This automobile has a 5 door estate/station wagon body style with a front located engine powering the rear wheels.
It is part of BMW's E61 model series.
The BMW 545i Touring's engine is a naturally aspirated petrol, 4.4 litre, double overhead camshaft 90 degree V 8 cylinder with 4 valves per cylinder. In this application it produces 328 bhp (333 PS/245 kW) of power at 6100 rpm, and maximum torque of 450 N·m (332 lb·ft/45.9 kgm) at 3600 rpm.
The engine drives the wheels by means of a 6 speed manual transmission.
It weighs a claimed 1795 kg at the kerb.
Top claimed speed is 250 km/h (155 mph), stated fuel consumption figures are 16.8/8.3/11.3 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined, and carbon dioxide emissions are 274.0 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 | 2886 mm | 113.6 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1558 mm | 61.3 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1581 mm | 62.2 inches | |
| Length | 4843 mm | 190.7 inches | |
| Width | 1846 mm | 72.7 inches | |
| Height | 1491 mm | 58.7 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.68 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1795 kg | 3957 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 70 litres | 15.4 [18.5] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.3 | ||
| Frontal area | 2.26 m² | ||
| CdA | 0.68 | ||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | BMW | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | V 8 in 90° vee | ||
| 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 | 333 PS (328 bhp) (245 kW) at 6100 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 450 Nm (332 ft·lb) (45.9 kgm) at 3600 rpm |
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| Specific output | 55.6 kW/litre 75.6 ps/litre 74.6 bhp/litre 1.22 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
102.32 Nm/litre
1.24 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 10:1 | ||
| Fuel system | Bo ME9.2.1 fuel inj. | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1285.8 kPa (186.5 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 | 5.9 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | 25.4 s | ||
| Maximum speed | 250 km/h (155 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 185.27 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.19 PS/kg 136.26 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.14 kW/kg 182.73 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.18 bhp/kg 0.08 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 7.34 kg/kW 12.26 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 16.8/8.3/11.3 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 16.8/8.3/11.3 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 6.0/12.0/8.8 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 16.8/34.0/25.0 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 14.0/28.3/20.8 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 274.0 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 | 7.5J x 17 Y | ||
| Wheel size rear | 7.5J x 17 Y | ||
| Tyres front | 225/50 R 17 94Y | ||
| Tyres rear | 225/50 R 17 94Y | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 348 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 345 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 6 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.87 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 2.93 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 118998 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| Model family | E61 | ||
| RAC rating | 42.0 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2004 BMW 545i Touring added 2004-04-30. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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