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

BMW started manufacture in 1996 of autos type 5-series, modification 525tds Executive and terminated it in 2000. This automobile has four doors, the body is in the form a sedan, weight 1.5 tons and length 4.8 meters, which can seat 5 people in sum.

«5-series 525tds Executive» is a rear-wheel drive automobile with a 4-speed automatic transmission. This car can speed up for 11 seconds to 100 km/h, with a max speed of 205 km/h, owing to a 6-cylinders diesel motor engine with a «indirect injection fuel system», which produce a peak output of 143 horsepower at 4600 rpm.

Fuel tank volume of this auto is 70 liters of diesel, thus when medium fuel rate is 9.4 liters per 100 km (7.2 liters on the highway, 13.4 liters in the urban), accordingly allows to go nearly 745 kilometers unrefuelled.

The front wheels of this vehicle have ventilated disks, 296 mm brakes and attached to the undercarriage using suspension «MacPherson, independent, coil springs» and equipped stabilizer bar. Back wheels have disks, 298 mm brakes and fixed to the body chassis by dint of suspension type «Multilink, coil springs» and equipped with sway bar. Tires have the following measure - 205/65VR15.

In accordance with the data of Euro NCAP crash test, this model of BMW 5-series gained the many quantity of stars - four, indicating that it is a reasonably safe auto. Furthermore to active safety (Traction control, ESP, ABS, EBD), it is also equipped with passive safety (driver, side, head/curtain, passenger airbags).