The BMW 740i is a rear wheel drive motor car, with its engine mounted in the front, and a 4 door saloon (sedan) body.
It forms part of BMW's E38 model series.
The 4 litre engine is a naturally aspirated, double overhead camshaft, 8 cylinder that has an output of 282 bhp (286 PS/210 kW) of power at 5800 rpm, and maximum torque of 400 N·m (295 lb·ft/40.8 kgm) at 4500 rpm.
The engine supplies its power through to the wheels via a 5 speed automatic 'box.
It weighs a quoted 1915 kg at the kerb.
Top claimed speed is 250 km/h, or 155 mph, stated fuel consumption figures are 8.3/9.8/16.3 l/100km 90km/h / 120km/h / urban.
Full specs
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| Carrocería | |||
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| Carrocería | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Número de puertas | 4 | ||
| diseñado por | |||
| Dimensiones y pesos | |||
| Distancia entre ejes | 2930 | 115.4 | |
| Vía delantera | 1552 | 61.1 | |
| Vía trasera | 1568 | 61.7 | |
| Longitud | 4984 | 196.2 | |
| Ancho | 1862 | 73.3 | |
| Altura | 1435 | 56.5 | |
| Despeje del suelo | |||
| Relación Largo:Dist.entre ejes | 1.7 | ||
| Peso en vacío | 1915 kg | 4222 | |
| Distribución del peso (% adelante) | |||
| Capacità serbatoio | 85 litres | 18.7 [22.5] UK [US] gal. | |
| Aerodinámica | |||
| Coeficiente de penetración | 0.3 | ||
| Superficie frontal | |||
| SCx | |||
| Tren motriz | |||
| naturally aspirated petrol | |||
| Fabricante del motor | BMW | ||
| Código de motor | |||
| Número de cilindros | V 8 | ||
| Cilindrada | 4 litre 3982 cc (242.997 cu in) |
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| Diámetro × Carrera | 89 × 80 mm
3.5 × 3.15 in |
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| Relación diámetro/carrera | 1.11 | ||
| Distribución | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 válvulas por cilindro 32 Total de válvulas |
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| Potencia nominal (DIN) |
286 PS (282 bhp) (210 kW) a 5800 rpm |
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| Par motor máximo (DIN) |
400 Nm (295 ft·lb) (40.8 kgm) a 4500 rpm |
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| Potencia específica (DIN) |
52.8 kW/litre 71.8 ps/litre 70.8 bhp/litre 1.16 bhp/cu in |
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(DIN) |
100.45 Nm/litre
1.21 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Materiales de block / culata | |||
| Lubricación | Cárter húmedo | ||
| Relación de compresión | 10:1 | ||
| Alimentación | EFI | ||
| 1262.3 kPa (183.1 psi) | |||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| Casquillos de cigüeñal | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| 497.75 cc | |||
| Aspiración | Normal | ||
| Compresor | N/A | ||
| intercooler | None | ||
| catalizador | Y | ||
| Rendimiento | |||
| 0-80km/h | |||
| 0-60mph | |||
| 0-100km/h | 7.4 s | ||
| 0-160km/h | |||
| 0-400m | |||
| 0-1000m | 27.6 s | ||
| Velocidad máxima | 250 km/h (155 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 149.31 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.15 PS/kg 109.81 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.11 kW/kg 147.26 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.15 bhp/kg 0.07 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 9.11 kg/kW 15.21 lb/bhp |
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| Consumos | |||
| Consumo de combustible | 8.3/9.8/16.3 l/100km 90km/h / 120km/h / urban | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 8.3/9.8/16.3 l/100km 90kmph/120kmph/urban | ||
| km/litre | 12.0/10.2/6.1 km/l 90kmph/120kmph/urban | ||
| UK MPG | 34.0/28.8/17.3 UK MPG 90kmph/120kmph/urban | ||
| US MPG | 28.3/24.0/14.4 US MPG 90kmph/120kmph/urban | ||
| Emisiones de CO2 | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| Chasis | |||
| Ubicación del motor | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Tracción | rear wheel drive | ||
| Alimentación | N/A | ||
| Dirección, tipo | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Suspensión delantera | I.MS.CS.ARB. | ||
| Suspensión trasera | I.5Li.CS.ARB. | ||
| Ruedas delante | 7½J x 16 | ||
| Ruedas detrás | 7½J x 16 | ||
| Neumáticos delante | 215/65 W 16 | ||
| Neumáticos detrás | 215/65 W 16 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Transmisión | 5 speed automatic | ||
| Eje trasero desmultiplicación | 1 | ||
| Desmultiplicación grupo cónico | 3.23 | ||
| General | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 53746 | ||
| Unidades producidas | |||
| Model code | |||
| E38 | |||
| RAC rating | 39.3 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1994 BMW 740i Automatic added before December 1995. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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