BMW 5-series Touring · 525d Executive · Wagon · 2000

In 2000 BMW started manufacture of automobiles model 5-series Touring, modification 525d touring Executive and terminated it in 2000. This automobile has five doors, the body chassis is in the form a wagon, weight 1.7 tons and length 4.8 meters, which allows a seat 5 men total.

«5-series Touring 525d touring Executive» is a rear-wheel drive car with a 5-speed manual transmission. This auto can be accelerated for 9.4 s to 100 km/h, with a maximum speed of 215 km/h, due to a 6-cylinders diesel engine with a «direct injection fuel system», which produce a max output of 163 hp at 4000 rpm.

Fuel rate is 9.5 l in the city mode of driving, on the suburban 5.6 liters, and the medium fuel consumption is 7 liters per 100 km. Fuel tank volume is 70 l of diesel, what provides to go approximately 1000 kilometers without refueling.

The front wheels of this automobile have ventilated disks, 296 mm brakes and attached to the chassis by dint of suspension type «MacPherson, independent, coil springs» and equipped anti-roll bar. Back wheels have disks, 298 mm brakes and fixed to the undercarriage through suspension type «Multilink, coil springs» and equipped stabilizer bar. Tires have the following dimensions - 225/60VR15.

In conformity with the results of Euro NCAP crash test, this model of BMW 5-series Touring gained the lot quantity of stars - 4, which means that it is a reasonably safe auto. In addition to active safety features (ABS, EBD, Traction control, ESP), it is also has passive safety (driver, side, passenger, head/curtain airbags).