BMW 5-series · 520i · Sedan · 2000 ‐ 2003

Type of automobiles 5-series, modification 520i began manufacture by BMW from 2000 and finished in 2003. In this vehicle can fit 5 person including the driver, it has sedan form with 4 doors, and length 4.8 meters, weight 1.5 tons.

«5-series 520i» car with a 5-speed manual gearbox is fitted to the rear wheels. This auto can be accelerated for 9.1 s to 100 km/h, with a peak speed of 226 km/h, thanks to a 6-cylinders petrol motor engine with a «multipoint injection system», which produce a peak power of 170 hp at 6250 rpm.

Gas tank volume of this car is 70 l of petrol, thereby when average fuel rate is 9 l per 100 km (7.1 liters on the suburban, 12.2 l in the city), what let you drive about 778 km without refueling.

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

According to the data of Euro NCAP crash test, this model of BMW 5-series gained the many number of stars - four, which means that it is a well safe automobile. In addition to passive systems of safety (side, passenger, driver, head/curtain airbags), it is also has active systems of safety such as Traction control, ABS, EBD, ESP.