BMW 740Ld xDrive is a car that has a 4 door saloon (sedan) type body with a front mounted engine supplying power to all four wheels.
It forms part of BMW's G12 family of cars.
The 6 cylinder, double overhead camshaft turbocharged engine has 4 valves per cylinder and a displacement of 3 litres. In this application it provides power and torque figures of 316 bhp (320 PS/236 kW) at 4000 rpm and 680 Nm (502 lbft/69.3 kgm) at 1750-2250 rpm respectively.
An 8 speed automatic gearbox supplies the power to the wheels.
It weighs a quoted 1975 kg at the kerb.
It is claimed to attain a maxiumum speed of 250 km/h or 155 mph, stated fuel consumption figures are 6.3/4.3/5.0 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined, and carbon dioxide emissions are 132.0 g/km.
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 | 3210 mm | 126.4 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1612 mm | 63.5 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1640 mm | 64.6 inches | |
| Length | 5238 mm | 206.2 inches | |
| Width | 1902 mm | 74.9 inches | |
| Height | 1485 mm | 58.5 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 135 mm | 5.3 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.63 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1975 kg | 4354 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 78 litres | 17.2 [20.6] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.25 | ||
| Frontal area | 2.41 m² | ||
| CdA | 0.60 | ||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | turbocharged diesel | ||
| Engine manufacturer | BMW | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 6 | ||
| Capacity | 3 litre 2993 cc (182.644 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 84 × 90 mm
3.31 × 3.54 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.93 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 24 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 320 PS (316 bhp) (236 kW) at 4000 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 680 Nm (502 ft·lb) (69.3 kgm) at 1750-2250 rpm |
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| Specific output | 78.7 kW/litre 107 ps/litre 105.6 bhp/litre 1.73 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
227.2 Nm/litre
2.75 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 16.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | common rail direct diesel injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 2855 kPa (414.1 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 498.83 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Turbo D. | ||
| Compressor | BMW TwinPower turbocharger | ||
| Intercooler | |||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 5.2 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 162.22 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.16 PS/kg 119.31 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.12 kW/kg 160 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.16 bhp/kg 0.07 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 8.38 kg/kW 14 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 6.3/4.3/5.0 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 6.3/4.3/5.0 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 15.9/23.3/20.0 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 44.8/65.7/56.5 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 37.3/54.7/47.0 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 132.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | E | ||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | A+ | ||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | all wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | |||
| Steering | power assisted rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 7½J x 17 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 7½J x 17 | ||
| Tyres front | 225/60 R 17 99Y | ||
| Tyres rear | 225/60 R 17 99Y | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi-S-ABS | ||
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| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 8 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.64 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 2.56 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 457138 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| Model family | G12 | ||
| RAC rating | 26.2 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2015 BMW 740Ld xDrive added 2016-02-16. Last modified 2020-03-16. |
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