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The armoured "Protection Line" vehicles were built from 2000 to 2001 and were based on the 740iL and 750iL models. [38] Security features include body armor, bullet-resistant glass, and run-flat tyres. [39] [40] An intercom system is provided to communicate with people outside the vehicle while the windows and doors are shut. [41]
The E32 introduced the following features for the first time in a BMW: Electronic Damper Control, [3] V12 and V8 engines, double glazing, the CAN bus electronic protocol, [4] Xenon headlamps, [5] traction control [6] and dual-zone climate control. [7] The E32 750i was the first car adhering to BMW's self-imposed speed limit of 250 km/h (155 mph ...
The fourth generation of the BMW 7 Series consists of the BMW E65 and BMW E66 luxury cars. The E65/E66 was produced from 2001 to 2008 and is often collectively referred to as the E65. The E65 replaced the E38 7 Series and was produced with petrol and turbo-diesel straight-six and V8 engines, along with a petrol V12 flagship model.
In 1991, BMW began production of its first V8 engine since the end of BMW 501/502 production in 1962. [22] This M60 V8 was introduced in the E32, along with the E34 5 Series. The 4.0 litre version powered the new 740i/iL models, and the 3.0 litre version was sold in parallel with the M30 straight-six in the 730i/iL models. [23]
1997–2001 BMW E38 — 735i M62/B35; 1997–2001 BMW E38 — 735iL M62/B35; 1997–2001 BMW E38 — 740i M62/B44; 1997–2001 BMW E38 — 740iL M62/B44; 1998–2001 BMW E38 — 730d M57; 1997–2003 BMW E39 — 540i M62/B44; 2000–2003 BMW E39 — Alpina D10 Bi-turbo; 1997-2003 Jaguar XJ Sport 3.2 V8; 1997–2002 Jaguar XK8 V8 4.0L; 1998 ...
BMW used this transmission with M60 V8 models such as the European manual 840i, European manual 740i, 540i; [1] as well as the M62 powered 5 series sedans, and S62 powered vehicles such as the Z8 and M5. [2] [3] This gearbox was also used in the E34 M5, E36 M3, and E46 M3s with the S38B38, S50B32, and S54B32 engines respectively. [4] [5] [6 ...
The BMW N62 is a naturally aspirated V8 petrol engine which was used in BMW cars from 2001 to 2010. It also remained in small-scale production for the Morgan Aero until 2019. [1] The N62 is the world's first engine to use a continuously variable-length intake manifold, [2] and BMW's first V8 to feature variable valve lift (called Valvetronic ...
A successor to the BMW M60, the M62 features an aluminium engine block [2] and a single row timing chain. [3] In 1998, a Technical Update included VANOS (variable valve timing) for the intake camshafts. The S62 engine is the BMW M high performance version of the M62, which was released in the E39 M5, BMW Z8, Ascari KZ1, and the Ascari A10.