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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| Carrosserie | |||
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| Carrosserie | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Nombre de portes | 4 | ||
| Designer | |||
| Dimensions et poids | |||
| Empattement | 2888 | 113.7 | |
| Voies AV | 1558 | 61.3 | |
| Voies AR | 1581 | 62.2 | |
| Longueur | 4841 | 190.6 | |
| Largeur | 1846 | 72.7 | |
| Hauteur | 1468 | 57.8 | |
| Garde au sol | |||
| 1.68 | |||
| Poids avec pleins | 1735 kg | 3825 | |
| Répartition poids AV | |||
| Réservoir à essence | 70 litres | 15.4 [18.5] UK [US] gal. | |
| Caractéristiques aérodynamique | |||
| Coefficient de pénétration | 0.27 | ||
| maître-couple | 2.26 m² | ||
| SCx | 0.61 | ||
| naturally aspirated petrol | |||
| Constructeur du moteur | BMW | ||
| Type moteur | N62B40O1 | ||
| Cylinders | V 8 in 90° vee | ||
| Cylindrée | 4 litre 4000 cc (244.095 cu in) |
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| Alésage × Course | 87 × 84.1 mm
3.43 × 3.31 in |
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| Rapport alésage / course | 1.03 | ||
| Distribution | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 Soupapes par cylindre 32 Total vannes |
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| Puissance maximale | 306 PS (302 bhp) (225 kW) à 6300 tr/mn |
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| Couple maximale | 390 Nm (288 ft·lb) (39.8 kgm) à 3500 tr/mn |
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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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97.5 Nm/litre
1.18 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Construction | |||
| Lubrification | Carter humide | ||
| Taux de compression | 10.5:1 | ||
| Carburant | EFi | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1225.2 kPa (177.7 psi) | ||
| Régime maximal | |||
| Nombre de paliers de vilebrequin | |||
| Refroidissement | Water | ||
| Cylindrée Unitaire | 500 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalyseur | Y | ||
| Performances | |||
| 0-80km/h | |||
| 0-60mph | |||
| 0-100km/h | 6.2 s | ||
| 0-160km/h | |||
| 0-400m | |||
| 0-1000m | 25.8 s | ||
| Vitesse | 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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| Consommation | |||
| Consommation | 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 | ||
| Emissions de CO₂ | 232.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | L | ||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| Châssis | |||
| Emplacement de moteur | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Traction | rear wheel drive | ||
| Répartition du couple | N/A | ||
| Direction | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Suspension AV | |||
| Suspension AR | |||
| Roues AV | 7.5J x 17 LM | ||
| Roues AR | 7.5J x 17 LM | ||
| Pneumatiques AV | 225/50 R 17 94W | ||
| Pneumatiques AR | 225/50 R 17 94W | ||
| Freins AV/AR | VeDi/VeDi-S-ABS | ||
| Diamètre des freins AV | 348 mm | ||
| Diamètre des freins AR | 345 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Transmission | 6 speed automatic | ||
| Rapport de démultiplication supérieure | 0.69 | ||
| Rapport de pont | 3.39 | ||
| Généralités | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 151415 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Type mines | |||
| 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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