BMW 5-series · 530d Executive · Sedan · 1998 ‐ 2000

BMW began manufacture from 1998 of automobiles type 5-series, modification 530d Executive and finished it in 2000. In this car can sit 5 people total, it has the body type of a sedan with 4 doors, and length 4.8 meters, weight 1.6 tons.

«5-series 530d Executive» is a rear-wheel drive vehicle with a 4-speed automatic transmission. 6-cylinders diesel motor engine with «direct injection system» can generate power 184 hp at 4000 rmp, allowing you to speed up the automobile in 8.4 s to 100 km/h and obtain maximum speed of 225 km/h.

Fuel tank volume of this vehicle is 70 l of diesel, therefore when medium fuel rate is 8.3 l per 100 km (6.4 liters on the highway, 11.7 l in the city), accordingly let you drive roughly 844 km without refueling.

The forward wheels of this automobile have ventilated disks, 296 mm brakes and attached to the chassis using suspension type «MacPherson, independent, coil springs» and equipped with stabilizer bar. Rear wheels have disks, 298 mm brakes and fixed to the undercarriage with help of suspension «Multilink, coil springs» and equipped with anti-roll bar. Tires have the next dimensions - 225/65VR15.

According to the data of Euro NCAP crash test, this model of BMW 5-series gained the great number of stars - 4, indicating that it is a enough safe vehicle. Furthermore to active safety (EBD, ESP, ABS, Traction control), it is also equipped with passive safety features (passenger, driver, side, head/curtain airbags).