BMW 5-series · 545i · Sedan · 2003 ‐ 2005

BMW began manufacture in 2003 of autos type 5-series, modification 545i and terminated it in 2005. 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 may be fit in 5 men with a driver.

«5-series 545i» automobile with a 6-speed sequential automatic gear shift is connected to the rear wheels. This car can be accelerated for 5.9 seconds to 100 km/h, with a peak speed of 250 km/h, due to a 8-cylinders petrol engine with a «multipoint injection system», which produce a peak output of 333 horsepower at 6100 rpm.

Gas tank capacity of this automobile is 70 l of petrol, thereby when average fuel consumption is 10.6 liters per 100 km (7.7 l on the suburban, 15.8 liters in the urban), that let you drive nearly 661 kilometers unrefuelled.

The forward wheels of this car have ventilated disks, 348 mm brakes and attached to the undercarriage using suspension type «MacPherson, independent, coil springs» and equipped stabilizer bar. Rear wheels have ventilated disks, 345 mm brakes and fixed to the chassis using suspension «Multilink, coil springs» and equipped sway bar. Tires have the next size - 225/50R17.

In accordance with the results of Euro NCAP crash test, this model of BMW 5-series received the many number of stars - four, indicating that it is a enough safe vehicle. Furthermore to passive safety features (side, passenger, driver, head/curtain airbags), it is also equipped with dynamic safety features such as ABS, Traction control, ESP, EBD, Brake assistant.