BMW 5-series · 540i · Sedan · 2007 ‐ 2010

Manufacturing version 540i of automobile models 5-series was launched in 2007 by BMW, and lasted until 2010. In this car can sit 5 people including the driver, it has sedan body type with four doors, and length 4.8 meters, weight 1.6 tons.

«5-series 540i» is a rear-wheel drive automobile with a 6-speed manual gearbox. This vehicle can be accelerated for 6.1 seconds to 100 km/h, with a top speed of 250 km/h, due to a 8-cylinders petrol engine with a «multipoint injection system», which generate a maximum power of 306 hp at 6300 rpm.

Fuel consumption is 15.8 l in the urban mode of driving, on the suburban 7.4 liters, and the medium fuel rate is 10.5 l per 100 km. Gas tank volume is 70 l of petrol, what provides to drive roughly 667 km unrefuelled.

The forward wheels of this vehicle have ventilated disks, 348 mm brakes and fixed to the underframe by dint of suspension «MacPherson, independent, coil springs» and equipped stabilizer bar. Rear wheels have ventilated disks, 345 mm brakes and attached to the underframe by dint of suspension «Multilink, coil springs» and equipped stabilizer bar. Tires have the next dimensions - 225/50R17.

According to the data of Euro NCAP crash test, this model of BMW 5-series received the lot quantity of stars - 4, indicating that it is a enough safe auto. Furthermore to passive safety systems (side, driver, head/curtain, passenger airbags), it is also equipped with dynamic safety features such as ABS, Brake assistant, ESP, Traction control, EBD.