The M550i xDrive is an all wheel drive saloon (sedan) motor car with a front mounted engine, produced by BMW.
The BMW M550i xDrive belongs to the G30 model family from BMW.
Power is supplied by a double overhead camshaft, 4.4 litre turbocharged 8 cylinder powerplant, with 4 valves per cylinder that develops power and torque figures of 523 bhp (530 PS/390 kW) at 5500-6000 rpm and 750 N·m (553 lb·ft/76.5 kgm) at 1800-4600 rpm respectively.
An 8 speed automatic gearbox supplies the power to the wheels.
Claimed kerb weight is 1990 kg.
Top quoted speed is 250 km/h, or 155 mph, official fuel consumption figures are 13.1/7.7/9.7 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined, and carbon dioxide emissions are 221.0 g/km.
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 | 2975 mm | 117.1 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1600 mm | 63 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1597 mm | 62.9 inches | |
| Length | 4972 mm | 195.7 inches | |
| Width | 1868 mm | 73.5 inches | |
| Height | 1467 mm | 57.8 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 131 mm | 5.2 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.67 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1990 kg | 4387 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 68 litres | 15 [18] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.28 | ||
| Frontal area | 2.35 m² | ||
| CdA | 0.66 | ||
| 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 | 530 PS (523 bhp) (390 kW) at 5500-6000 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 750 Nm (553 ft·lb) (76.5 kgm) at 1800-4600 rpm |
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| Specific output | 88.7 kW/litre 120.7 ps/litre 119 bhp/litre 1.95 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
170.65 Nm/litre
2.06 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 10.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | direct petrol injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 2144.4 kPa (311 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 549.38 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Turbo | ||
| Compressor | 1 BMW twin-scroll TwinPower Turbo Technology turbocharger | ||
| Intercooler | |||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 3.8 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 250 km/h (155 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 266.47 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.27 PS/kg 195.98 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.2 kW/kg 262.81 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.26 bhp/kg 0.12 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 5.1 kg/kW 8.52 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 13.1/7.7/9.7 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 13.1/7.7/9.7 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 7.6/13.0/10.3 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 21.6/36.7/29.1 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 18.0/30.5/24.2 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 221.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | K | ||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | E | ||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | all wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | |||
| Steering | power assisted rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 8J x 19 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 9J x 19 | ||
| Tyres front | 245/40 R 19 98Y XL | ||
| Tyres rear | 275/35 R 19 100Y XL | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
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| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 8 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.64 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 2.81 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 674817 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| Model family | G30 | ||
| RAC rating | 39.3 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2020 BMW M550i xDrive added 2020-06-08. Last modified 2020-06-08. |
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