The BMW 528i is a 4 door saloon-bodied road car with a front mounted engine powering the rear wheels.
The BMW 528i belongs to the F10 range of cars from BMW.
The BMW 528i's engine is a naturally aspirated petrol, 3 litre, double overhead camshaft 6 cylinder with 4 valves per cylinder. This unit produces 254.5 bhp (258 PS/190 kW) of power at 6600 rpm, and maximum torque of 310 N·m (229 lb·ft/31.6 kgm) at 2600-5000 rpm.
The engine delivers its power through to the wheels via an 8 speed automatic transmission.
Claimed kerb weight is 1730 kg.
The BMW 528i is claimed to manage a maxiumum speed of 250 km/h (155 mph), manufacturer claimed fuel consumption figures are 10.4/6.0/7.6 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined EU5, and carbon dioxide emissions are 178.0 g/km.
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 | 2968 mm | 116.9 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1600 mm | 63 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1627 mm | 64.1 inches | |
| Length | 4899 mm | 192.9 inches | |
| Width | 1860 mm | 73.2 inches | |
| Height | 1464 mm | 57.6 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 141 mm | 5.6 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.65 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1730 kg | 3814 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 70 litres | 15.4 [18.5] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.28 | ||
| Frontal area | 2.35 m² | ||
| CdA | 0.66 | ||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | BMW | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 6 | ||
| Capacity | 3 litre 2996 cc (182.827 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 85 × 88 mm
3.35 × 3.46 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.97 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 24 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 258 PS (254.5 bhp) (190 kW) at 6600 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 310 Nm (229 ft·lb) (31.6 kgm) at 2600-5000 rpm |
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| Specific output | 63.3 kW/litre 86.1 ps/litre 84.9 bhp/litre 1.39 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
103.47 Nm/litre
1.25 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 12:1 | ||
| Fuel system | direct petrol injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1300.3 kPa (188.6 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 499.33 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 6.7 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | 26.6 s | ||
| Maximum speed | 250 km/h (155 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 149.15 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.15 PS/kg 109.7 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.11 kW/kg 147.11 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.15 bhp/kg 0.07 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 9.12 kg/kW 15.23 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 10.4/6.0/7.6 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined EU5 | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 10.4/6.0/7.6 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 9.6/16.7/13.2 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 27.2/47.1/37.2 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 22.6/39.2/30.9 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 178.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | I | ||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | D | ||
| 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 | 8J x 17 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 8J x 17 | ||
| Tyres front | 225/55 R 17 97W | ||
| Tyres rear | 225/55 R 17 97W | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 348 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 330 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 8 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.67 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.39 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 207383 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| Model family | F10 | ||
| RAC rating | 26.9 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2009 BMW 528i Automatic added 2009-12-06. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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