This car has a 4 door saloon (sedan) type body with a front mounted engine powering the rear wheels.
It forms part of BMW's E39 model series.
Its 8 cylinder, double overhead camshaft naturally aspirated powerplant has 4 valves per cylinder and a capacity of 3.5 litres. It develops power and torque figures of 232 bhp (235 PS/173 kW) at 5700 rpm and 320 Nm (236 lbft/32.6 kgm) at 3300 rpm respectively.
The engine powers the wheels via a 5 speed automatic 'box.
Claimed weight at the kerb is 1700 kg.
It is claimed to manage a top speed of 244 km/h (152 mph), official fuel consumption figures are 18.1/8.7/12.2 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined, and carbon dioxide emissions are 289.0 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 | 2830 mm | 111.4 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1512 mm | 59.5 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1526 mm | 60.1 inches | |
| Length | 4775 mm | 188 inches | |
| Width | 1800 mm | 70.9 inches | |
| Height | 1435 mm | 56.5 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.69 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1700 kg | 3748 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 70 litres | 15.4 [18.5] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.3 | ||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | BMW | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | V 8 | ||
| Capacity | 3.5 litre 3498 cc (213.461 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 84 × 78.9 mm
3.31 × 3.11 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.06 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 32 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (DIN) |
235 PS (232 bhp) (173 kW) at 5700 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
320 Nm (236 ft·lb) (32.6 kgm) at 3300 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
49.5 kW/litre 67.2 ps/litre 66.3 bhp/litre 1.09 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
91.48 Nm/litre
1.11 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 10:1 | ||
| Fuel system | Bo DMI fuel inj. | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1149.6 kPa (166.7 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 437.25 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 7.7 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | 28.2 s | ||
| Maximum speed | 244 km/h (152 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 138.37 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.14 PS/kg 101.77 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 kW/kg 136.47 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.14 bhp/kg 0.06 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 9.83 kg/kW 16.41 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 18.1/8.7/12.2 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 18.1/8.7/12.2 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 5.5/11.5/8.2 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 15.6/32.5/23.2 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 13.0/27.0/19.3 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 289.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
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| 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 | I.MS.CS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.TA.CS.ARB. | ||
| Wheel size front | 7J x 16 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 7J x 16 | ||
| Tyres front | 225/55 R 16 95W | ||
| Tyres rear | 225/55 R 16 95W | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi-S-ABS | ||
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| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | |||
| Final drive ratio | |||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 219021 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| Model family | E39 | ||
| RAC rating | 35.0 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1996 BMW 535i Automatic added 2010-09-14. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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