This vehicle has a 4 door saloon (sedan) type body with a front mounted engine supplying power to the rear wheels.
The BMW 735i belongs to the E32 range of cars from BMW.
The BMW 735i's engine is a naturally aspirated petrol, 3.4 litre, single overhead camshaft 6 cylinder with 2 valves per cylinder. This powerplant has an output of 208 bhp (211 PS/155 kW) of power at 5700 rpm, and maximum torque of 305 N·m (225 lb·ft/31.1 kgm) at 4000 rpm.
The engine supplies its power through to the wheels via a 4 speed automatic gearbox.
The BMW 735i weighs a stated 1620 kg at the kerb.
It is said to be able to attain a maxiumum speed of 230 km/h (143 mph), claimed fuel consumption is 8.1/10.2/17.9 l/100km 90km/h / 120km/h / urban.
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 | 2832 mm | 111.5 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1527 mm | 60.1 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1550 mm | 61 inches | |
| Length | 4910 mm | 193.3 inches | |
| Width | 1845 mm | 72.6 inches | |
| Height | 1411 mm | 55.6 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 140 mm | 5.5 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.73 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1620 kg | 3571 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 90 litres | 19.8 [23.8] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | BMW | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 6 | ||
| Capacity | 3.4 litre 3430 cc (209.311 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 92 × 86 mm
3.62 × 3.39 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.07 | ||
| Valve gear | single overhead camshaft (SOHC)
2 valves per cylinder 12 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (DIN) |
211 PS (208 bhp) (155 kW) at 5700 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
305 Nm (225 ft·lb) (31.1 kgm) at 4000 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
45.2 kW/litre 61.5 ps/litre 60.6 bhp/litre 0.99 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
88.92 Nm/litre
1.07 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 9:1 | ||
| Fuel system | Bo Motronic fuel inj. | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1117.4 kPa (162.1 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 7 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 571.67 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 9.1 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | 29.8 s | ||
| Maximum speed | 230 km/h (143 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 130.18 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.13 PS/kg 95.74 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 kW/kg 128.4 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.13 bhp/kg 0.06 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 10.44 kg/kW 17.45 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 8.1/10.2/17.9 l/100km 90km/h / 120km/h / urban | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 8.1/10.2/17.9 l/100km 90kmph/120kmph/urban | ||
| km/litre | 12.3/9.8/5.6 km/l 90kmph/120kmph/urban | ||
| UK MPG | 34.9/27.7/15.8 UK MPG 90kmph/120kmph/urban | ||
| US MPG | 29.0/23.1/13.1 US MPG 90kmph/120kmph/urban | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
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| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | 11.60 m | ||
| Front suspension | I.CS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.TrLi.CS.ARB. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | 205/65 VR 15 | ||
| Tyres rear | 205/65 VR 15 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di-S-ABS | ||
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| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.73 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.91 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 108658 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| Model family | E32 | ||
| RAC rating | 31.5 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1990 BMW 735i Automatic added 2003-03-27. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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