BMW 5-series · 530xd High Executive · Sedan · 2005 ‐ 2007

In 2005 BMW launched production of automobiles model 5-series, modification 530xd High Executive and terminated it in 2007. In this auto can sit 5 men including the driver, it has the form of a sedan with 4 doors, and length 4.8 meters, weight 1.7 tons.

«5-series 530xd High Executive» is a full wheel drive automobile with a 6-speed sequential automatic transmission. This car can speed up for 6.8 s to 100 km/h, with a top speed of 238 km/h, thanks to a 6-cylinders diesel motor engine with a «common rail system», which produce a max output of 231 horsepower at 4000 rpm.

Gas tank volume of this car is 70 l of diesel, thereby when mixed fuel consumption is 8.2 liters per 100 km (6.5 l on the suburban, 11.1 liters in the urban), that allows drive nearly 854 kilometers without refueling.

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

In conformity with the data of Euro NCAP crash test, this model of BMW 5-series received the great number of stars - 4, which indicates that it is a enough safe car. In addition to passive safety features (driver, head/curtain, passenger, side airbags), it is also equipped with dynamic safety such as Traction control, ABS, EBD, ESP, Brake assistant.