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 | ||
| Aantal portieren | 4 | ||
| Ontwerper | |||
| Afmetingen en gewicht | |||
| Wielbasis | 2888 | 113.7 | |
| Spoorbreedte voor | 1558 | 61.3 | |
| Spoorbreedte achter | 1581 | 62.2 | |
| Lengte | 4841 | 190.6 | |
| Breedte | 1846 | 72.7 | |
| Hoogte | 1468 | 57.8 | |
| Bodemvrijheid | |||
| 1.68 | |||
| Gewicht | 1735 kg | 3825 | |
| Gewichtsverdeling | |||
| Benzinetank inhalt | 70 litres | 15.4 [18.5] UK [US] gal. | |
| Aërodynamica | |||
| Cw-waarde | 0.27 | ||
| Frontaal oppervlak | 2.26 m² | ||
| CdA | 0.61 | ||
| naturally aspirated petrol | |||
| Motor fabrikant | BMW | ||
| Motor nummer | N62B40O1 | ||
| Aantal cilinders | V 8 in 90° vee | ||
| Cilinderinhoud | 4 litre 4000 cc (244.095 cu in) |
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| Boring × Slag | 87 × 84.1 mm
3.43 × 3.31 in |
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| Boring/slag verhouding | 1.03 | ||
| Distributie | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 Kleppen per cilinder 32 Totaal aantal kleppen |
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| Vermogen | 306 PS (302 bhp) (225 kW) bij 6300 t/min |
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| Max. koppel | 390 Nm (288 ft·lb) (39.8 kgm) bij 3500 t/min |
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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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| Motor constructie | |||
| Smering | Nat carter | ||
| Compressieverhouding | 10.5:1 | ||
| Brandstofsysteem | EFi | ||
| 1225.2 kPa (177.7 psi) | |||
| Maximum tpm | |||
| Aantal nokkenas lagers | |||
| Afkoeling | Water | ||
| Eenheidscylinderinhoud | 500 cc | ||
| Aanzuiging | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Katalysator | Y | ||
| Prestasies | |||
| 0-80km/h | |||
| 0-60mph | |||
| 0-100km/h | 6.2 s | ||
| 0-160km/h | |||
| 0-400m | |||
| 0-1000m | 25.8 s | ||
| Max. snelheid | 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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| Verbruik | |||
| Benzineverbruik | 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 | ||
| CO2 Emissies | 232.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | L | ||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| Onderstel | |||
| Motor plaatsing | front | ||
| Motor plaatsing | longitudinal | ||
| Aandrijving | rear wheel drive | ||
| Koppelverdeling | N/A | ||
| Stuurinrichting | |||
| Aantal omwentelingen stuurwiel | |||
| Draaicirkel | |||
| Wielophanging voor | |||
| Wielophanging achter | |||
| Velgmaat voor | 7.5J x 17 LM | ||
| Velgmaat achter | 7.5J x 17 LM | ||
| Bandenmaat voor | 225/50 R 17 94W | ||
| Bandenmaat agter | 225/50 R 17 94W | ||
| Bremmen voor/agter | VeDi/VeDi-S-ABS | ||
| Rem diameter voor | 348 mm | ||
| Rem diameter agter | 345 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Versnellingsbak | 6 speed automatic | ||
| Hoogste versnelling verhouding | 0.69 | ||
| Achteras verhouding | 3.39 | ||
| Algemeen | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 151415 | ||
| Totaal gebouwd | |||
| Bouwserie | |||
| Model familie | 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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