BMW 315

This article describes the model manufactured from 1934 to 1937. The vehicle, produced between 1981 and 1983 under the name BMW 315 , belongs to the BMW E21 series .

BMW
BMW 315 Sedan (1934–1937)
315
Production period:	1934-1937
Class :	Lower middle class
Body versions :	Touring car , limousine , convertible sedan , convertible
Engines:	Otto engine : 1.5 liters (25 kW)
Length:	3900 mm
Width:	1440 mm
Height:	1550 mm
Wheelbase :	2400 mm
Empty weight :	830 kg
Previous model	BMW 303

The BMW 315 was a small passenger car that was built by BMW in Eisenach from 1934 to 1937 as the successor to the 303 . The BMW 315/1 roadster was added to his side as a sports model .

history

The 315 model was presented in March 1934 . 9535 pieces were made in three years. The small six-cylinder series was discontinued in 1937.

technology

315 engine

The 315 differed from the previous 303 only through the larger motor, a series of six cylindrical with two Solex - flat gasifiers and 1490 cc displacement, the min at 4000 ^-1 issued a power of 34 HP (25 kW). The engine had overhead valves that were controlled via bumpers and rocker arms from a side camshaft driven by a duplex chain . The engine power was transmitted to the rear wheels via a four-speed gearbox with center shift and a cardan shaft . The top speed of the car was 100 km / h. The third and fourth gears of the transmission were synchronized .

The chassis and brakes corresponded to those of the predecessor: the front wheels were suspended from wishbones at the bottom and a transverse leaf spring at the top. The rigid rear axle hung on semi-elliptical longitudinal leaf springs. The drum brakes on all four wheels were operated with a cable.

There was a larger selection of bodies than the 303. The touring car cost RM 4100, the sedan RM 3750 and the convertible RM 3950. There was also a 4-seater convertible for RM 4400, - and a 2-seater sports convertible for RM 4750, -.

literature

• Werner Oswald : All BMW automobiles 1928–1978 . Motorbuch Verlag, Stuttgart 1980, ISBN 3-87943-584-7 .

Web links

Commons : BMW 315  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Model BMW 315. In: BMW History. BMW AG, accessed on January 30, 2016 (dossier in the BMW Group archive with technical data). 
• Manual for the 34 PS u. 40 hp BMW 6 cylinder car. In: BMW history. BMW AG, July 1934, accessed on January 30, 2016 (manual with pictures, 100 pages): "Typ 1.5 Ltr. / 40 PS" Sport "" 
• Spare parts list and tables for the BMW 6 cylinder car type 315/34 hp and type 315/1 40 hp sports car. In: BMW history. BMW AG, March 1935, accessed on January 30, 2016 (complete spare parts list with pictures, 178 pages). 

Individual evidence

1. ↑ BMW stand at the IAMA in Berlin 1934. In: BMW history. BMW AG, March 8, 1934, accessed on January 31, 2016 (document in the BMW Group Archive). 
2. ^ ^{A b} Werner Oswald: All BMW automobiles 1928–1978 . 2nd edition, Motorbuch Verlag, Stuttgart 1979, ISBN 3-87943-584-7 , p. 45.
3. ↑ Price list No. 16 for BMW 309, 315, 315/1. In: BMW history. BMW AG, April 1934, accessed on January 30, 2016 (document in the BMW Group Archive). 

Timeline of the Dixi , BMW and EMW models from 1927 to 1955
Type	1920s				1930s										1940s										1950s
	6th	7th	8th	9	0	1	2	3	4th	5	6th	7th	8th	9	0	1	2	3	4th	5	6th	7th	8th	9	0	1	2	3	4th	5	6th
Small car		Dixi 3/15
				BMW 3/15			3/20
Lower middle class									309
								303	315
Middle class									319/329			320		321			...			321/2
											326						...			326/2				340		EMW 340
upper middle class														335
Roadster / Coupé / Convertible					BMW Wartburg				315/1 / 319/1			327					...			327						EMW 327
												328
Kübelwagen												325															EMW 325
Under the “Dixi” brand ; The Austin 7 compact car is built under license Produced under the brand "EMW" in the GDR by the Eisenacher Motoren Werk