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Thursday, January 17, 2013

Some facts about E32

Well here goes the story about E32:

 After almost 7 years in development since September 1979, in July 1986,[6] BMW introduced the second generation of the 7 series, known internally as the E32. Aimed at the high end of the luxury market, the car offered some of the latest innovations in automotive technology, and (beginning in 1987) a new, top-of-the-line V12 engine. Some luxury options featured on the E32 included integrated telephone and fax machines, a wine cooler, double glazing, traction control system, and a system that automatically increased spring pressure on the windscreen wipers, to keep them firmly pressed on the glass at Motorway speeds. The E32 (750i) was the first car adhering to BMW's self-imposed speed limit of 250 km/h (155.37 mph). The car was also available in a stretched version (indicated by an 'L' from German Lang, after the model number), in which case an extra 11.4 centimetres (4.5 in) of leg room was available to the rear passengers by stretching the rear doors, and the body at this point. The styling has been described as classic, progressive and postmodern and is credited to then-chief stylist Ercole Spada working closely under the guidance of then-chief designer Claus Luthe.


 Powertrain:

  The E32 7-series cars were offered with 5 gasoline engines. At the car's introduction, the 730 and 735 used the straight-6 M30 engine, while the 750 featured the all-new M70 V12 engine which produced 300 bhp (224 kW; 304 PS). In 1992, a new 32-valve V8 engine was introduced, the M60. The 730i got this engine in a 3-liter version, while the new 740i got the 4-liter version. Both versions were coupled to a new, 5-speed automatic transmission made by ZF. In some countries (notably in the USA and UK), there were problems with the M60 engine because of excessive sulfur amount in gasoline, causing corrosion problems in its Nikasil cylinder block. The cylinder lining would quickly wear, causing the engine to lose compression, which caused rough idling and eventually the engine would fail to start. Engines were replaced under warranty; the problem was corrected by using a different material, Alusil.[12] In the USA and UK sulfur rich fuel is being phased out.[13][14] Nikasil engines are unlikely to be a problem today, as cars with affected engines are off the road or have received replacement engines.[15] Externally, the BMW 'kidney' grille indicated which engine was present under the hood: all 6-cylinder models had a narrow grille, and all 8- and 12-cylinder models had the wider version. This feature was not seen on later models . The narrow grille was available as an option on the 8- and 12-cylinder E32 models.
Narrow grille
Wide Grille


    











Engines specification and performance:
ModelEngine CodeEngine TypeDisplacement (cc)Bore/Stroke (mm)Comp. RatioPowerTorque0–100 km/h (s)Top Speed (km/h)Years made
730iM30B30I6 12V
SOHC
298689/809.0:1188 PS (138 kW; 185 hp)
@ 5800
260 N·m (190 lb·ft)
@ 4000
10.6 (auto)
9.3 (manual)
223 (manual)1986–1994
735iM30B35I6 12V
SOHC
343092/869.0:1211 PS (155 kW; 208 hp)
@ 5700
305 N·m (225 lb·ft)
@ 4000
9.1 (auto)
8.3 (manual)
228 (auto)
231 (manual)
1986–1992
730i V8M60B30V8 32V
2×DOHC
299784/67.610.5:1218 PS (160 kW; 215 hp)
@ 5800
290 N·m (210 lb·ft)
@ 4500
9.3 (auto)2331992–1994
740iM60B40V8 32V
2×DOHC
398289/8010.0:1286 PS (210 kW; 282 hp)
@ 5800
400 N·m (300 lb·ft)
@ 4500
7.4240*1992–1994
750iM70B50V12 24V
SOHC
498884/758.8:1300 PS (220 kW; 300 hp)
@ 5200
450 N·m (330 lb·ft)
@ 4100
7.4250*1987–1994 (USA)
1986–1994 (Europe)
* = electronically limited         Performance figures may differ for long models and gearing




Transmission specification :


M70B50-V12

730i 735i
I6
730i 740i
V8
750i
Speed (gear) ratios
ManualGetrag 260Getrag 260ZF S5D 310Z
13,833,834,20
22,202,202,49
31,401,401,66
41,001,001,24
50,810,811,00
Rear axle3,463,463,89
AutomaticZF 4HP22ZF 4HP22ZF 5HP18ZF 5HP30ZF 4HP24
12,482,483,673,552,48
21,481,482,002,241,48
31,001,001,411,541,00
40,730,731,001,000,73
50,740,79
Rear axle2,092,094,103,682,09
Fluid capacity (L)
Manual1,251,251,25
Automatic3,03,03,03,5
Rear axle1,71,91,71,91,9


Automotive icon , the story about mine as well as others BMW e32

Dear BMW enthusiasts ,

My name is Amil Dzambasovic and I live in Sarajevo B&H, and i started this blog to show you my love and deduction towards E32 750i that I own.

I made this photos the day after I bought mentioned car. I took it to some pretty location above city to make photo session, but weather was very poor . Anyways I did took some pictures: