BMW 5-series Touring · 523i · Wagon · 1997 ‐ 2000

From 1997 BMW launched production of automobiles type 5-series Touring, modification 523i touring and closed it in 2000. This car has 5 doors, the body chassis is in the form a wagon, weight 1.6 tons and length 4.8 meters, which can seat 5 person in sum.

«5-series Touring 523i touring» vehicle with a 5-speed manual gearbox is fitted to the rear-wheels. 6-cylinders petrol motor with «multipoint injection fuel system» can generate output 170 horsepower at 5500 rmp, which allows you to accelerate the vehicle in 8.9 seconds to 100 km/h and get top speed of 224 km/h.

Fuel consumption is 13.4 l in the city driving mode, on the highway 7.7 liters, and the mixed fuel rate is 9.8 l per 100 kilometers. Fuel tank capacity is 70 liters of petrol, what lets to drive approximately 715 kilometers unrefueled.

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

In conformity with the data of Euro NCAP crash test, this model of BMW 5-series Touring gained the many number of stars - 4, indicating that it is a enough safe automobile. In addition to passive systems of safety (passenger, head/curtain, side, driver airbags), it is also equipped with dynamic systems of safety such as ESP, ABS, EBD, Traction control.