BMW 5-series · 525tds · Sedan · 1996 ‐ 2000

Manufacturing version 525tds of automobile models 5-series was started in 1996 by BMW, and finished in 2000. In this auto can sit 5 person total, it has the body type of a sedan with four doors, and length 4.8 meters, weight 1.5 tons.

«5-series 525tds» is a rear wheel drive automobile with a 5-speed manual gear shift. This auto can speed up for 10.4 s to 100 km/h, with a peak speed of 211 km/h, owing to a 6-cylinders diesel motor with a «indirect injection fuel system», which produce a maximum power of 143 hp at 4600 rpm.

Fuel rate is 11.7 l in the city driving mode, on the suburban 6.3 l, and the mixed fuel consumption is 8.3 l per 100 kilometers. Gas tank capacity is 70 l of diesel, what provides to drive approximately 844 km unrefuelled.

The forward wheels of this auto have ventilated disks, 296 mm brakes and fixed to the underframe through suspension «MacPherson, independent, coil springs» and equipped with sway bar. Back wheels have disks, 298 mm brakes and fixed to the chassis through suspension type «Multilink, coil springs» and equipped with sway bar. Tires have the next measure - 205/65VR15.

In conformity with the data of Euro NCAP crash test, this model of BMW 5-series gained the great quantity of stars - four, which means that it is a well safe automobile. Furthermore to dynamic systems of safety (ABS, ESP, EBD, Traction control), it is also equipped with passive safety features (head/curtain, passenger, driver, side airbags).