BMW 5-series · 525i Executive · Sedan · 2000 ‐ 2002

BMW started manufacture in 2000 of automobiles model 5-series, modification of 525i Executive and terminated it in 2002. In this vehicle can fit 5 person total, it has sedan form with 4 doors, and length 4.8 meters, weight 1.5 tons.

«5-series 525i Executive» vehicle with a 5-speed sequential automatic gearbox is fitted to the rear wheels. This vehicle can speed up for 8.9 seconds to 100 km/h, with a maximum speed of 232 km/h, owing to a 6-cylinders petrol motor with a «multipoint injection system», which produce a max power of 192 hp at 6000 rpm.

Fuel consumption is 14.4 l in the urban driving mode, on the suburban 7.9 l, and the normal fuel rate is 10.3 l per 100 km. Gas tank volume is 70 l of petrol, what provides to drive nearly 680 kilometers unrefueled.

The forward wheels of this model have ventilated disks, 296 mm brakes and attached to the underframe using suspension «MacPherson, independent, coil springs» and equipped with anti-roll bar. Rearward wheels have disks, 298 mm brakes and fixed to the body chassis by dint of suspension «Multilink, coil springs» and equipped stabilizer bar. Tires have the following size - 225/60WR15.

In conformity with the data of Euro NCAP crash test, this model of BMW 5-series received the great quantity of stars - four, which indicates that it is a reasonably safe auto. Furthermore to passive safety features (driver, side, passenger, head/curtain airbags), it is also has active safety such as EBD, ABS, Traction control, ESP.