Comparison of Nissan Altima IV 2.5 and BMW 3 Series Sedan (E30) 325i Automatic

Attribute	Nissan Altima IV 2.5 ×	BMW 3 Series Sedan (E30) 325i Automatic ×
General
Make	Nissan	BMW
Model	Altima	3 Series
Generation	Altima IV	3 Series Sedan (E30)
Modification	2.5	325i Automatic
Website	https://www.nissan-global.com/	https://www.bmw.com
Number of doors	4	4
Number of seats	5	5
Body type	Sedan	Sedan
Transmission	manual	automatic
Number of gears	6	4
Production from (year)	2007	1983
Production to (year)	2012	1989
Performance
Top speed (km/h)	235	212
Acceleration 0-100 km/h (s)	-	9.9
City consumption (l/100km)	-	13.3
Extra-urban consumption (l/100km)	-	7.3
Combined consumption (l/100km)	-	9.2
Drive
Drive	Front wheel drive	Rear wheel drive
Position of engine	Front, transversely	Front,ongitudinal
Fuel	Petrol (Gasoline)	Petrol (Gasoline)
Max. power (hp)	177	171
Max. torque (Nm)	244	226
Fuel Engine
Number of cylinders	4	6
Cylinders arrangement	Inline	Inline
Valves per cylinder	4	2
Engine displacement (cm³)	2,488	2,494
Compression ratio	9.5	8.8
Max. power @ rpm (rpm)	6,000	5,800
Max. torque @ rpm (rpm)	4,000	4,000
Cylinder bore (mm)	89	84
Piston stroke (mm)	100	75
Fuel system	Multi-point injection	Multi-point injection
Fuel tank (l)	76	55
Chassis
Steering type	-	Steering rack
Power steering	-	Hydraulic Steering
Front brakes	Ventilated discs	Disc
Rear brakes	Disc	Disc
Tires size	215/55 R17	195/65 R14
Dimensions
Length (mm)	4,821	4,321
Width (mm)	1,796	1,641
Height (mm)	1,471	1,379
Wheelbase (mm)	2,776	2,570
Gross weight (kg)	1,905	1,660
Minimum boot space (l)	-	425
Maximum boot space (l)	433	-
Front track (mm)	1,549	1,410
Rear track (mm)	1,549	1,420
Ride height (mm)	-	140