BMW 503 Convertible is an automobile that has a 2 door convertible/cabriolet body style designed by Albrecht Goertz with a front positioned engine that delivers power to the rear wheels.
Its engine is a naturally aspirated petrol, 3.2 litre, overhead valve 90 degree V 8 cylinder with 2 valves per cylinder. It develops 138 bhp (140 PS/103 kW) of power at 4800 rpm, and maximum torque of 216 N·m (159 lb·ft/22 kgm) at 3800 rpm.
A 4 speed manual 'box delivers the power to the driven wheels.
Claimed weight at the kerb is 1500 kg.
Maximum stated speed is 190 km/h or 118 mph.
Full specs
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| Carrosserie | |||
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| Carrosserie | 2+2 seater convertible/cabriolet | ||
| Aantal portieren | 2 | ||
| Ontwerper | Albrecht Goertz | ||
| Afmetingen en gewicht | |||
| Wielbasis | 2835 | 111.6 | |
| Spoorbreedte voor | 1400 | 55.1 | |
| Spoorbreedte achter | 1420 | 55.9 | |
| Lengte | 4750 | 187 | |
| Breedte | 1710 | 67.3 | |
| Hoogte | 1440 | 56.7 | |
| Bodemvrijheid | |||
| 1.68 | |||
| Gewicht | 1500 kg | 3307 | |
| Gewichtsverdeling | |||
| Benzinetank inhalt | 75 litres | 16.5 [19.8] UK [US] gal. | |
| Aërodynamica | |||
| Cw-waarde | |||
| Frontaal oppervlak | |||
| CdA | |||
| naturally aspirated petrol | |||
| Motor fabrikant | BMW | ||
| Motor nummer | |||
| Aantal cilinders | V 8 in 90° vee | ||
| Cilinderinhoud | 3.2 litre 3169 cc (193.384 cu in) |
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| Boring × Slag | 82 × 75 mm
3.23 × 2.95 in |
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| Boring/slag verhouding | 1.09 | ||
| Distributie | overhead valve (OHV)
2 Kleppen per cilinder 16 Totaal aantal kleppen |
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| Vermogen (Net) |
140 PS (138 bhp) (103 kW) bij 4800 t/min |
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| Max. koppel (Net) |
216 Nm (159 ft·lb) (22 kgm) bij 3800 t/min |
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| Specific output (Net) |
32.5 kW/litre 44.2 ps/litre 43.5 bhp/litre 0.71 bhp/cu in |
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(Net) |
68.16 Nm/litre
0.82 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Motor constructie | |||
| Smering | Nat carter | ||
| Compressieverhouding | 7.3:1 | ||
| Brandstofsysteem | 2 Zenith 32 NDIX carburettors | ||
| 856.5 kPa (124.2 psi) | |||
| Maximum tpm | |||
| Aantal nokkenas lagers | 5 | ||
| Afkoeling | Water | ||
| Eenheidscylinderinhoud | 396.13 cc | ||
| Aanzuiging | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Katalysator | N | ||
| Prestasies | |||
| 0-80km/h | |||
| 0-60mph | |||
| 0-100km/h | |||
| 0-160km/h | |||
| 0-400m | |||
| 0-1000m | |||
| Max. snelheid | 190 km/h (118 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 93.28 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 PS/kg 68.6 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 kW/kg 92 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 bhp/kg 0.04 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 14.58 kg/kW 24.35 lb/bhp |
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| Verbruik | |||
| Benzineverbruik | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
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| UK MPG | |||
| US MPG | |||
| CO2 Emissies | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| Onderstel | |||
| Motor plaatsing | front | ||
| Motor plaatsing | longitudinal | ||
| Aandrijving | rear wheel drive | ||
| Koppelverdeling | N/A | ||
| Stuurinrichting | |||
| Aantal omwentelingen stuurwiel | 3.500 | ||
| Draaicirkel | |||
| Wielophanging voor | I.TB. | ||
| Wielophanging achter | LA.TB. | ||
| Velgmaat voor | 4½E x 16 | ||
| Velgmaat achter | 4½E x 16 | ||
| Bandenmaat voor | 6.00-16 | ||
| Bandenmaat agter | 6.00-16 | ||
| Bremmen voor/agter | Dr/Dr | ||
| Rem diameter voor | 284 mm | ||
| Rem diameter agter | 284 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Versnellingsbak | 4 speed manual | ||
| Hoogste versnelling verhouding | 1 | ||
| Achteras verhouding | 3.89 | ||
| Algemeen | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 249876 | ||
| Totaal gebouwd | 139 | ||
| Bouwserie | |||
| RAC rating | 33.4 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1955 BMW 503 Convertible added 2011-07-01. Last modified 2020-02-02. |
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