BMW 5-series · 540i · Sedan · 2006 ‐ 2007

From 2006 BMW launched manufacture of autos type 5-series, modification of 540i and closed it in 2007. The weight of the car is 1.6 tn and a length of 4.8 meters, It is formed as sedan with four doors, and may be fit in 5 men with a driver.

«5-series 540i» automobile with a 6-speed manual gearbox is fitted to the rear-wheels. This car can be accelerated for 6.2 seconds to 100 km/h, with a top speed of 250 km/h, thanks to a 8-cylinders petrol motor with a «multipoint injection fuel system», which produce a maximum output of 306 hp at 6300 rpm.

Fuel tank volume of this auto is 70 l of petrol, thus when medium fuel consumption is 11 liters per 100 km (8 liters on the suburban, 16.2 liters in the city), accordingly allows to go roughly 637 km unrefueled.

The forward wheels of this automobile have ventilated disks, 324 mm brakes and fixed to the undercarriage using suspension «MacPherson, independent, coil springs» and equipped anti-roll bar. Rear wheels have ventilated disks, 320 mm brakes and fixed to the chassis through suspension «Multilink, coil springs» and equipped with sway bar. Tires have the next measure - 225/55R16.

In conformity with the information of Euro NCAP crash test, this model of BMW 5-series gained the great quantity of stars - four, which means that it is a reasonably safe automobile. Furthermore to dynamic systems of safety (EBD, ESP, Brake assistant, ABS, Traction control), it is also has passive safety systems (passenger, head/curtain, driver, side airbags).