| Common information: | 
| Model: | BMW 540i Touring Automatic | 
| Produced by | BMW | 
| Year begin | 1996 | 
| Car category | Station wagons/estate cars | 
| Country of origin car | Germany | 
| Drive | Rear tire dimensions | 
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| Car dimensions: | 
| Car overall length: | 4810 mm | 
| Car overall width | 1810 mm | 
| Car overall height | 1450 mm | 
| Passenger space | 2803 l | 
| Wheelbase | 2840 mm | 
| Turn circle | 11 mm | 
| Seats | 5 | 
| Max no. of doors | 5 | 
| Car weight | 1845 kg | 
 
 
 
| Engine/fuel: | 
| engine size | 4396 cm3 | 
| Engine type | V8 | 
| Engine location | Front longitudinal | 
| Valves per cylinder | 4 | 
| Bore x stroke | 92.0 x 82.7 mm (3.6 x 3.3 inches) | 
| Compression | 10.0:1 | 
| Fuel system | Injection | 
| Fuel city driving | 18.9 l | 
| Fuel highway driving | 9.2 l | 
| Fuel mixed driving | 12.8 l | 
| Fuel_capacity | 70 l | 
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| Speed / acceleration  / power: | 
   
| Top speed | 250 km/h | 
| Acceleration 0-100 km/h | 6.7 s | 
| Max. power | 213.2814 kW 5400 ot (285.9 l.s.) | 
| Power weight ratio | 0.11563 kW/kg | 
| Max. torque | 440 Nm/ 3600 ot | 
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| Brakes, suspension, cooling system: | 
| Brake details | Antiblocking system (ABS) | 
| Gearbox | Automatic 5-speed | 
| Cooling system | Liquid | 
 
| Lubrication system | Wet sump | 
 
| Transmission | Automatic 5-speed | 
| Other: | 
| CO2 emissions | 307 g/km | 
| Front tire dimensions | 225/55-R1695 | 
| Rear tire dimensions | 225/55-R1695 | 
This page was last updated on 16 September, 2007