Vehicle profile
1997 BMW 8 Series 840ci
Coupe · Subcompact Cars
Specifications
What's under the hood.
- Horsepower
- 282 hp
- Cylinders
- 8-cyl
- Displacement
- 4.4L
- Fuel
- Premium gasoline
- Transmission
- Automatic 5-spd
- Drive
- RWD
- Body class
- Subcompact Cars
Federal recall campaigns
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"year": 1997,
"make": "BMW",
"model": "8 Series",
"trim": "840ci",
"submodel": "Coupe",
"horsepower": 282,
"cylinders": 8,
"displacement_l": 4.4,
"transmission": "Automatic 5-spd",
"drive_type": "RWD",
"fuel_type": "Premium gasoline",
"body_class": "Subcompact Cars",
"image_url": null,
"image_type": "illustration",
"recall_count": 0
}Compare
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