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

BMW launched manufacture from 1997 of automobiles model 5-series Touring, modification 523i touring Executive and finished it in 2000. This five-door wagon has a length of 4.8 meters, weight 1.6 tons and is designed to sit 5 men total.

«5-series Touring 523i touring Executive» have a rear wheel drive auto with a 5-speed automatic transmission. This auto can speed up for 10.2 seconds to 100 km/h, with a top speed of 222 km/h, owing to a 6-cylinders petrol engine with a «multipoint injection system», which produce a peak output of 170 hp at 5500 rpm.

Fuel consumption is 15.6 liters in the urban driving mode, on the highway 7.9 l, and the normal fuel rate is 10.7 liters per 100 km. Tank volume is 70 l of petrol, what lets to drive about 655 km unrefuelled.

The forward wheels of this auto have ventilated disks, 296 mm brakes and attached to the undercarriage through suspension «MacPherson, independent, coil springs» and equipped sway bar. Rear wheels have disks, 298 mm brakes and attached to the chassis with help of suspension «Multilink, coil springs» and equipped anti-roll bar. Tires have the next size - 205/65VR15.

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