BMW 5-series Touring · 540i · Wagon · 1997 ‐ 2000

BMW started production from 1997 of automobiles type 5-series Touring, modification 540i touring and terminated it in 2000. This car has 5 doors, the body chassis is in the form a wagon, weight 1.7 tons and length 4.8 meters, which can seat 5 men in sum.

«5-series Touring 540i touring» vehicle with a 5-speed automatic gearbox is connected to the rear wheels. The 8-cylinders petrol motor engine with «multipoint injection fuel system» can generate power 286 hp at 5400 rmp, which allows you to speed up the auto in 6.7 seconds to 100 km/h and obtain maximum speed of 250 km/h.

Fuel rate is 17.6 l in the urban mode of driving, on the track 9.7 liters, and the mixed fuel consumption is 12.6 l per 100 kilometers. Gas tank capacity is 70 liters of petrol, what provides to go roughly 556 kilometers unrefueled.

The forward wheels of this automobile have ventilated disks, 324 mm brakes and attached to the undercarriage using suspension type «MacPherson, independent, coil springs» and equipped anti-roll bar. Rearward wheels have ventilated disks, 298 mm brakes and attached to the underframe using suspension «Multilink, coil springs» and equipped with stabilizer bar. Tires have the following dimensions - 225/55WR16.

In accordance with the information of Euro NCAP crash test, this model of BMW 5-series Touring gained the lot number of stars - 4, indicating that it is a well safe vehicle. Furthermore to passive safety systems (passenger, head/curtain, driver, side airbags), it is also equipped with active safety such as ABS, EBD, ESP, Traction control.