The 540i xDrive Touring is an all wheel drive estate/station wagon motor car with a front mounted engine, produced by BMW.
It forms part of BMW's G31 model range.
Powering the BMW 540i xDrive Touring is a double overhead camshaft, 2 litre turbocharged 6 cylinder motor, with 4 valves per cylinder that provides power and torque figures of 335 bhp (340 PS/250 kW) at 5500-6500 rpm and 450 N·m (332 lb·ft/45.9 kgm) at 1380-5200 rpm respectively.
The engine supplies its power through to the wheels via an 8 speed automatic transmission.
Its claimed weight at the kerb is 1840 kg.
Maximum speed stated is 250 km/h (155 mph), claimed fuel consumption figures are 9.5/6.1/7.3 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined, and carbon dioxide emissions are 167.0 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 | 2975 mm | 117.1 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1605 mm | 63.2 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1630 mm | 64.2 inches | |
| Length | 4943 mm | 194.6 inches | |
| Width | 1868 mm | 73.5 inches | |
| Height | 1498 mm | 59 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 140 mm | 5.5 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.66 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1840 kg | 4057 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 68 litres | 15 [18] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.29 | ||
| Frontal area | 2.35 m² | ||
| CdA | 0.68 | ||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | turbocharged petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | BMW | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 6 | ||
| Capacity | 2 litre 1998 cc (121.925 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 | 340 PS (335 bhp) (250 kW) at 5500-6500 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 450 Nm (332 ft·lb) (45.9 kgm) at 1380-5200 rpm |
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| Specific output | 125 kW/litre 170 ps/litre 167.7 bhp/litre 2.75 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
225.23 Nm/litre
2.72 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) | 2830.3 kPa (410.5 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 333 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Turbo | ||
| Compressor | |||
| Intercooler | |||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 5.1 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 250 km/h (155 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 184.6 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.18 PS/kg 135.77 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.14 kW/kg 182.07 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.18 bhp/kg 0.08 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 7.37 kg/kW 12.3 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 9.5/6.1/7.3 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 9.5/6.1/7.3 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 10.5/16.4/13.7 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 29.7/46.3/38.7 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 24.8/38.6/32.2 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 167.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | H | ||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | C | ||
| 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 | 7½J x 17 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 7½J x 17 | ||
| Tyres front | 225/55 R 17 97Y | ||
| Tyres rear | 225/55 R 17 97Y | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi-S-ABS | ||
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| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 8 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.64 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 2.93 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 510070 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| Model family | G31 | ||
| RAC rating | 25.0 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2017 BMW 540i xDrive Touring added 2017-02-01. Last modified 2020-03-16. |
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