BMW 5-series Touring · 520i · Wagon · 2000 ‐ 2004

Type of automobiles 5-series Touring, modification 520i touring started producing by BMW in 2000 and finished in 2004. This vehicle has five doors, the body chassis is shaped like a wagon, weight 1.6 tons and length 4.8 meters, that can seat 5 men in sum.

«5-series Touring 520i touring» vehicle with a 5-speed manual gear shift is connected to the rear wheels. This car can be accelerated for 9.5 seconds to 100 km/h, with a ceiling speed of 223 km/h, owing to a 6-cylinders petrol engine with a «multipoint injection fuel system», which generate a maximum power of 170 hp at 6250 rpm.

Fuel rate is 12.8 l in the urban driving mode, on the track 7.5 liters, and the intermediate fuel rate is 9.5 l per 100 kilometers. Tank capacity is 70 liters of petrol, what lets to go about 737 km without refueling.

The front wheels of this model have ventilated disks, 296 mm brakes and fixed to the underframe by dint of suspension «MacPherson, independent, coil springs» and equipped with stabilizer bar. Back 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 next size - 205/65VR15.

According to the information of Euro NCAP crash test, this model of BMW 5-series Touring got the many number of stars - four, indicating that it is a reasonably safe vehicle. Furthermore to dynamic safety (EBD, ABS, ESP, Traction control), it is also has passive systems of safety (side, driver, passenger, head/curtain airbags).