Saw a burgundy BMW 850i on my ride home tonight, bling-bling'n on some big-*** chrome rims. Anyway, there were "V12" badges on the c-pillar that looked eerily familiar to the badging on 600 class Mercedes'. Did that car come with a V12, or only the V8? Was there an 840i??

Not calling bushit yet, because I can't remember. Damn old age

 

The 840 has the 4.4L V8. The 850 DID have a V12. I believe it's 5.0L but BMW has a habit of sometimes badging their cars with not quite the right displacement (see the 840 or 740).

 

The V12 badges may have been aftermarket though. Im not 100% sure the 850 cames with those.

 

there was an 840 but they dont make them anymore. Not sure why, maybe not enough sales.

 

850CSi had a V-12

 

They stopped a few years ago, I think 97 or 98 was the last year. It's too bad, the car was pretty sick.

 

Jack - did it carry that badging on the decklid? The csi designation? This was definitely just an "850i". One of my friend's neighbors back in the day had one, but I did not recall it having V12 badges. 750's don't have that, do they?

 

J00 mean this kaa?



Only the M-B have the "V12" on them. The Beamers have no cylinder designation. Me thinks.

Willis

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850i=5.0L V-12
850Ci=5.4L V-12
850CSi=5.6L V-12

I think...

the 850i is actually quite slow...15.7 in the 1/4 mi

the Csi on the other hand can rip off about a 14 flat, these cars weigh a crap load

 

As far as I can remember....

850CSi = 5.7L V12 by BMW Motorsport (mmmmmmmm )

850i = 5L V12 (later known as 850Ci )

840Ci = 4.4L V8

Sam

 

The base 850i had a 5.0 V-8

and there were not two different V-12's

 

INFO:

850csi
Price: $98,000
Miles Per Gallon: 12/20 mpg
Curb Weight: 4240 lbs
Layout: Front-Engine/RWD
Transmission: 6-Speed Manual
Engine
Type: V12
Displacement: 5576 cc
Horsepower: 372 bhp @ 5300 rpm
Torque: 402 lb-ft @ 4000 rpm
Redline: 6400 rpm
Performance
0-60 mph: 5.9 sec
0-100 mph: 14.3 sec
Quarter Mile: 14.4 sec @ 100.5 mph
http://www.classicdreamcars.com/95BMW.html


Willis

 

I saw a dyno sheet of an 850 at a dyno shop...not sure which model 850.

Peak HP was RIGHT at redline.

Power was totally linear...the end result is what looked like a triangle. A straight line of power from bottom left to top right. It made like 300whp or something. (MAD power).

 

As far as I can remember....

850CSi = 5.7L V12 by BMW Motorsport (mmmmmmmm )

850i = 5L V12 (later known as 850Ci )

840Ci = 4.4L V8

Sam

 

I am pretty sure only the 850CSi had the V12. The others have V8s. I have driven the 850CSi and it is pretty damn fast...tons of torque, but not too nimble.

 

The 840 had the 4.0L V8 until 96 when the displacement was increased to 4.4L. The 850CSi was produced from 1994 to 1996 and had a 5.6L producing 372hp and 402 lb/ft. The 850ci started in 1991 with a 5.0L V12 producing 296hp and 322 lb/ft and died in 1997 with a 5.4L V12 producing 322hp and 361lb/ft. None of the 8 series cars were ever big sellers for BMW.

 

A-ha! So he was just Big Pimpin'. I thought so... The bling bling sort of gave it away...

So what do we call expensive German rice?