The BMW M5 Pure Metal is a saloon (sedan) with 4 doors and a front mounted engine which delivers the power through the rear wheels.
It forms part of BMW's F10 LCI model range.
Its 8 cylinder, double overhead camshaft turbocharged engine has 4 valves per cylinder and a volume of 4.4 litres. In this application it develops power and torque figures of 592 bhp (600 PS/441 kW) and 700 Nm (516 lbft/71.4 kgm) respectively.
A 7 speed automatic gearbox delivers the power to the wheels.
Maximum quoted speed is 305 km/h (190 mph).
Full specs
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Applicable to the South African domestic market(s). | ||
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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 | 4910 mm | 193.3 inches | |
| Width | 1891 mm | 74.4 inches | |
| Height | |||
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.66 | ||
| Kerb weight | |||
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 80 litres | 17.6 [21.1] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | turbocharged petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | BMW | ||
| Engine code | |||
| 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 | 600 PS (592 bhp) (441 kW) |
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| maximum torque | 700 Nm (516 ft·lb) (71.4 kgm) |
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| Specific output | 100.4 kW/litre 136.6 ps/litre 134.7 bhp/litre 2.21 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
159.27 Nm/litre
1.93 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | |||
| Fuel system | direct petrol injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 2001.5 kPa (290.3 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 549.38 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Turbo | ||
| Compressor | 1 twin scroll turbocharger | ||
| Intercooler | |||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 3.9 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 305 km/h (190 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | |||
| Weight-to-power ratio | |||
| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
| km/litre | |||
| UK MPG | |||
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| 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 | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | |||
| Tyres rear | |||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 7 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | |||
| Final drive ratio | |||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 439307 | ||
| Production total | 20 | ||
| Model code | |||
| Model family | F10 LCI | ||
| RAC rating | 39.3 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2015 BMW M5 Pure Metal added 2015-10-24. Last modified 2020-02-02. |
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