Team operation created this fully functional Operation BMW Art Car for their race at 24 Lemons. All the parts are located inside the hood of this 1991 318i and held in place with heavy duty Velcro. All this to prevent bottles and other objects from flying through the air at 90 mph, but does make the removal of parts more challenging, though by no means impossible.
* Pricing: current auto valuing of $102,350 MSRP and $94,160 receipt for the base vehicle shouldn’t go up too much for the following year
* Fuel economy: current gas mileage of 15 mpg city/22 mph roadway might as well remain unchanged
* Engine: 5.0-liter, 507 hp V10
* Acceleration: 0 to 60 mph in about 4.6 seconds
* Car safeguard offers: automated stopping devices, stability control, front side airbags, side drapery airbags (car), stopping sensors in front and back, rollover circles (convertible)
* Suspension: wear suspension with struts in front and multilink suspension in back
* Warranty: four-year/50,000 mile essential and powertrain warranties; twelve-year erosion coverage; four years roadside help; four-year/50,000 mile support warranty
The BMW 7 Series is a line of full-size lavishness vehicles prepared by the German automaker BMW. Presented in 1977, it is BMW's lead auto and is just ready as a sedan or enlarged-length limousine. The 7 Series customarily presents advances and an outer surface objective subject before they trickle down to more diminutive sedans in BMW's lineup. BMW 7 Series
The 528i is furnished with a standard 3.0-liter, I6, 240-drive motor that attains 22-mpg in the burb and 32-mpg on the parkway. The 550i xDrive is furnished with a standard 4.4-liter, V8, 400-drive, turbo motor that attains 16-mpg in the burb and 24-mpg on the parkway. A 8-speed mechanical transmission with overdrive is standard on both trims. 2011 BMW 5 Series
The third car road-going version produced 195 bhp (145 kW; 198 PS) (catalyzed model). Evolution models (not sold in North America) continued with 2.3 liters but adopted revised exhaust-cam timing, increased compression along with the lack of a catalyst producing approximately 215 hp (160 kW). Later the Sport Evolution model production run of 600 (sometimes referred as Evolution III) increased engine displacement to 2.5 L and produced 238 hp (175 kW). 786 cabriolets were also produced, all by hand in BMW's Garching plant; at the time the 215 hp (160 kW) example was the world's fastest four-seat convertible.
