The 540i is a rear wheel drive saloon car with a front mounted engine, produced by BMW.
The BMW 540i is one of the E60 model family from BMW.
Power is supplied by a double overhead camshaft, 4 litre naturally aspirated 8 cylinder motor, with 4 valves per cylinder that provides power and torque figures of 302 bhp (306 PS/225 kW) at 6300 rpm and 390 N·m (288 lb·ft/39.8 kgm) at 3500 rpm respectively.
The engine delivers its power through to the wheels via a 6 speed automatic 'box.
It weighs a quoted 1735 kg at the kerb.
It is claimed to achieve a top speed of 250 km/h which is 155 mph, manufacturer claimed fuel consumption is 14.4/6.9/9.7 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined, and carbon dioxide emissions are 232.0 g/km.
Full specs
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| Carrocería | |||
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| Carrocería | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Número de puertas | 4 | ||
| diseñado por | |||
| Dimensiones y pesos | |||
| Distancia entre ejes | 2888 | 113.7 | |
| Vía delantera | 1558 | 61.3 | |
| Vía trasera | 1581 | 62.2 | |
| Longitud | 4841 | 190.6 | |
| Ancho | 1846 | 72.7 | |
| Altura | 1468 | 57.8 | |
| Despeje del suelo | |||
| Relación Largo:Dist.entre ejes | 1.68 | ||
| Peso en vacío | 1735 kg | 3825 | |
| Distribución del peso (% adelante) | |||
| Capacità serbatoio | 70 litres | 15.4 [18.5] UK [US] gal. | |
| Aerodinámica | |||
| Coeficiente de penetración | 0.27 | ||
| Superficie frontal | 2.26 m² | ||
| SCx | 0.61 | ||
| Tren motriz | |||
| naturally aspirated petrol | |||
| Fabricante del motor | BMW | ||
| Código de motor | N62B40O1 | ||
| Número de cilindros | V 8 in 90° vee | ||
| Cilindrada | 4 litre 4000 cc (244.095 cu in) |
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| Diámetro × Carrera | 87 × 84.1 mm
3.43 × 3.31 in |
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| Relación diámetro/carrera | 1.03 | ||
| Distribución | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 válvulas por cilindro 32 Total de válvulas |
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| Potencia nominal | 306 PS (302 bhp) (225 kW) a 6300 rpm |
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| Par motor máximo | 390 Nm (288 ft·lb) (39.8 kgm) a 3500 rpm |
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| Potencia específica | 56.3 kW/litre 76.5 ps/litre 75.5 bhp/litre 1.24 bhp/cu in |
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97.5 Nm/litre
1.18 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Materiales de block / culata | |||
| Lubricación | Cárter húmedo | ||
| Relación de compresión | 10.5:1 | ||
| Alimentación | EFi | ||
| 1225.2 kPa (177.7 psi) | |||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| Casquillos de cigüeñal | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| 500 cc | |||
| Aspiración | Normal | ||
| Compresor | N/A | ||
| intercooler | None | ||
| catalizador | Y | ||
| Rendimiento | |||
| 0-80km/h | |||
| 0-60mph | |||
| 0-100km/h | 6.2 s | ||
| 0-160km/h | |||
| 0-400m | |||
| 0-1000m | 25.8 s | ||
| Velocidad máxima | 250 km/h (155 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 176.48 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.18 PS/kg 129.8 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.13 kW/kg 174.06 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.17 bhp/kg 0.08 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 7.7 kg/kW 12.87 lb/bhp |
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| Consumos | |||
| Consumo de combustible | 14.4/6.9/9.7 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 14.4/6.9/9.7 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 6.9/14.5/10.3 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 19.6/40.9/29.1 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 16.3/34.1/24.2 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| Emisiones de CO2 | 232.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | L | ||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| Chasis | |||
| Ubicación del motor | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Tracción | rear wheel drive | ||
| Alimentación | N/A | ||
| Dirección, tipo | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Suspensión delantera | |||
| Suspensión trasera | |||
| Ruedas delante | 7.5J x 17 LM | ||
| Ruedas detrás | 7.5J x 17 LM | ||
| Neumáticos delante | 225/50 R 17 94W | ||
| Neumáticos detrás | 225/50 R 17 94W | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 348 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 345 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Transmisión | 6 speed automatic | ||
| Eje trasero desmultiplicación | 0.69 | ||
| Desmultiplicación grupo cónico | 3.39 | ||
| General | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 151415 | ||
| Unidades producidas | |||
| Model code | |||
| E60 | |||
| RAC rating | 37.5 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2007 BMW 540i Automatic added 2007-01-09. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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