BMW 5-series Touring · 525tds Executive · Wagon · 1997 ‐ 2000

In 1997 BMW began production of autos type 5-series Touring, modification of 525tds touring Executive and terminated it in 2000. In this automobile can fit 5 people including the driver, it has wagon body type with five doors, and length 4.8 meters, weight 1.6 tons.

«5-series Touring 525tds touring Executive» car with a 5-speed manual gearbox is fitted to the rear-wheels. 6-cylinders diesel engine with «indirect injection fuel system» can produce power 143 hp at 4600 rmp, which allows you to speed up the vehicle for 10.7 s to 100 km/h and reach maximum speed of 210 km/h.

Fuel rate is 11.7 liters in the city driving mode, on the highway 6.3 l, and the mixed fuel consumption is 8.3 l per 100 kilometers. Tank volume is 70 l of diesel, what lets to drive approximately 844 km unrefuelled.

The front wheels of this car have ventilated disks, 296 mm brakes and fixed to the undercarriage with help of suspension type «MacPherson, independent, coil springs» and equipped with stabilizer bar. Rear wheels have disks, 298 mm brakes and attached to the chassis using suspension «Multilink, coil springs» and equipped with sway 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 great quantity of stars - 4, which means that it is a well safe car. In addition to dynamic systems of safety (ABS, Traction control, EBD, ESP), it is also has passive safety (side, passenger, driver, head/curtain airbags).