The BMW 550i is a rear wheel drive automobile, with its engine placed in the front, and a 4 door saloon bodyshell.
The 550i is part of BMW's E60 family of cars.
Powering the BMW 550i is a double overhead camshaft, 4.8 litre naturally aspirated 8 cylinder motor, with 4 valves per cylinder that provides power and torque figures of 360 bhp (365 PS/268 kW) at 6300 rpm and 488 N·m (360 lb·ft/49.8 kgm) at 3400 rpm respectively.
The engine transmits power to the wheels via a 6 speed automatic transmission.
Stated weight at the kerb is 1800 kg.
Its maximum speed quoted is 241 km/h or 150 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 | 2888 mm | 113.7 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1557 mm | 61.3 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1580 mm | 62.2 inches | |
| Length | 4854 mm | 191.1 inches | |
| Width | 1847 mm | 72.7 inches | |
| Height | 1468 mm | 57.8 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.68 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1800 kg | 3968 lb | |
| Weight distribution | 51.7% front | ||
| fuel tank capacity | 70 litres | 15.4 [18.5] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.29 | ||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | BMW | ||
| Engine code | N62 B4801 | ||
| Cylinders | V 8 in 90° vee | ||
| Capacity | 4.8 litre 4799 cc (292.853 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 93 × 88.3 mm
3.66 × 3.48 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.05 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 32 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 365 PS (360 bhp) (268 kW) at 6300 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 488 Nm (360 ft·lb) (49.8 kgm) at 3400 rpm |
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| Specific output | 55.9 kW/litre 76.1 ps/litre 75 bhp/litre 1.23 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
101.69 Nm/litre
1.23 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 10.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | EFi | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1277.8 kPa (185.3 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 599.88 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | 5.6 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 241 km/h (150 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 202.78 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.2 PS/kg 149.14 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.15 kW/kg 200 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.2 bhp/kg 0.09 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 6.71 kg/kW 11.2 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
| km/litre | |||
| UK MPG | |||
| US MPG | |||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| 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 | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 8.0 X 17 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 8.0 x 17 | ||
| Tyres front | 225/50 R 17 | ||
| Tyres rear | 225/50 R 17 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 348 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 345 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 6 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.69 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.38 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 158246 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| Model family | E60 | ||
| RAC rating | 42.9 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2007 BMW 550i Automatic (2008) added 2007-05-16. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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