The BMW 550i Touring is a 5 door estate/station wagon-bodied car with a front positioned engine driving through the rear wheels.
The BMW 550i Touring belongs to the F11 model family from BMW.
Power is supplied by a double overhead camshaft, 4.4 litre turbocharged 8 cylinder motor, with 4 valves per cylinder that develops power and torque figures of 401.7 bhp (407 PS/300 kW) at 5500-6400 rpm and 600 N·m (443 lb·ft/61.2 kgm) at 1750-4500 rpm respectively.
An 8 speed automatic gearbox transmits the power to the wheels.
The claimed weight at the kerb is 1975 kg.
Maximum speed claimed is 250 km/h (155 mph), manufacturer claimed fuel consumption figures are 15.8/7.7/10.7 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined EU5, and carbon dioxide emissions are 249.0 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 | 2968 mm | 116.9 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1600 mm | 63 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1626 mm | 64 inches | |
| Length | 4907 mm | 193.2 inches | |
| Width | 1860 mm | 73.2 inches | |
| Height | 1462 mm | 57.6 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.65 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1975 kg | 4354 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 70 litres | 15.4 [18.5] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.33 | ||
| Frontal area | 2.35 m² | ||
| CdA | 0.78 | ||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | turbocharged petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | BMW | ||
| Engine code | N63B44O0 | ||
| Cylinders | V 8 in 90° vee | ||
| Capacity | 4.4 litre 4395 cc (268.199 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 89 × 88.3 mm
3.5 × 3.48 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.01 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 32 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 407 PS (401.7 bhp) (300 kW) at 5500-6400 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 600 Nm (443 ft·lb) (61.2 kgm) at 1750-4500 rpm |
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| Specific output | 68.2 kW/litre 92.7 ps/litre 91.4 bhp/litre 1.5 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
136.52 Nm/litre
1.65 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 10:1 | ||
| Fuel system | direct petrol injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1715.5 kPa (248.8 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 549.38 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 | 23.5 s | ||
| Maximum speed | 250 km/h (155 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 206.22 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.21 PS/kg 151.67 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.15 kW/kg 203.39 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.2 bhp/kg 0.09 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 6.59 kg/kW 11.01 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 15.8/7.7/10.7 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined EU5 | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 15.8/7.7/10.7 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 6.3/13.0/9.3 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 17.9/36.7/26.4 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 14.9/30.5/22.0 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 249.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | L | ||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | F | ||
| 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 | 8J x 18 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 8J x 18 | ||
| Tyres front | 245/45 R 18 96Y | ||
| Tyres rear | 245/45 R 18 96Y | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 374 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 345 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 8 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.67 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 2.65 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 252912 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| Model family | F11 | ||
| RAC rating | 39.3 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2011 BMW 550i Touring added 2011-08-16. Last modified 2020-02-02. |
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