BMW 5-series Touring · 525d Edition · Wagon · 2002 ‐ 2004

BMW started production in 2002 of autos model 5-series Touring, modification 525d touring Edition and terminated it in 2004. The weight of the car is 1.7 tn and a length of 4.8 m, It is shaped as wagon with five doors, and can be fit in 5 men with a driver.

«5-series Touring 525d touring Edition» car with a 5-speed sequential automatic gear shift is fitted to the rear wheels. This vehicle can speed up for 9.6 s to 100 km/h, with a peak speed of 215 km/h, owing to a 6-cylinders diesel engine with a «direct injection system», which generate a maximum output of 163 horsepower at 4000 rpm.

Fuel consumption is 11.5 l in the urban mode of driving, on the suburban 6.3 l, and the normal fuel rate is 8.2 l per 100 kilometers. Gas tank volume is 70 l of diesel, what lets to drive nearly 854 km unrefueled.

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

According to the data of Euro NCAP crash test, this model of BMW 5-series Touring received the many number of stars - four, which means that it is a reasonably safe vehicle. In addition to active safety systems (ABS, ESP, EBD, Traction control), it is also has passive safety features (side, head/curtain, passenger, driver airbags).