BMW 5-series Touring · 545i Executive · Wagon · 2004 ‐ 2005

BMW started manufacture in 2004 of automobiles model 5-series Touring, modification 545i Touring Executive and finished it in 2005. This 5-door wagon has a length of 4.8 meters, weight 1.7 tons and is designed to fit 5 person total.

«5-series Touring 545i Touring Executive» is a rear wheel drive auto with a 6-speed sequential automatic gear shift. 8-cylinders petrol motor with «multipoint injection fuel system» can generate power 333 hp at 6100 rmp, which allows you to speed up the vehicle for 6 s to 100 km/h and get peak speed of 250 km/h.

Fuel consumption is 16.4 l in the city driving mode, on the track 8.2 liters, and the mixed fuel rate is 11.2 liters per 100 km. Gas tank volume is 70 l of petrol, what allow you to go roughly 625 km unrefueled.

The forward wheels of this model have ventilated disks, 348 mm brakes and attached to the chassis using suspension «MacPherson, independent, coil springs» and equipped sway bar. Rear wheels have ventilated disks, 345 mm brakes and fixed to the body chassis with help of suspension «Multilink, coil springs» and equipped with anti-roll bar. Tires have the next dimensions - 225/50R17.

In accordance with the information of Euro NCAP crash test, this model of BMW 5-series Touring gained the lot number of stars - four, which indicates that it is a reasonably safe car. In addition to passive safety (driver, head/curtain, passenger, side airbags), it is also has active safety features such as EBD, Brake assistant, ESP, Traction control, ABS.