BMW 5-series · 550i · Sedan · 2007 ‐ 2010

Make of cars 5-series, modification of 550i launched production by BMW in 2007 and terminated in 2010. This car has 4 doors, the body is in the form a sedan, weight 1.6 tons and length 4.8 meters, which can seat 5 people total.

«5-series 550i» is a rear-wheel drive auto with a 6-speed sequential automatic gear shift. The 8-cylinders petrol engine with «multipoint injection fuel system» can generate output 367 horsepower at 6300 rmp, which allows you to speed up the vehicle for 5.3 s to 100 km/h and achieve max speed of 250 km/h.

Gas tank capacity of this auto is 70 liters of petrol, so when intermediate fuel consumption is 10.3 l per 100 km (7.2 liters on the track, 15.5 liters in the urban), that allows to go about 680 km without refueling.

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

In conformity with the data of Euro NCAP crash test, this model of BMW 5-series gained the great number of stars - four, which means that it is a well safe auto. In addition to passive safety (passenger, head/curtain, side, driver airbags), it is also equipped with dynamic safety features such as Traction control, EBD, ESP, Brake assistant, ABS.