BMW 5-series · 520i Executive · Sedan · 2000 ‐ 2002

From 2000 BMW started manufacture of autos model 5-series, modification of 520i Executive and finished it in 2002. This automobile has four doors, the body is in the form a sedan, weight 1.5 tons and length 4.8 meters, which can seat 5 person total.

«5-series 520i Executive» is a rear-wheel drive auto with a 5-speed sequential automatic gear shift. This car can speed up for 10.2 s to 100 km/h, with a top speed of 220 km/h, thanks to a 6-cylinders petrol motor with a «multipoint injection system», which generate a max power of 170 horsepower at 6250 rpm.

Fuel consumption is 13.5 liters in the urban mode of driving, on the track 7.8 l, and the intermediate fuel consumption is 9.9 l per 100 km. Gas tank volume is 70 liters of petrol, what allow you to go nearly 708 kilometers unrefuelled.

The front wheels of this auto have ventilated disks, 296 mm brakes and attached to the body chassis with help of suspension type «MacPherson, independent, coil springs» and equipped sway bar. Rear wheels have disks, 298 mm brakes and fixed to the chassis through suspension «Multilink, coil springs» and equipped anti-roll bar. Tires have the following dimensions - 205/65VR15.

In conformity with the data of Euro NCAP crash test, this model of BMW 5-series gained the great quantity of stars - four, indicating that it is a enough safe car. In addition to active systems of safety (ESP, Traction control, ABS, EBD), it is also equipped with passive safety systems (passenger, head/curtain, side, driver airbags).