BMW 5-series · 523i Executive · Sedan · 2007 ‐ 2010

Type of automobiles 5-series, modification 523i Executive started producing by BMW from 2007 and terminated in 2010. In this automobile can sit 5 men total, it has the body type of a sedan with four doors, and length 4.8 meters, weight 1.5 tons.

«5-series 523i Executive» have a rear wheel drive automobile with a 6-speed sequential automatic gearbox. This vehicle can be accelerated for 8.7 seconds to 100 km/h, with a max speed of 236 km/h, due to a 6-cylinders petrol motor with a «direct injection fuel system», which generate a peak output of 190 hp at 6300 rpm.

Fuel rate is 10.3 liters in the urban driving mode, on the suburban 5.9 l, and the medium fuel consumption is 7.5 liters per 100 km. Fuel tank volume is 70 l of petrol, what lets to go roughly 934 kilometers without refueling.

The front wheels of this auto have ventilated disks, 324 mm brakes and fixed to the body chassis through suspension type «MacPherson, independent, coil springs» and equipped anti-roll bar. Back wheels have ventilated disks, 320 mm brakes and attached to the body chassis using suspension type «Multilink, coil springs» and equipped sway bar. Tires have the next size - 225/55R16.

In accordance with the information of Euro NCAP crash test, this model of BMW 5-series received the lot number of stars - 4, which indicates that it is a enough safe car. In addition to active safety systems (Traction control, EBD, ABS, Brake assistant, ESP), it is also equipped with passive safety features (driver, side, head/curtain, passenger airbags).