Generation

BMW 7 Series E32

BMW 7 Series E32 (1986-1994): full specifications, engines, common problems and original brochures.

Produced 1986–1994 Chassis E32 Body Sedan
1989–1994 model years
6 trims
12–17 mpg combined

The E32 is the BMW 7 Series generation our specification records cover for US model years 1989–1994. Across that run EPA certified 29 versions of it for sale in America, under 7 trim names. It was sold as a sedan.

Dimensions are the figures the panel above does not carry. The E32 measures 193.3 in · 4,910 mm to 201.6 in · 5,121 mm long, sits on a wheelbase of 111.4 in · 2,830 mm to 116.1 in · 2,949 mm and weighs 3,836 lb · 1,740 kg to 4,235 lb · 1,921 kg. Length and wheelbase come from Transport Canada, which measures every vehicle sold in North America; curb weight from the same source.

Every version we hold under this code is rear-wheel drive. That matters on the used market more than it looks: which axles are driven changes the weight, the service list and the price, and the badge does not always say which you are looking at.

Gaps are left as gaps. We do not hold curb weight for 6 of the 29 and horsepower for any of them, because Transport Canada does not publish a weight for every model and EPA began recording certified output usefully only in the late 1990s. A dash on this site means the figure is not in a source we can name, never that it is roughly the same as the row above.

Powertrains

Engine line-up

ENGINES OFFERED IN THIS GENERATION
6-cyl · 3.4L 3 trims
8-cyl · 4.0L 2 trims
12-cyl · 5.0L 1 trim

Compiled from EPA data for the US market and from factory brochures.

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Brochures

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MY 2015 · US PDF
2015 BMW 7 Series Brochure
MY 2015 · 51 pages · 20.9 MB · EN
Updated 08·2026 Open
MY 2007 · US PDF
2007 BMW 7 Series Brochure
MY 2007 · 24 pages · 1.9 MB · EN
Updated 08·2026 Open
MY 2018 · US PDF
2018 BMW 7 Series Brochure
MY 2018 · 20 pages · 14.9 MB · EN
Updated 08·2026 Open