The BMW 528e is a 4 door saloon (sedan) style car with a front mounted engine driving through the rear wheels.
The BMW 528e is one of the E28 model family from BMW.
The 2.7 litre engine is a naturally aspirated, single overhead camshaft, 6 cylinder unit that has an output of 121 bhp (123 PS/90 kW) of power at 4250 rpm, and maximum torque of 230 N·m (170 lb·ft/23.5 kgm) at 3250 rpm.
A 4 speed automatic gearbox supplies the power to the wheels.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 4 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2624 mm | 103.3 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1430 mm | 56.3 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1471 mm | 57.9 inches | |
| Length | 4800 mm | 189 inches | |
| Width | 1699 mm | 66.9 inches | |
| Height | 1405 mm | 55.3 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.83 | ||
| Kerb weight | |||
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 63 litres | 13.9 [16.6] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | BMW | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 6 | ||
| Capacity | 2.7 litre 2693 cc (164.337 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 84 × 81 mm
3.31 × 3.19 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.04 | ||
| Valve gear | single overhead camshaft (SOHC)
2 valves per cylinder 12 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (SAE net) |
123 PS (121 bhp) (90 kW) at 4250 rpm |
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| maximum torque (SAE net) |
230 Nm (170 ft·lb) (23.5 kgm) at 3250 rpm |
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| Specific output (SAE net) |
33.5 kW/litre 45.6 ps/litre 44.9 bhp/litre 0.74 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (SAE net) |
85.41 Nm/litre
1.03 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 9:1 | ||
| Fuel system | Bosch L-Jetronic fuel injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1073.3 kPa (155.7 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 7 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 448.83 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| 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 | |||
| Weight-to-power ratio | |||
| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
| km/litre | |||
| UK MPG | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
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| 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 | 6 x 14 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 6 x 14 | ||
| Tyres front | 195/70 x 14 | ||
| Tyres rear | 195/70 x 14 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | 300 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 300 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.73 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 2.93 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 228107 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| Model family | E28 | ||
| RAC rating | 26.2 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1984 BMW 528e Automatic added 2010-12-27. Last modified 2020-02-02. |
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