BMW 540i xDrive is a car that has a 4 door saloon (sedan) type body with a front positioned engine powering all four wheels.
The BMW 540i xDrive belongs to the G60 model family from BMW.
The 6 cylinder, double overhead camshaft turbocharged engine has 4 valves per cylinder and a displacement of 3 litres. In this application it produces power and torque figures of 375 bhp (380 PS/280 kW) at 5200-6250 rpm and 540 Nm (398 lbft/55.1 kgm) at 1850-5000 rpm respectively.
An 8 speed automatic gearbox delivers the power to the wheels.
The claimed kerb weight is 1982 kg.
Top claimed speed is 209 km/h (130 mph).
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 | 2995 mm | 117.9 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1623 mm | 63.9 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1656 mm | 65.2 inches | |
| Length | 5060 mm | 199.2 inches | |
| Width | 1900 mm | 74.8 inches | |
| Height | 1514 mm | 59.6 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 155 mm | 6.1 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.69 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1982 kg | 4370 lb | |
| Weight distribution | 54.3% front | ||
| fuel tank capacity | 60.2 litres | 13.2 [15.9] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | turbocharged petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | BMW | ||
| Engine code | B58B30M2 | ||
| Cylinders | Straight 6 | ||
| Capacity | 3 litre 2998 cc (182.949 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 82 × 94.6 mm
3.23 × 3.72 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.87 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 24 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 380 PS (375 bhp) (280 kW) at 5200-6250 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 540 Nm (398 ft·lb) (55.1 kgm) at 1850-5000 rpm |
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| Specific output | 93.3 kW/litre 126.8 ps/litre 125.1 bhp/litre 2.05 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
180.12 Nm/litre
2.18 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 11:1 | ||
| Fuel system | direct petrol injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 2263.5 kPa (328.3 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 499.67 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Turbo | ||
| Compressor | |||
| Intercooler | |||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | 4.4 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 209 km/h (130 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 191.83 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.19 PS/kg 141.09 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.14 kW/kg 189.2 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.19 bhp/kg 0.08 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 7.09 kg/kW 11.84 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
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| UK MPG | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | all wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | |||
| Steering | power assisted rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 8½ x 19 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 8½ x 19 | ||
| Tyres front | 245/45 R 19 | ||
| Tyres rear | 245/45 R 19 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi-S_ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 8 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.64 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.08 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 803132 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| Model family | G60 | ||
| RAC rating | 25.0 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2025 BMW 540i xDrive added 2024-05-19. Last modified 2024-05-19. |
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