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

BMW started manufacture from 1997 of cars model 5-series Touring, modification 525tds touring and finished it in 2000. The weight of the car is 1.6 tons and a length of 4.8 m, It is formed as wagon with 5 doors, and may be fit in 5 person with a driver.

«5-series Touring 525tds touring» car with a 5-speed automatic gear shift is fitted to the rear wheels. 6-cylinders diesel motor engine with «indirect injection fuel system» can produce power 143 horsepower at 4600 rmp, which allows you to accelerate the car in 11.4 s to 100 km/h and obtain max speed of 203 km/h.

Fuel tank capacity of this car is 70 liters of diesel, therefore when average fuel rate is 9.4 liters per 100 km (7.2 liters on the track, 13.4 l in the urban), what allow you drive nearly 745 km unrefueled.

The forward wheels of this automobile have ventilated disks, 296 mm brakes and attached to the body chassis using suspension «MacPherson, independent, coil springs» and equipped with stabilizer bar. Rearward wheels have disks, 298 mm brakes and attached to the undercarriage with help of suspension type «Multilink, coil springs» and equipped with sway bar. Tires have the following measure - 205/65VR15.

According to the information of Euro NCAP crash test, this model of BMW 5-series Touring gained the many number of stars - 4, which indicates that it is a reasonably safe car. In addition to dynamic safety systems (ESP, Traction control, ABS, EBD), it is also equipped with passive systems of safety (side, driver, passenger, head/curtain airbags).