The BMW 745i is a 4 door saloon (sedan) style car with a front positioned engine powering the rear wheels.
The BMW 745i belongs to the E23 range of cars from BMW.
Power is produced by a double overhead camshaft, 3.5 litre naturally aspirated dry-sumped 6 cylinder engine, with 4 valves per cylinder that develops power and torque figures of 286 bhp (290 PS/213 kW) at 6500 rpm and 340 N·m (251 lb·ft/34.7 kgm) at 4500 rpm respectively. Lubrication is of the dry sump-type.
A 4 speed automatic transmission transmits the power to the wheels.
Maximum speed claimed is 231 km/h or 144 mph.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 4 | ||
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| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2795 mm | 110 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1502 mm | 59.1 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1516 mm | 59.7 inches | |
| Length | 4860 mm | 191.3 inches | |
| Width | 1800 mm | 70.9 inches | |
| Height | 1430 mm | 56.3 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.74 | ||
| Kerb weight | |||
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 100 litres | 22 [26.4] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | BMW | ||
| Engine code | M88 | ||
| Cylinders | Straight 6 | ||
| Capacity | 3.5 litre 3453 cc (210.715 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 93.4 × 84 mm
3.68 × 3.31 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.11 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 24 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 290 PS (286 bhp) (213 kW) at 6500 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 340 Nm (251 ft·lb) (34.7 kgm) at 4500 rpm |
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| Specific output | 61.8 kW/litre 84 ps/litre 82.8 bhp/litre 1.36 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
98.47 Nm/litre
1.19 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | dry sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 10.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | Bosch Motronic fuel injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1237.3 kPa (179.5 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 7 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 575.5 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 231 km/h (144 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | |||
| Weight-to-power ratio | |||
| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
| km/litre | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
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| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| 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 | I.CS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.STA.CS. | ||
| Wheel size front | 7 x 16 H2 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 7 x 16 H2 | ||
| Tyres front | 205/55 x 16 | ||
| Tyres rear | 225/50 x 16 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | |||
| Final drive ratio | 3.73 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 213158 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| Model family | E23 | ||
| RAC rating | 32.5 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1983 BMW 745i Automatic added 2010-05-10. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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