BMW 5-series · 540i Edition · Sedan · 2002 ‐ 2003

From 2002 BMW started production of autos type 5-series, modification 540i Edition and finished it in 2003. The weight of the car is 1.7 tn and a length of 4.8 m, It is formed as sedan with 4 doors, and can be placed in a 5 men with a driver.

«5-series 540i Edition» automobile with a 5-speed sequential automatic gear shift is fitted to the rear-wheels. This auto can be accelerated for 6.4 s to 100 km/h, with a maximum speed of 250 km/h, due to a 8-cylinders petrol motor engine with a «multipoint injection system», which produce a max power of 286 horsepower at 5400 rpm.

Fuel consumption is 18.2 liters in the urban mode of driving, on the track 8.9 liters, and the intermediate fuel consumption is 12.3 liters per 100 km. Fuel tank volume is 70 l of petrol, what lets to go nearly 570 kilometers unrefuelled.

The front wheels of this auto have ventilated disks, 324 mm brakes and attached to the undercarriage by dint of suspension type «MacPherson, independent, coil springs» and equipped with stabilizer bar. Back wheels have ventilated disks, 298 mm brakes and fixed to the underframe by dint of suspension type «Multilink, coil springs» and equipped anti-roll bar. Tires have the next measure - 225/55WR16.

According to the data of Euro NCAP crash test, this model of BMW 5-series got the many number of stars - four, which means that it is a well safe automobile. Furthermore to passive safety systems (driver, head/curtain, side, passenger airbags), it is also has active safety such as Brake assistant, ABS, EBD, Traction control, ESP.