The BMW 540i is a 4 door saloon (sedan)-bodied car with a front positioned engine driving through the rear wheels.
The BMW 540i is one of the E60 range of cars from BMW.
Its 8 cylinder, double overhead camshaft naturally aspirated powerplant has 4 valves per cylinder and a capacity of 4 litres. For this model it musters power and torque figures of 302 bhp (306 PS/225 kW) at 6300 rpm and 390 Nm (288 lbft/39.8 kgm) at 3500 rpm respectively.
The engine powers the wheels by means of a 6 speed automatic gearbox.
Quoted kerb weight is 1725 kg.
Top stated speed is 250 km/h (155 mph), stated fuel consumption is 15.5/7.5/10.4 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined, and carbon dioxide emissions are 250.0 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 | 2888 mm | 113.7 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1558 mm | 61.3 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1582 mm | 62.3 inches | |
| Length | 4841 mm | 190.6 inches | |
| Width | 1846 mm | 72.7 inches | |
| Height | 1468 mm | 57.8 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.68 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1725 kg | 3803 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 70 litres | 15.4 [18.5] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.29 | ||
| Frontal area | 2.26 m² | ||
| CdA | 0.66 | ||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | BMW | ||
| Engine code | N62 B40O1 | ||
| Cylinders | V 8 in 90° vee | ||
| Capacity | 4 litre 4000 cc (244.095 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 87 × 84.1 mm
3.43 × 3.31 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.03 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 32 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 306 PS (302 bhp) (225 kW) at 6300 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 390 Nm (288 ft·lb) (39.8 kgm) at 3500 rpm |
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| Specific output | 56.3 kW/litre 76.5 ps/litre 75.5 bhp/litre 1.24 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
97.5 Nm/litre
1.18 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 10.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | Bo Mo ME9.2.2 fuel inj. | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1225.2 kPa (177.7 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 500 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 6.3 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 250 km/h (155 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 177.51 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.18 PS/kg 130.55 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.13 kW/kg 175.07 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.18 bhp/kg 0.08 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 7.66 kg/kW 12.79 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 15.5/7.5/10.4 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 15.5/7.5/10.4 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 6.5/13.3/9.6 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 18.2/37.7/27.2 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 15.2/31.4/22.6 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 250.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | L | ||
| 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 | 7.5J x 17 LM | ||
| Wheel size rear | 7.5J x 17 LM | ||
| Tyres front | 225/50 R 17 94W | ||
| Tyres rear | 225/50 R 17 94W | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 348 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 345 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 6 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.69 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.38 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 131549 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| Model family | E60 | ||
| RAC rating | 37.5 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2004 BMW 540i Automatic added 2005-07-20. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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