BMW 5-series · 520i · Sedan · 2003 ‐ 2005

BMW launched manufacture in 2003 of autos type 5-series, modification 520i and terminated it in 2005. This car has four doors, the body chassis is in the form a sedan, weight 1.5 tons and length 4.8 meters, that can seat 5 people total.

«5-series 520i» is a rear-wheel drive vehicle with a 6-speed manual gearbox. This auto can speed up for 9 seconds to 100 km/h, with a maximum speed of 230 km/h, owing to a 6-cylinders petrol engine with a «multipoint injection system», which generate a peak output of 170 hp at 6100 rpm.

Gas tank volume of this automobile is 70 liters of petrol, thereby when intermediate fuel rate is 9 l per 100 km (6.8 liters on the highway, 13 l in the city), that let you to go nearly 778 km without refueling.

The front wheels of this auto have ventilated disks, 310 mm brakes and attached to the body chassis with help of suspension type «MacPherson, independent, coil springs» and equipped stabilizer bar. Back wheels have ventilated disks, 320 mm brakes and attached to the undercarriage using suspension «Multilink, coil springs» and equipped with stabilizer bar. Tires have the following dimensions - 225/55R16.

In accordance with the information of Euro NCAP crash test, this model of BMW 5-series got the many number of stars - four, which indicates that it is a reasonably safe car. Furthermore to passive safety (head/curtain, passenger, driver, side airbags), it is also equipped with active safety features such as ABS, ESP, Brake assistant, EBD, Traction control.