BMW 5-series · 520d · Sedan · 2007

From 2007 BMW began manufacture of cars type 5-series, modification of 520d and finished it in 2007. In this auto can fit 5 person total, it has the form of a sedan with four doors, and length 4.8 meters, weight 1.5 tons.

«5-series 520d» vehicle with a 6-speed sequential automatic gear shift is connected to the rear wheels. This car can speed up for 8.7 s to 100 km/h, with a ceiling speed of 223 km/h, thanks to a 4-cylinders diesel motor with a «common rail fuel system», which produce a peak output of 163 horsepower at 4000 rpm.

Gas tank capacity of this car is 70 l of diesel, thus when mixed fuel rate is 6.9 liters per 100 km (5.5 l on the highway, 9.3 l in the urban), accordingly let you to go nearly 1015 km unrefuelled.

The forward wheels of this auto have ventilated disks, 324 mm brakes and fixed to the body chassis by dint of suspension type «MacPherson, independent, coil springs» and equipped anti-roll bar. Rear wheels have ventilated disks, 320 mm brakes and fixed to the chassis with help of suspension type «Multilink, coil springs» and equipped anti-roll bar. Tires have the following size - 225/55R16.

According to the information of Euro NCAP crash test, this model of BMW 5-series gained the many number of stars - 4, which means that it is a reasonably safe auto. Furthermore to dynamic systems of safety (EBD, ESP, Traction control, Brake assistant, ABS), it is also equipped with passive safety (passenger, driver, head/curtain, side airbags).