BMW 5-series · 530i Edition · Sedan · 2002 ‐ 2003

From 2002 BMW began manufacture of automobiles type 5-series, modification 530i Edition and finished it in 2003. The weight of the car is 1.6 tons and a length of 4.8 meters, It is shaped as sedan with four doors, and can be placed in a 5 people with a driver.

«5-series 530i Edition» have a rear wheel drive vehicle with a 5-speed sequential automatic gear shift. The 6-cylinders petrol motor with «multipoint injection system» can produce output 231 horsepower at 5900 rmp, allowing you to accelerate the car for 7.6 s to 100 km/h and reach peak speed of 244 km/h.

Fuel rate is 15.5 liters in the urban mode of driving, on the highway 7.9 liters, and the intermediate fuel consumption is 10.7 l per 100 kilometers. Fuel tank capacity is 70 liters of petrol, what provides to go roughly 655 km unrefueled.

The front wheels of this automobile have ventilated disks, 296 mm brakes and fixed to the chassis through suspension type «MacPherson, independent, coil springs» and equipped anti-roll bar. Back wheels have ventilated disks, 298 mm brakes and fixed to the body chassis with help of suspension type «Multilink, coil springs» and equipped stabilizer bar. Tires have the following dimensions - 225/55WR16.

In conformity with the results of Euro NCAP crash test, this model of BMW 5-series gained the lot number of stars - 4, which means that it is a enough safe automobile. In addition to dynamic safety features (Traction control, ABS, EBD, ESP), it is also has passive safety (passenger, head/curtain, driver, side airbags).