The BMW 630Ci Cabriolet is a 2 door convertible/cabriolet style automobile with a front positioned engine driving through the rear wheels.
The BMW 630Ci Cabriolet is one of the E63 range of cars from BMW.
The 6 cylinder, double overhead camshaft naturally aspirated engine has 4 valves per cylinder and a capacity of 3 litres. For this model it musters power and torque figures of 254 bhp (258 PS/189 kW) at 6600 rpm and 300 Nm (221 lbft/30.6 kgm) at 2500-4000 rpm respectively.
This power is delivered to the wheels through a 6 speed manual gearbox.
Stated kerb weight is 1760 kg.
Its maximum speed quoted is 250 km/h (155 mph), stated fuel consumption is 13.6/7.3/9.6 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined, and carbon dioxide emissions are 229.0 g/km.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 2+2 seater convertible/cabriolet | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2780 mm | 109.4 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1558 mm | 61.3 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1596 mm | 62.8 inches | |
| Length | 4820 mm | 189.8 inches | |
| Width | 1855 mm | 73 inches | |
| Height | 1373 mm | 54.1 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.73 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1760 kg | 3880 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 70 litres | 15.4 [18.5] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.31 | ||
| Frontal area | 2.15 m² | ||
| CdA | 0.67 | ||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | BMW | ||
| Engine code | N52B30O0 | ||
| Cylinders | Straight 6 | ||
| Capacity | 3 litre 2996 cc (182.827 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 85 × 88 mm
3.35 × 3.46 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.97 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 24 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 258 PS (254 bhp) (189 kW) at 6600 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 300 Nm (221 ft·lb) (30.6 kgm) at 2500-4000 rpm |
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| Specific output | 63.2 kW/litre 86 ps/litre 84.8 bhp/litre 1.39 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
100.13 Nm/litre
1.21 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 10.7:1 | ||
| Fuel system | EFi | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1258.3 kPa (182.5 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 499.33 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 6.9 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 146.32 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.15 PS/kg 107.62 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.11 kW/kg 144.32 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.14 bhp/kg 0.06 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 9.29 kg/kW 15.52 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 13.6/7.3/9.6 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 13.6/7.3/9.6 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 7.4/13.7/10.4 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 20.8/38.7/29.4 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 17.3/32.2/24.5 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 229.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | L | ||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | power assisted rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | 11.40 m | ||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 7.5J x 17 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 7.5J x 17 | ||
| Tyres front | 245/50 R 17 98W RSC | ||
| Tyres rear | 245/50 R 17 98W RSC | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 324 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 320 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 6 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.85 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.38 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 120868 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| Model family | E63 | ||
| RAC rating | 26.9 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2004 BMW 630Ci Cabriolet added 2004-08-22. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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