The BMW M Coupé is a 2 door coupé-bodied car with a front located engine driving through the rear wheels.
The BMW M Coupé belongs to the E37 range of cars from BMW.
Its engine is a naturally aspirated petrol, 3.2 litre, double overhead camshaft 6 cylinder with 4 valves per cylinder. This powerplant produces 240 bhp (243 PS/179 kW) of power at 6000 rpm, and maximum torque of 320 N·m (236 lb·ft/32.6 kgm) at 3800 rpm.
The engine supplies its power through to the wheels by means of a 5 speed manual transmission.
The BMW M Coupé weighs a quoted 1420 kg at the kerb.
The BMW M Coupé is said to be able to manage a maxiumum speed of 220 km/h (137 mph).
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 2 seater fixed-head coupé | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2459 mm | 96.8 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1422 mm | 56 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1491 mm | 58.7 inches | |
| Length | 4025 mm | 158.5 inches | |
| Width | 1740 mm | 68.5 inches | |
| Height | 1280 mm | 50.4 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.64 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1420 kg | 3131 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 51 litres | 11.2 [13.5] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.37 | ||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | BMW | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 6 | ||
| Capacity | 3.2 litre 3201 cc (195.337 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 85.4 × 91 mm
3.36 × 3.58 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.94 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 24 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 243 PS (240 bhp) (179 kW) at 6000 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 320 Nm (236 ft·lb) (32.6 kgm) at 3800 rpm |
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| Specific output | 55.9 kW/litre 76 ps/litre 75 bhp/litre 1.23 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
99.97 Nm/litre
1.21 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 10.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | EFI | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1256.2 kPa (182.2 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 533.5 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | 5.1 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 220 km/h (137 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 171.36 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.17 PS/kg 126.03 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.13 kW/kg 169.01 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.17 bhp/kg 0.08 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 7.93 kg/kW 13.25 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
| km/litre | |||
| UK MPG | |||
| US MPG | |||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | power assisted rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | 3.200 | ||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 7½J x 17 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 9J x 17 | ||
| Tyres front | 225/45 ZR 17 | ||
| Tyres rear | 245/40 ZR 17 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 315 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 312 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.23 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 338778 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| Model family | E37 | ||
| RAC rating | 27.1 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1998 BMW M Coupé (1999) added 2013-06-12. Last modified 2020-02-02. |
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