BMW 5-series · 540i Protection Executive · Sedan · 1997 ‐ 2000

From 1997 BMW started manufacture of automobiles model 5-series, modification of 540i Protection Executive and closed it in 2000. This four-door sedan has a length of 4.8 meters, weight 1.8 tons and is designed to sit 5 passengers total.

«5-series 540i Protection Executive» vehicle with a 5-speed automatic gearbox is fitted to the rear wheels. This automobile can be accelerated for 6.7 seconds to 100 km/h, with a peak speed of 250 km/h, owing to a 8-cylinders petrol engine with a «multipoint injection fuel system», which produce a peak output of 286 horsepower at 5400 rpm.

Fuel tank volume of this auto is 70 l of petrol, thus when mixed fuel consumption is 12.8 l per 100 km (9.7 l on the track, 17.9 l in the urban), that let you to go roughly 547 kilometers unrefuelled.

The forward wheels of this auto have ventilated disks, 324 mm brakes and attached to the underframe with help of suspension type «MacPherson, independent, coil springs» and equipped with anti-roll bar. Back wheels have ventilated disks, 298 mm brakes and fixed to the undercarriage with help of suspension type «Multilink, coil springs» and equipped stabilizer bar. Tires have the next size - 225/55WR16.

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