The BMW M5 is a 4 door saloon (sedan) style road car with a front positioned engine supplying power to the rear wheels.
The BMW M5 is one of the F10 model family from BMW.
It's powered courtesy of a turbocharged engine of 4.4 litre capacity. This powerplant features double overhead camshaft valve gear, a 90 degree V 8 cylinder layout, and 4 valves per cylinder. It produces 560 bhp (568 PS/418 kW) of power at 6000-7000 rpm, and maximum torque of 680 N·m (502 lb·ft/69.3 kgm) at 1500-5750 rpm.
A 7 speed automatic 'box transmits the power to the driven wheels.
It weighs a claimed 1991 kg at the kerb.
The BMW M5 is claimed to attain a top speed of 250 km/h, or 155 mph, official fuel consumption figures are 14/20/16 US MPG EPA city/highway/combined.
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 | 2964 mm | 116.7 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1627 mm | 64.1 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1582 mm | 62.3 inches | |
| Length | 4916 mm | 193.5 inches | |
| Width | 1891 mm | 74.4 inches | |
| Height | 1448 mm | 57 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 111 mm | 4.4 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.66 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1991 kg | 4389 lb | |
| Weight distribution | 52.5% front | ||
| fuel tank capacity | 80 litres | 17.6 [21.1] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.33 | ||
| Frontal area | 2.40 m² | ||
| CdA | 0.79 | ||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | turbocharged petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | BMW | ||
| Engine code | S63B44T0 | ||
| Cylinders | V 8 in 90° vee | ||
| Capacity | 4.4 litre 4395 cc (268.199 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 89 × 88.3 mm
3.5 × 3.48 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.01 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 32 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 568 PS (560 bhp) (418 kW) at 6000-7000 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 680 Nm (502 ft·lb) (69.3 kgm) at 1500-5750 rpm |
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| Specific output | 95 kW/litre 129.2 ps/litre 127.4 bhp/litre 2.09 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
154.72 Nm/litre
1.87 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 10:1 | ||
| Fuel system | direct petrol injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1944.3 kPa (282 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 549.38 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Turbo | ||
| Compressor | 2 BMW TwinPower twin scroll turbochargers | ||
| Intercooler | |||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | 4.1 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 4.2 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | 21.7 s | ||
| Maximum speed | 250 km/h (155 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 285.18 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.29 PS/kg 209.74 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.21 kW/kg 281.27 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.28 bhp/kg 0.13 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 4.77 kg/kW 7.96 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 14/20/16 US MPG EPA city/highway/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 16.8/11.8/14.7 l/100km city/highway/combined | ||
| km/litre | 6.0/8.5/6.8 km/l city/highway/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 16.8/24.0/19.2 UK MPG city/highway/combined | ||
| US MPG | 14.0/20.0/16.0 US MPG city/highway/combined | ||
| 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 | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 9J x 20 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 10J x 20 | ||
| Tyres front | 265/35 ZR 20 99Y XL | ||
| Tyres rear | 295/30 ZR 20 101Y XL | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 409 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 396 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 7 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.67 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.15 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 491304 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| Model family | F10 | ||
| RAC rating | 39.3 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2016 BMW M5 Automatic added 2016-06-26. Last modified 2020-03-16. |
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