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

BMW launched manufacture in 2000 of cars type 5-series Touring, modification 520i touring and closed it in 2004. 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 men with a driver.

«5-series Touring 520i touring» auto with a 5-speed sequential automatic gearbox is fitted to the rear wheels. This vehicle can speed up for 10.5 seconds to 100 km/h, with a ceiling speed of 217 km/h, owing to a 6-cylinders petrol motor engine with a «multipoint injection system», which produce a peak output of 170 horsepower at 6250 rpm.

Gas tank capacity of this auto is 70 l of petrol, therefore when intermediate fuel rate is 10.1 liters per 100 km (7.9 liters on the highway, 13.7 liters in the city), what allows to go roughly 694 kilometers unrefuelled.

The forward wheels of this model have ventilated disks, 296 mm brakes and attached to the underframe using suspension «MacPherson, independent, coil springs» and equipped with anti-roll bar. Back wheels have disks, 298 mm brakes and fixed to the undercarriage using suspension «Multilink, coil springs» and equipped with anti-roll bar. Tires have the next size - 205/65VR15.

In conformity with the results of Euro NCAP crash test, this model of BMW 5-series Touring got the great quantity of stars - four, which indicates that it is a well safe automobile. Furthermore to passive safety (side, passenger, driver, head/curtain airbags), it is also equipped with active systems of safety such as Traction control, EBD, ABS, ESP.