The BMW 840 Ci is a 2 door coupé-bodied road car with a front mounted engine powering the rear wheels.
The BMW 840 Ci belongs to the E31 range of cars from BMW.
Power is supplied by a double overhead camshaft, 4 litre naturally aspirated 8 cylinder motor, with 4 valves per cylinder that develops power and torque figures of 282 bhp (286 PS/210 kW) at 5800 rpm and 400 N·m (295 lb·ft/40.8 kgm) at 4500 rpm respectively.
The engine transfers its power through to the wheels via a 5 speed automatic transmission.
Having a stated kerb weight of 1905 kg, the BMW 840 Ci covers the 0-100 km/h sprint in 7.4 seconds and the standing kilometre in 27.4 seconds.
The BMW 840 Ci is claimed to attain a top speed of 250 km/h or 155 mph.
Full specs
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| Carrosserie | |||
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| Carrosserie | 2+2 seater fixed-head coupé | ||
| Nombre de portes | 2 | ||
| Designer | |||
| Dimensions et poids | |||
| Empattement | 2685 | 105.7 | |
| Voies AV | 1554 | 61.2 | |
| Voies AR | 1562 | 61.5 | |
| Longueur | 4780 | 188.2 | |
| Largeur | 1854 | 73 | |
| Hauteur | 1341 | 52.8 | |
| Garde au sol | |||
| 1.78 | |||
| Poids avec pleins | 1905 kg | 4200 | |
| Répartition poids AV | |||
| Réservoir à essence | 90 litres | 19.8 [23.8] UK [US] gal. | |
| Caractéristiques aérodynamique | |||
| Coefficient de pénétration | 0.29 | ||
| maître-couple | |||
| SCx | |||
| naturally aspirated petrol | |||
| Constructeur du moteur | BMW | ||
| Type moteur | |||
| Cylinders | V 8 | ||
| Cylindrée | 4 litre 3982 cc (242.997 cu in) |
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| Alésage × Course | 89 × 80 mm
3.5 × 3.15 in |
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| Rapport alésage / course | 1.11 | ||
| Distribution | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 Soupapes par cylindre 32 Total vannes |
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| Puissance maximale (DIN) |
286 PS (282 bhp) (210 kW) à 5800 tr/mn |
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| Couple maximale (DIN) |
400 Nm (295 ft·lb) (40.8 kgm) à 4500 tr/mn |
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| Specific output (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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| Construction | |||
| Lubrification | Carter humide | ||
| Taux de compression | 10:1 | ||
| Carburant | Bosch DME 3.3 fuel inj. | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1262.3 kPa (183.1 psi) | ||
| Régime maximal | |||
| Nombre de paliers de vilebrequin | 5 | ||
| Refroidissement | Water | ||
| Cylindrée Unitaire | 497.75 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalyseur | Y | ||
| Performances | |||
| 0-80km/h | |||
| 0-60mph | |||
| 0-100km/h | 7.4 s | ||
| 0-160km/h | |||
| 0-400m | |||
| 0-1000m | 27.4 s | ||
| Vitesse | 250 km/h (155 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 150.09 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.15 PS/kg 110.39 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.11 kW/kg 148.03 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.15 bhp/kg 0.07 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 9.06 kg/kW 15.13 lb/bhp |
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| Consommation | |||
| Consommation | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
| km/litre | |||
| UK MPG | |||
| US MPG | |||
| Emissions de CO₂ | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| Châssis | |||
| Emplacement de moteur | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Traction | rear wheel drive | ||
| Répartition du couple | N/A | ||
| Direction | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Suspension AV | I.MS.CS.ARB. | ||
| Suspension AR | I.MultiLi.CS.ARB. | ||
| Roues AV | 7½J x 16 | ||
| Roues AR | 7½J x 16 | ||
| Pneumatiques AV | 235/50 R 16 95W | ||
| Pneumatiques AR | 235/50 R 16 95W | ||
| Freins AV/AR | VeDi/Di-S-ABS | ||
| Diamètre des freins AV | |||
| Diamètre des freins AR | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Transmission | 5 speed automatic | ||
| Rapport de démultiplication supérieure | 0.83 | ||
| Rapport de pont | 2.93 | ||
| Généralités | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 186439 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Type mines | |||
| E31 | |||
| RAC rating | 39.3 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1993 BMW 840 Ci Automatic added 2008-08-22. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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