BMW 540i is an automobile that has a 4 door saloon (sedan) body style with a front located engine powering the rear wheels.
The BMW 540i is one of the E34 model family from BMW.
Its engine is a naturally aspirated petrol, 4 litre, double overhead camshaft 8 cylinder with 4 valves per cylinder. This unit develops 282 bhp (286 PS/210 kW) of power at 5800 rpm, and maximum torque of 400 N·m (295 lb·ft/40.8 kgm) at 4500 rpm.
Power is delivered to the wheels by means of a 5 speed automatic transmission.
Stated weight at the kerb is 1721 kg.
Maximum speed stated is 240 km/h or 149 mph, stated fuel consumption is 7.8/9.6/17.2 l/100km 90km/h / 120km/h / urban.
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 | 2761 mm | 108.7 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1470 mm | 57.9 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1495 mm | 58.9 inches | |
| Length | 4720 mm | 185.8 inches | |
| Width | 1750 mm | 68.9 inches | |
| Height | 1412 mm | 55.6 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.71 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1721 kg | 3794 lb | |
| Weight distribution | 49.4% front | ||
| fuel tank capacity | 80 litres | 17.6 [21.1] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.33 | ||
| Frontal area | 2.07 m² | ||
| CdA | 0.68 | ||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | BMW | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | V 8 | ||
| Capacity | 4 litre 3982 cc (242.997 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 89 × 80 mm
3.5 × 3.15 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.11 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 32 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (DIN) |
286 PS (282 bhp) (210 kW) at 5800 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
400 Nm (295 ft·lb) (40.8 kgm) at 4500 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
52.8 kW/litre 71.8 ps/litre 70.8 bhp/litre 1.16 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
100.45 Nm/litre
1.21 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 10:1 | ||
| Fuel system | Bosch DME 3.3 fuel inj. | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1262.3 kPa (183.1 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 497.75 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | 5.7 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 7.5 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | 17.1 s | ||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | 27.6 s | ||
| Maximum speed | 240 km/h (149 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 166.14 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.17 PS/kg 122.19 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.12 kW/kg 163.86 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.16 bhp/kg 0.07 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 8.18 kg/kW 13.67 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 7.8/9.6/17.2 l/100km 90km/h / 120km/h / urban | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 7.8/9.6/17.2 l/100km 90kmph/120kmph/urban | ||
| km/litre | 12.8/10.4/5.8 km/l 90kmph/120kmph/urban | ||
| UK MPG | 36.2/29.4/16.4 UK MPG 90kmph/120kmph/urban | ||
| US MPG | 30.2/24.5/13.7 US MPG 90kmph/120kmph/urban | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| 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 | 11.00 m | ||
| Front suspension | I.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.STA.TA.CS.ARB. | ||
| Wheel size front | 7J x 15 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 7J x 15 | ||
| Tyres front | 225/60 ZR 15 | ||
| Tyres rear | 225/60 ZR 15 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
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| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.79 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 2.93 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 29117 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| Model family | E34 | ||
| RAC rating | 39.3 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1992 BMW 540i Automatic added before December 1995. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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