BMW 5-series · 520d · Sedan · 2007

In 2007 BMW started manufacture of automobiles model 5-series, modification 520d and finished it in 2007. This vehicle has four doors, the body chassis is shaped like a sedan, weight 1.5 tons and length 4.8 meters, that allows a seat 5 person in sum.

«5-series 520d» automobile with a 6-speed manual gearbox is connected to the rear wheels. This automobile can speed up for 8.6 seconds to 100 km/h, with a maximum speed of 223 km/h, due to a 4-cylinders diesel motor engine with a «common rail fuel system», which produce a peak output of 163 horsepower at 4000 rpm.

Fuel tank volume of this car is 70 l of diesel, thereby when intermediate fuel rate is 5.9 liters per 100 km (4.7 l on the highway, 8 l in the urban), that allows drive about 1187 km unrefuelled.

The front wheels of this car have ventilated disks, 324 mm brakes and fixed to the chassis with help of suspension type «MacPherson, independent, coil springs» and equipped with stabilizer bar. Back wheels have ventilated disks, 320 mm brakes and fixed to the underframe by dint of suspension type «Multilink, coil springs» and equipped with anti-roll 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 quantity of stars - 4, which indicates that it is a well safe car. In addition to passive safety systems (driver, head/curtain, side, passenger airbags), it is also equipped with active safety systems such as Brake assistant, Traction control, ESP, EBD, ABS.