BMW 5-series Touring · 525tds · Wagon · 1997 ‐ 2000

From 1997 BMW launched manufacture of cars model 5-series Touring, modification of 525tds touring and terminated it in 2000. This automobile has 5 doors, the body is shaped like a wagon, weight 1.6 tons and length 4.8 meters, that allows a seat 5 people in sum.

«5-series Touring 525tds touring» have a rear wheel drive automobile with a 5-speed manual gear shift. This car can be accelerated for 10.7 seconds to 100 km/h, with a maximum speed of 210 km/h, owing to a 6-cylinders diesel motor with a «indirect injection system», which generate a peak output of 143 horsepower at 4600 rpm.

Fuel tank capacity of this automobile is 70 l of diesel, so when normal fuel rate is 8.3 l per 100 km (6.3 liters on the track, 11.7 l in the city), that let you drive about 844 km unrefueled.

The forward wheels of this automobile have ventilated disks, 296 mm brakes and fixed to the underframe by dint of suspension «MacPherson, independent, coil springs» and equipped with anti-roll bar. Rear wheels have disks, 298 mm brakes and fixed to the underframe with help of suspension «Multilink, coil springs» and equipped anti-roll bar. Tires have the following size - 205/65VR15.

In accordance with the results of Euro NCAP crash test, this model of BMW 5-series Touring gained the great number of stars - 4, which means that it is a well safe auto. Furthermore to passive safety systems (driver, head/curtain, passenger, side airbags), it is also has active safety features such as Traction control, EBD, ESP, ABS.