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BMW 7 Series E38

BMW 7 Series E38 (February 1994 – November 2001) has 4 published engines in the catalogue, and 222 cars in our dataset. Engine ranges cover the trims and gearboxes stored for that engine.

Engines

Combined mpg and CO₂ are the ranges stored for the engine. The official test cycle is shown on each variant.

EngineFuelPowerCombined mpg rangeCO₂ rangeDataset
2.8 petrol 193PSPetrol192.7–193.1 PS25–25.4 mpg267–272 g/km109
3.5 petrol 238PSPetrol238.3 PS23.2 mpg291 g/km18
4.4 petrol 286PSPetrol285.9 PS22.6 mpg301 g/km37
5.4 petrol 326PSPetrol326.5 PS20.8 mpg338 g/km10

Trims

Trim names stored for this generation.

  • 728I
  • 728I Sport
  • 735I
  • 740I
  • 750I

Variants

Filters apply to the published variants. The engine and trim lists above stay in the page HTML.

VariantFuelGearboxBodyPowerCombined mpgDataset
728I 2.8 petrol 193PSPetrolAutomaticSaloon192.7 PS (190 bhp)25.4 mpg (NEDC)95
728I Sport 2.8 petrol 193PSPetrolAutomaticSaloon193.1 PS (190.4 bhp)25 mpg (NEDC)14
735I 3.5 petrol 238PSPetrolAutomaticSaloon238.3 PS (235 bhp)23.2 mpg (NEDC)18
740I 4.4 petrol 286PSPetrolAutomaticSaloon285.9 PS (282 bhp)22.6 mpg (NEDC)37
750I 5.4 petrol 326PSPetrolAutomaticSaloon326.5 PS (322 bhp)20.8 mpg (NEDC)10
5 variants

Specifications

Recorded dates
February 1994 – November 2001
Engines
4
Power
192.7–326.5 PS
Fuels
Petrol
Gearboxes
Automatic
Body styles
Saloon
UK dataset
222 cars in our dataset

Performance

Highest power

Published variants in this generation with a stored PS figure, highest first.

Bar length is the stored PS figure. Brake horsepower is a different unit and is not plotted here.
VariantPowerGearboxBody
750I 5.4 petrol 326PS326.5 PS (322 bhp)AutomaticSaloon
740I 4.4 petrol 286PS285.9 PS (282 bhp)AutomaticSaloon
735I 3.5 petrol 238PS238.3 PS (235 bhp)AutomaticSaloon
728I Sport 2.8 petrol 193PS193.1 PS (190.4 bhp)AutomaticSaloon
728I 2.8 petrol 193PS192.7 PS (190 bhp)AutomaticSaloon

Fastest 0–60

Published variants with a stored 0–60 time, quickest first.

Bar length is the stored 0–60 time. A longer bar is a slower time.
Variant0–60 mphGearboxBody
750I 5.4 petrol 326PS6.6 secondsAutomaticSaloon
740I 4.4 petrol 286PS7.1 secondsAutomaticSaloon
735I 3.5 petrol 238PS8.4 secondsAutomaticSaloon
728I 2.8 petrol 193PS8.6 secondsAutomaticSaloon
728I Sport 2.8 petrol 193PS9.6 secondsAutomaticSaloon

Fuel economy

NEDC combined mpg

These variants share the NEDC test. They are not compared with figures from another cycle.

Combined mpg on the NEDC test only. A different official cycle is not on this chart.
VariantCombinedCO₂Fuel
728I 2.8 petrol 193PS25.4 mpg (NEDC)267 g/kmPetrol
728I Sport 2.8 petrol 193PS25 mpg (NEDC)272 g/kmPetrol
735I 3.5 petrol 238PS23.2 mpg (NEDC)291 g/kmPetrol
740I 4.4 petrol 286PS22.6 mpg (NEDC)301 g/kmPetrol
750I 5.4 petrol 326PS20.8 mpg (NEDC)338 g/kmPetrol

Registration statistics

222 cars in our dataset. Shares below are calculated inside that dataset.

Fuel type

  • Petrol222 · 100%
Counted inside this dataset. The shares are not UK sales.

Body style

  • Saloon222 · 100%
Counted inside this dataset. The shares are not UK sales.

Transmission

  • Automatic222 · 100%
Counted inside this dataset. The shares are not UK sales.

Colour

  • Blue76 · 34.2%
  • Silver53 · 23.9%
  • Green42 · 18.9%
  • Black19 · 8.6%
  • Grey13 · 5.9%
  • Red10 · 4.5%
  • Other9 · 4%
Counted inside this dataset. The shares are not UK sales.

Registration year

  • 201996
  • 191997
  • 341998
  • 361999
  • 552000
  • 412001
Cars in the VehicleScore dataset by registration year. This is not a sales chart.

Other generations

E32
  • Recorded datesMarch 1980 – November 2017
  • Dataset62 cars in our dataset
E65
  • Recorded datesJanuary 2002 – October 2008
  • Dataset386 cars in our dataset
BMW 7 Series F01
  • Recorded datesNovember 2008 – June 2015
  • Dataset548 cars in our dataset
BMW 7 Series G11 (sixth generation)
  • Recorded datesOctober 2015 – June 2022
  • Dataset1,116 cars in our dataset
G70
  • Recorded datesMarch 2023 – Present
  • Dataset94 cars in our dataset

Length, width, height, and wheelbase are listed on each variant page, where the catalogue stores them for one configuration.

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Questions

Which engines are listed for the BMW 7 Series E38?

2.8 petrol 193PS, 3.5 petrol 238PS, 4.4 petrol 286PS, 5.4 petrol 326PS

How many BMW 7 Series E38 cars are in the dataset?

222 cars in our dataset. Registration-year, fuel, body, and gearbox shares on this page are counted inside that sample.

How these figures are produced

Specifications and counts come from the VehicleScore UK vehicle catalogue. A count of cars is the number of records in that dataset. It is not UK production, not sales, and not the number of cars currently on the road.

Power is shown in PS where the catalogue stores PS, and in bhp only where bhp is stored separately. Official fuel economy is labelled NEDC or WLTP when the test cycle is known. Figures from different cycles are not ranked together. Empty values are left blank.

The catalogue does not store a revision date, so these pages do not show a last-updated day.