BMW 5-series Touring · 525i · Wagon · 2004 ‐ 2005

BMW started production in 2004 of autos model 5-series Touring, modification of 525i Touring and closed it in 2005. This 5-door wagon has a length of 4.8 meters, weight 1.6 tons and is destined to sit 5 men including the driver.

«5-series Touring 525i Touring» vehicle with a 6-speed manual gear shift is fitted to the rear-wheels. This automobile can be accelerated for 8.2 s to 100 km/h, with a maximum speed of 232 km/h, thanks to a 6-cylinders petrol engine with a «multipoint injection system», which generate a max output of 192 horsepower at 6000 rpm.

Fuel tank volume of this auto is 70 liters of petrol, so when normal fuel consumption is 9.9 liters per 100 km (7.5 l on the track, 14.1 liters in the urban), that allow you to go approximately 708 kilometers unrefueled.

The forward wheels of this auto have ventilated disks, 310 mm brakes and attached to the undercarriage using suspension «MacPherson, independent, coil springs» and equipped with anti-roll bar. Back wheels have ventilated disks, 320 mm brakes and fixed to the underframe by dint of suspension «Multilink, coil springs» and equipped stabilizer bar. Tires have the next dimensions - 225/55R16.

According to the information of Euro NCAP crash test, this model of BMW 5-series Touring gained the great quantity of stars - 4, which indicates that it is a reasonably safe auto. Furthermore to passive safety (head/curtain, passenger, driver, side airbags), it is also equipped with dynamic systems of safety such as Brake assistant, ESP, EBD, Traction control, ABS.