BMW 5-series Touring · 523i · Wagon · 2007 ‐ 2010

Manufacturing version 523i Touring of auto models 5-series Touring was launched in 2007 by BMW, and lasted until 2010. The weight of the car is 1.6 tn and a length of 4.8 m, It is shaped as wagon with five doors, and can be fit in 5 people including the driver.

«5-series Touring 523i Touring» have a rear wheel drive automobile with a 6-speed manual gear shift. This vehicle can be accelerated for 8.5 s to 100 km/h, with a peak speed of 230 km/h, owing to a 6-cylinders petrol motor with a «direct injection fuel system», which produce a max output of 190 hp at 6300 rpm.

Gas tank volume of this auto is 70 l of petrol, so when normal fuel rate is 7.7 liters per 100 km (6 liters on the highway, 10.6 l in the urban), that allows to go approximately 910 kilometers unrefueled.

The front wheels of this car have ventilated disks, 324 mm brakes and fixed to the body chassis through suspension «MacPherson, independent, coil springs» and equipped anti-roll bar. Rearward wheels have ventilated disks, 320 mm brakes and fixed to the undercarriage with help of suspension «Multilink, coil springs» and equipped with sway bar. Tires have the following dimensions - 225/55R16.

According to the data of Euro NCAP crash test, this model of BMW 5-series Touring got the great number of stars - 4, indicating that it is a reasonably safe vehicle. In addition to passive safety systems (head/curtain, side, passenger, driver airbags), it is also has active safety such as EBD, ESP, Traction control, Brake assistant, ABS.