetrol191.7 PS28.5–31.7 mpg215–239 g/km863
2.8 petrol 193PSPetrol192.7 PS28–30.7 mpg216–241 g/km67
2.9 diesel 184PSDiesel183.5 PS34.9–42.2 mpg178–216 g/km94
3.0 diesel 204PSDiesel204 PS35.8–42.8 mpg177–211 g/km178
3.0 petrol 231PSPetrol231.2 PS27.7–31 mpg218–244 g/km1,260
3.2 petrol 343PSPetrol342.6 PS23.3–23.7 mpg287–292 g/km96

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How these figures are produced

Specifications and counts come from the VehicleScore UK vehicle catalogue. A count of cars is the number of records in that dataset. It is not UK production, not sales, and not the number of cars currently on the road.

Power is shown in PS where the catalogue stores PS, and in bhp only where bhp is stored separately. Official fuel economy is labelled NEDC or WLTP when the test cycle is known. Figures from different cycles are not ranked together. Empty values are left blank.

The catalogue does not store a revision date, so these pages do not show a last-updated day.