The 540i Touring is a rear wheel drive estate/station wagon passenger car with a front placed engine, sold by BMW.
It is part of BMW's E39 family of cars.
The 8 cylinder, double overhead camshaft naturally aspirated engine has 4 valves per cylinder and a capacity of 4.4 litres. For this model it musters power and torque figures of 282 bhp (286 PS/210 kW) at 5400 rpm and 440 Nm (325 lbft/44.9 kgm) at 3600 rpm respectively.
The engine drives the wheels compliments of a 6 speed manual set of gears.
Claimed weight at the kerb is 1815 kg.
The BMW 540i Touring is claimed to attain a top speed of 250 km/h, or 155 mph, claimed fuel consumption figures are 18.7/9.0/12.6 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined, and carbon dioxide emissions are 302.0 g/km.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater estate/station wagon | ||
| Number of doors | 5 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2830 mm | 111.4 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1512 mm | 59.5 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1522 mm | 59.9 inches | |
| Length | 4805 mm | 189.2 inches | |
| Width | 1800 mm | 70.9 inches | |
| Height | 1440 mm | 56.7 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.7 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1815 kg | 4001 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 70 litres | 15.4 [18.5] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.33 | ||
| Frontal area | 2.17 m² | ||
| CdA | 0.72 | ||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | BMW | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | V 8 | ||
| Capacity | 4.4 litre 4398 cc (268.382 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 92 × 82.7 mm
3.62 × 3.26 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 | 286 PS (282 bhp) (210 kW) at 5400 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 440 Nm (325 ft·lb) (44.9 kgm) at 3600 rpm |
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| Specific output | 47.8 kW/litre 65 ps/litre 64.1 bhp/litre 1.05 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
100.05 Nm/litre
1.21 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 10:1 | ||
| Fuel system | EFi | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1257.2 kPa (182.3 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 549.75 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 | 26.2 s | ||
| Maximum speed | 250 km/h (155 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 157.53 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.16 PS/kg 115.86 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.12 kW/kg 155.37 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.16 bhp/kg 0.07 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 8.63 kg/kW 14.42 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 18.7/9.0/12.6 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 18.7/9.0/12.6 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 5.3/11.1/7.9 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 15.1/31.4/22.4 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 12.6/26.1/18.7 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 302.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | M | ||
| 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 | 11.40 m | ||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 7J x 16 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 7J x 16 | ||
| Tyres front | 225/55 R 16 95 W | ||
| Tyres rear | 225/55 R 16 95 W | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 324 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 298 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 6 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.83 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 2.81 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 95986 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| Model family | E39 | ||
| RAC rating | 42.0 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2002 BMW 540i Touring added 2002-06-26. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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