Selected generation models, including overseas specifications
Vehicle details
The 8 E31 is a grand tourer with a low, wide two-door body and 2+2 seating. In 1994 German-market specification, the 840Ci uses a 3,982 cc V8 producing 210 kW (286 bhp) and 400 Nm, driving the rear wheels. Six-speed manual and five-speed automatic versions are listed separately, with strut front and multi-link rear suspension. Its body measures 4,780 mm long, 1,855 mm wide and 1,340 mm high, with a 2,684 mm wheelbase. Pop-up headlamps and a long bonnet define the exterior, while electronic engine management and traction control support its grand-touring role.
- Production years
- 1990–1999
- Body
- Coupe
- Powertrain
- Petrol
840Ci · 1994 BMW AG English brochure1994; German-market illustrations/specification per original printed note
- Powertrain
- Petrol
- Displacement
- 3982 cc
- Length
- 4780 mm
- Width
- 1855 mm
- Height
- 1340 mm
- Wheelbase
- 2684 mm