BMW 5-series Touring · 520i Executive · Wagon · 1997 ‐ 2000

BMW started production in 1997 of automobiles model 5-series Touring, modification 520i touring Executive and finished it in 2000. In this vehicle can sit 5 person total, it has wagon form with 5 doors, and length 4.8 meters, weight 1.6 tons.

«5-series Touring 520i touring Executive» automobile with a 5-speed automatic gearbox is fitted to the rear-wheels. This automobile can speed up for 12.2 seconds to 100 km/h, with a ceiling speed of 209 km/h, owing to a 6-cylinders petrol motor engine with a «multipoint injection fuel system», which produce a maximum power of 150 hp at 5900 rpm.

Gas tank capacity of this car is 70 l of petrol, therefore when average fuel consumption is 10.5 l per 100 km (7.8 liters on the highway, 15.3 l in the urban), what allow you drive roughly 667 kilometers without refueling.

The front wheels of this auto have ventilated disks, 296 mm brakes and fixed to the undercarriage with help of suspension type «MacPherson, independent, coil springs» and equipped with sway bar. Rearward wheels have disks, 298 mm brakes and attached to the undercarriage using suspension type «Multilink, coil springs» and equipped anti-roll bar. Tires have the next measure - 205/65VR15.

In accordance with the data of Euro NCAP crash test, this model of BMW 5-series Touring got the lot number of stars - four, which indicates that it is a reasonably safe car. In addition to passive systems of safety (side, driver, head/curtain, passenger airbags), it is also has active safety features such as ABS, Traction control, ESP, EBD.