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

In 1997 BMW launched manufacture of autos type 5-series Touring, modification 523i touring Executive and finished it in 2000. In this car can fit 5 men total, it has the form of a wagon with 5 doors, and length 4.8 meters, weight 1.6 tons.

«5-series Touring 523i touring Executive» vehicle with a 5-speed manual transmission is connected to the rear wheels. This auto can be accelerated for 8.9 seconds to 100 km/h, with a peak speed of 224 km/h, thanks to a 6-cylinders petrol engine with a «multipoint injection system», which generate a peak power of 170 hp at 5500 rpm.

Fuel consumption is 13.4 liters in the urban driving mode, on the highway 7.7 liters, and the mixed fuel consumption is 9.8 liters per 100 kilometers. Tank capacity is 70 liters of petrol, what lets to drive nearly 715 km without refueling.

The forward wheels of this model have ventilated disks, 296 mm brakes and attached to the undercarriage using suspension «MacPherson, independent, coil springs» and equipped with stabilizer bar. Rearward wheels have disks, 298 mm brakes and attached to the chassis by dint of suspension type «Multilink, coil springs» and equipped with stabilizer bar. Tires have the following size - 205/65VR15.

In conformity with the information of Euro NCAP crash test, this model of BMW 5-series Touring gained the many quantity of stars - 4, which means that it is a enough safe automobile. In addition to passive safety features (side, head/curtain, driver, passenger airbags), it is also has active safety features such as Traction control, ESP, EBD, ABS.