083 BMW 840Ci (E31) (1996) N 788 EWD

BMW 840 Ci (E31) (1993-99) Engine 4398cc V8

Production 30,603 (all 8 series)

Chassis No: WBAEF62000CB97948

Registration Number N 788 EWD (Dudley)

 

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The 8 series was designed by Klaus Kapitza and launched as a Grand Tourer in 1989 at the Frankfurt Motorshow, powered by either an V8 or V12 5.0 litre engine. Launched as entirely new class of BMW it was BMW's flagship car and had an electronically limited top speed of 155 mph (250 km/h).

 

Over 1.5 billion Deutschemark was spent on total development (2008 USD nearly $1 billion). BMW used CAD tools, still unusual at the time, to design the car's all-new body. Combined with wind tunnel testing, the resulting car had a drag coefficient of 0.29,

 

The 840 CI appeared with two different engine packages, the first the 3982cc M60B40 between 1993-95 while a 4.4ltr M62B44 was employed between 1995-99, The 840Ci was available with a 5-speed automatic transmission, though European cars were given the option of a 6-speed manual transmission. The 840Ci stayed in production until May, 1999

 

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