The BMW 505 Pullman Limousine is a rear wheel drive road car, with its engine placed in the front, and a 4 door saloon (sedan) body designed by Michelotti.
The 505 Pullman Limousine is part of BMW's Prototype model range.
The 3.2 litre engine is a naturally aspirated, overhead valve, 8 cylinder that has an output of 118 bhp (120 PS/88 kW) of power at 4800 rpm, and maximum torque of 219 N·m (162 lb·ft/22.3 kgm) at 2000 rpm.
Power is transmitted to the wheels through a 4 speed manual gearbox.
Its quoted kerb weight is 1800 kg.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 4 | ||
| Designer | Michelotti | ||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 3055 mm | 120.3 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1343 mm | 52.9 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1429 mm | 56.3 inches | |
| Length | 5100 mm | 200.8 inches | |
| Width | 1830 mm | 72 inches | |
| Height | 1630 mm | 64.2 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 170 mm | 6.7 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.67 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1800 kg | 3968 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 80 litres | 17.6 [21.1] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | BMW | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | V 8 in 90° vee | ||
| Capacity | 3.2 litre 3169 cc (193.384 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 82 × 75 mm
3.23 × 2.95 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.09 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 120 PS (118 bhp) (88 kW) at 4800 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 219 Nm (162 ft·lb) (22.3 kgm) at 2000 rpm |
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| Specific output | 27.8 kW/litre 37.8 ps/litre 37.2 bhp/litre 0.61 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
69.11 Nm/litre
0.84 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 7.2:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 Solex 32 NDIX carburettor | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 868.4 kPa (126 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 396.13 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | |||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 66.47 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 PS/kg 48.88 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.05 kW/kg 65.56 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 bhp/kg 0.03 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 20.46 kg/kW 34.17 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| US MPG | |||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | 6.70-15 | ||
| Tyres rear | 6.70-15 | ||
| Brakes F/R | Dr/Dr-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.90 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 560549 | ||
| Production total | 2 | ||
| Model code | |||
| Model family | Prototype | ||
| RAC rating | 33.4 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1955 BMW 505 Pullman Limousine added 2018-10-13. Last modified 2020-03-16. |
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