The BMW 318i is a compact luxury sedan that was manufactured by the German automaker BMW in the year 2007. It features a stylish and modern design with a sleek exterior and a comfortable interior. The 318i is powered by a four-cylinder engine that delivers a decent amount of power and offers good fuel efficiency. Gone are the 154bhp 318i, 254bhp 330i, 148bhp 318d, 282bhp 330d, and the four-wheel drive option for the 320i and 320d, to be replaced with a 182bhp 320i, Is the BMW 3 Series a good car? BMW's F30-series 318i is claimed to average 5.4-litres of fuel consumed per-100km, measured on a combined cycle of city and highway driving. This is quite efficient for a large four-door car. Is the BMW 318i a good & reliable car? The US market M10 powered 318i was killed in 1986. The 325e was available from 1984-1986, after which the high performance 325i engine replaced the eta 6 in the luxury and sport models. For ’87 and ’88, the base model was the 325 with no suffix. It had 318i equipment levels combined with a six cylinder engine. A smooth in-line six made this car the sweet spot in the legendary lineup. when the anemic 101-hp four-banger 318i and the efficiency-minded 121-hp 325e were supplanted by the hot-rod 325i 318i defintly has its ups and downs. Yes the engine is gutless, my car has been out dragged by a non vtec civic and a excel filled up with somans ahaha ( In a safe environment ofcourse ) , so yeah its slow, but the handling is superb, the engine is very very reliable. Find out from a BMW dealer if your car is affected since it will need to have the mechanism replaced. BMW 3 Series 2.0 318i Sport Plus Edition Euro 5 (s/s) 4dr. 2012. 86,000 miles. £5,289. The blue 318i it is. I travelled to the BMW dealership which was in another city 45km away. A short PDI and test drive followed. Car looked and felt perfect, almost as good as new. I checked the history of car via the RDW (RTO equivalent) as well as purchased a car vertical inspection report and everything checked out. Back when German car naming schemes made sense, BMW’s model names were fairly easy to understand. For example, a 318i was a BMW 3-Series with a 1.8-liter engine and fuel injection. Six-cylinder models with BMW’s fantastic M20 engine included the 320, 323 and 325 models. I'm thinking about the BMW Touring 318i instead of the sedan, due to more space, i thought it would only be slightly heavier, not that big of a difference in mileage with the same engine. Most of the available cars' mileage is between 125000 miles and 180000. P0dg2Pz.