BMW 5-series Touring · 523i · Wagon · 1997 ‐ 2000

Production version 523i touring of car models 5-series Touring was started in 1997 by BMW, and lasted until 2000. The weight of the car is 1.6 tons and a length of 4.8 meters, It is shaped as wagon with five doors, and may be placed in a 5 men including the driver.

«5-series Touring 523i touring» is a rear-wheel drive auto with a 5-speed automatic gear shift. The 6-cylinders petrol motor engine with «multipoint injection fuel system» can produce power 170 horsepower at 5500 rmp, allowing you to accelerate the vehicle in 10.2 seconds to 100 km/h and obtain max speed of 222 km/h.

Fuel tank volume of this vehicle is 70 l of petrol, thereby when normal fuel consumption is 10.7 l per 100 km (7.9 liters on the highway, 15.6 liters in the urban), accordingly allow you to go roughly 655 km without refueling.

The front wheels of this automobile have ventilated disks, 296 mm brakes and fixed to the undercarriage through suspension type «MacPherson, independent, coil springs» and equipped with sway bar. Back wheels have disks, 298 mm brakes and attached to the undercarriage using suspension «Multilink, coil springs» and equipped anti-roll bar. Tires have the following size - 205/65VR15.

In accordance with the results of Euro NCAP crash test, this model of BMW 5-series Touring gained the many number of stars - four, which indicates that it is a well safe vehicle. In addition to passive safety systems (head/curtain, driver, side, passenger airbags), it is also has dynamic safety such as EBD, ABS, Traction control, ESP.