BMW 5-series · 525td Executive · Sedan · 1997 ‐ 2000

Model of autos 5-series, modification 525td Executive manufactured by BMW from 1997 and terminated in 2000. In this car can sit 5 people including the driver, it has sedan body type with four doors, and length 4.8 meters, weight 1.5 tons.

«5-series 525td Executive» have a rear-wheel drive automobile with a 5-speed manual gear shift. This vehicle can be accelerated for 11.9 s to 100 km/h, with a maximum speed of 198 km/h, due to a 6-cylinders diesel motor engine with a «indirect injection system», which generate a maximum power of 115 hp at 4800 rpm.

Fuel tank volume of this vehicle is 70 l of diesel, thereby when mixed fuel rate is 7.9 l per 100 km (6 liters on the highway, 11.3 liters in the city), that allows to go approximately 887 kilometers unrefueled.

The front wheels of this automobile have ventilated disks, 296 mm brakes and fixed to the body chassis using suspension «MacPherson, independent, coil springs» and equipped anti-roll bar. Back wheels have disks, 298 mm brakes and attached to the undercarriage using suspension «Multilink, coil springs» and equipped with anti-roll bar. Tires have the next size - 205/65VR15.

In accordance with the data of Euro NCAP crash test, this model of BMW 5-series got the many number of stars - 4, which indicates that it is a reasonably safe automobile. In addition to dynamic safety features (Traction control, ABS, ESP, EBD), it is also has passive safety features (side, driver, head/curtain, passenger airbags).