The BMW M535i is a rear wheel drive road car, with the engine placed in the front, and a 4 door saloon body.
The BMW M535i is one of the E28 range of cars from BMW.
The 3.4 litre engine is a naturally aspirated, single overhead camshaft, 6 cylinder that has an output of 215 bhp (218 PS/160 kW) of power at 5200 rpm, and maximum torque of 310 N·m (229 lb·ft/31.6 kgm) at 4000 rpm.
The engine drives the wheels compliments of a 4 speed automatic gearbox.
The claimed kerb weight is 1519 kg.
Maximum speed stated is 223 km/h or 139 mph.
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 | 2628 mm | 103.5 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1430 mm | 56.3 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1470 mm | 57.9 inches | |
| Length | 4620 mm | 181.9 inches | |
| Width | 1700 mm | 66.9 inches | |
| Height | 1297 mm | 51.1 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.76 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1519 kg | 3349 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 70 litres | 15.4 [18.5] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.37 | ||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | BMW | ||
| Engine code | M30 | ||
| Cylinders | Straight 6 | ||
| Capacity | 3.4 litre 3430 cc (209.311 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 92 × 86 mm
3.62 × 3.39 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.07 | ||
| Valve gear | single overhead camshaft (SOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 24 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 218 PS (215 bhp) (160 kW) at 5200 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 310 Nm (229 ft·lb) (31.6 kgm) at 4000 rpm |
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| Specific output | 46.7 kW/litre 63.6 ps/litre 62.7 bhp/litre 1.03 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
90.38 Nm/litre
1.09 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 10:1 | ||
| Fuel system | Bosch Motronic fuel injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1135.7 kPa (164.7 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 7 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 571.67 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 8.9 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | 29.6 s | ||
| Maximum speed | 223 km/h (139 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 143.51 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.14 PS/kg 105.55 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.11 kW/kg 141.54 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.14 bhp/kg 0.06 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 9.47 kg/kW 15.83 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 | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | 220/55 VR 390 | ||
| Tyres rear | 220/55 VR 390 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.73 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.07 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 24354 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| Model family | E28 | ||
| RAC rating | 31.5 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1986 BMW M535i Automatic added before December 1995. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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