Comparison of BMW 5 Series (E34) 530i and Vauxhall Senator B 3.0i V6 Automatic

Attribute	BMW 5 Series (E34) 530i ×	Vauxhall Senator B 3.0i V6 Automatic ×
General
Make	BMW	Vauxhall
Model	5 Series	Senator
Generation	5 Series (E34)	Senator B
Modification	530i	3.0i V6 Automatic
Website	https://www.bmw.com	https://www.vauxhall.co.uk/
Number of doors	4	4
Number of seats	5	5
Body type	Sedan	Sedan
Transmission	manual	automatic
Number of gears	5	4
Production from (year)	1988	1987
Production to (year)	1991	1993
Performance
Top speed (km/h)	227	208
Acceleration 0-100 km/h (s)	8.5	-
City consumption (l/100km)	15.9	14.3
Drive
Drive	Rear wheel drive	Rear wheel drive
Position of engine	Front,ongitudinal	Front,ongitudinal
Fuel	Petrol (Gasoline)	Petrol (Gasoline)
Max. power (hp)	188	156
Max. torque (Nm)	260	230
Fuel Engine
Number of cylinders	6	6
Cylinders arrangement	Inline	V engine
Valves per cylinder	2	2
Engine displacement (cm³)	2,986	2,969
Compression ratio	9	8.6
Max. power @ rpm (rpm)	5,800	5,400
Max. torque @ rpm (rpm)	4,300	3,800
Fuel system	-	Multi-point injection
Valve control	-	Sohc
Fuel tank (l)	80	75
Chassis
ABS	+	+
Front wheel suspension	-	Independent, Spring McPherson, with stabilizer
Rear wheel suspension	-	Multi-link independent
Power steering	Hydraulic Steering	-
Front brakes	-	Ventilated discs
Rear brakes	-	Disc
Tires size	195/65 R15	-
Turning radius (m)	11	10.1
Dimensions
Length (mm)	4,720	4,845
Width (mm)	1,751	1,763
Height (mm)	1,412	1,450
Wheelbase (mm)	2,761	2,730
Kerb weight (kg)	1,510	1,435
Gross weight (kg)	2,020	1,965
Minimum boot space (l)	460	-
Maximum boot space (l)	-	530
Drag coefficient (Cd)	-	0.3