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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| Carrosserie | |||
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| Carrosserie | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Nombre de portes | 4 | ||
| Designer | |||
| Dimensions et poids | |||
| Empattement | 2888 | 113.7 | |
| Voies AV | 1557 | 61.3 | |
| Voies AR | 1580 | 62.2 | |
| Longueur | 4854 | 191.1 | |
| Largeur | 1847 | 72.7 | |
| Hauteur | 1468 | 57.8 | |
| Garde au sol | |||
| 1.68 | |||
| Poids avec pleins | 1800 kg | 3968 | |
| Répartition poids AV | 51.7% front | ||
| Réservoir à essence | 70 litres | 15.4 [18.5] UK [US] gal. | |
| Caractéristiques aérodynamique | |||
| Coefficient de pénétration | 0.29 | ||
| maître-couple | |||
| SCx | |||
| naturally aspirated petrol | |||
| Constructeur du moteur | BMW | ||
| Type moteur | N62 B4801 | ||
| Cylinders | V 8 in 90° vee | ||
| Cylindrée | 4.8 litre 4799 cc (292.853 cu in) |
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| Alésage × Course | 93 × 88.3 mm
3.66 × 3.48 in |
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| Rapport alésage / course | 1.05 | ||
| Distribution | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 Soupapes par cylindre 32 Total vannes |
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| Puissance maximale | 365 PS (360 bhp) (268 kW) à 6300 tr/mn |
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| Couple maximale | 488 Nm (360 ft·lb) (49.8 kgm) à 3400 tr/mn |
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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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101.69 Nm/litre
1.23 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Construction | |||
| Lubrification | Carter humide | ||
| Taux de compression | 10.5:1 | ||
| Carburant | EFi | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1277.8 kPa (185.3 psi) | ||
| Régime maximal | |||
| Nombre de paliers de vilebrequin | |||
| Refroidissement | Water | ||
| Cylindrée Unitaire | 599.88 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalyseur | Y | ||
| Performances | |||
| 0-80km/h | |||
| 0-60mph | 5.6 s | ||
| 0-100km/h | |||
| 0-160km/h | |||
| 0-400m | |||
| 0-1000m | |||
| Vitesse | 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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| Consommation | |||
| Consommation | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
| km/litre | |||
| UK MPG | |||
| US MPG | |||
| Emissions de CO₂ | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| Châssis | |||
| Emplacement de moteur | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Traction | rear wheel drive | ||
| Répartition du couple | N/A | ||
| Direction | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Suspension AV | |||
| Suspension AR | |||
| Roues AV | 8.0 X 17 | ||
| Roues AR | 8.0 x 17 | ||
| Pneumatiques AV | 225/50 R 17 | ||
| Pneumatiques AR | 225/50 R 17 | ||
| Freins AV/AR | VeDi/VeDi-S-ABS | ||
| Diamètre des freins AV | 348 mm | ||
| Diamètre des freins AR | 345 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Transmission | 6 speed automatic | ||
| Rapport de démultiplication supérieure | 0.69 | ||
| Rapport de pont | 3.38 | ||
| Généralités | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 158246 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Type mines | |||
| 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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