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{{Racing car
| Car_name = BMW 320 TC
| Image = [[File:BMW 320 TC Gábor Wéber 2012 Race of Hungary.jpg|250px]]
| Category = [[World Touring Car Championship]]
| Constructor  = [[BMW]]
| Designer = BMW Motorsport
| Predecessor = [[BMW 320si]]
| Technical ref = <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bmw-motorsport.com/cars/bmw_320_tc|title=Official website of the BMW 320 TC}}</ref>
| Chassis = [[BMW E90]]
| Capacity = {{convert|1598|cc|cuin|0|abbr=on}}
| Configuration = [[Inline-four engine|In-line 4 cylinder engine]]
| Turbo/NA = [[Turbo]], 8,500 RPM limited
| Engine position = [[Front-engine, rear-wheel-drive layout|front-mounted]]
| Gears = 6 speeds + reverse
| Type = Semi-automatic sequential
| Differential = Limited-slip differential 
| Weight = {{convert|1170|kg|lb|1|abbr=on}} (base weight (as per regulations), +/- ballast
| Tyres = [[Yokohama]]
| Debut = [[2011 FIA WTCC Race of Brazil]]
| Races = 34
| Wins = 4
| Poles = 1
| Fastest_laps = 7
}}

'''BMW 320 TC'''  is a racing car built under [[Super 2000]] specifications, which is currently competing in the [[FIA]] [[World Touring Car Championship]].

==History==

The BMW 320 TC is the further development of the BMW 320si WTCC, with which [[Andy Priaulx]] won the World Touring Car Championship for BMW in [[2006 World Touring Car Championship season|2006]] and [[2007 World Touring Car Championship season|2007]]. Well over 60 models have been delivered to date by BMW Motorsport Distribution. 

The new BMW 320 TC, which from  [[2011 World Touring Car Championship season|2011]] can be used in series in accordance with the new Super 2000 regulations, is driven by a 1.6 litre, [[Turbo|DI-turbo]], four-cylinder engine. The six-speed, [[sequential gearbox]], which can be used to configure the circuit-specific [[Gear ratio|transmission ratio]], is also a new feature.

==2011 WTCC regulation changes==

In 2011 the FIA introduced the Super 2000 Kit Variant package, which allowed teams and manufacturers to change the engines of Super 2000 racing cars with 1600 ccm turbocharged engines. BMW Motorsport manufactured their own version of the new engine which was available for purchase to customer racing teams from 2011.

The car won five races in the WTCC. Its first victory was achieved by [[Franz Engstler]] in Race 2 of [[2011 FIA WTCC Race of Germany]]. The second victory came at [[2011 FIA WTCC Race of Japan]] by [[Tom Coronel]]. [[Norbert Michelisz]] took the third win in front of his home crowd at the [[2012 FIA WTCC Race of Hungary]]. The fourth and fifth victories came in [[2012 FIA WTCC Race of Austria]] and in [[2012 FIA WTCC Race of Japan]], both when [[Stefano D'Aste]] took the checkered flag in Race 2.

==Chassis==

The self-supporting BMW 320 TC body is manufactured in BMW Plant [[Regensburg]] alongside the production body shells for the BMW 1 and 3 Series.

Compared to the production [[BMW E90]] model, the [[axles]] and the [[suspension geometry]] has been changed significantly. The new axles design include a [[Camber angle|camber]] setting that could be adjusted independently of any other settings parameters, such as [[roll center]] and track. This would make the axles easier for semi-professional teams to set up. The track width and camber were increased, while the wheel carrier and bearing were carried over from the production model.

==Information==

{| class="wikitable"
| Length|| {{convert|4539|mm|in|0|abbr=on}}
|-
| Width|| {{convert|1858|mm|in|0|abbr=on}}
|-
| Height|| approx. {{convert|1350|mm|in|0|abbr=on}}
|-
| Wheel base || {{convert|2760|mm|in|0|abbr=on}}
|-
| Weight || {{convert|1170|kg|lb|1|abbr=on}} base weight (as per regulations), +/- ballast
|-
| Tank capacity|| approx. {{convert|45|l|gal|1|abbr=on}} 
|-
| Price || 220 000 EUR + VAT
|-
| Engine type || Four-cylinder inline turbo engine with direct fuel injection and air restrictor
|-
| Capacity || {{convert|1598|cc|cuin|1|abbr=on}}
|-
| Compression || max. 12,5:1
|-
| Output || max. 310 [[bhp]]
|-
| Torque || max. 420 Nm
|-
| Engine Speed|| max. 8500 rpm
|-
|}

== Teams and drivers ==

The following teams and drivers entered the BMW 320 TC to the [[2012 World Touring Car Championship season]]<ref>{{cite news|title=WTCC Entry list 2012|url=http://wtcchirek.blog.hu/2012/03/04/ami_fix_es_ami_nem|publisher=WTCC Hírblog|date=2012-03-04}}</ref>:

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Team
! Driver
|-
| [[Engstler Motorsport]] || [[Franz Engstler]], [[Charles Ng (racing driver)|Charles Ng]]
|-
| [[Proteam Racing]] || [[Mehdi Bennani]], [[Isaac Tutumlu]]
|-
| [[ROAL Motorsport]] || [[Tom Coronel]], [[Alberto Cerqui]]
|-
| [[Wiechers-Sport]] || [[Stefano D'Aste]]
|-
| [[Zengő Motorsport]] || [[Norbert Michelisz]], [[Gábor Wéber]]
|-
|}

== External links ==
* [http://www.fiawtcc.com/ Official website of the WTCC]

== References ==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:BMW vehicles|320 TC]]
[[Category:Compact cars]]
[[Category:2000s automobiles]]
[[Category:Vehicles introduced in 2006]]