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

BMW began manufacture in 1997 of automobiles model 5-series Touring, modification of 525tds touring Executive and closed it in 2000. The weight of the car is 1.6 tn and a length of 4.8 m, It is shaped as wagon with 5 doors, and can be placed in a 5 men including the driver.

«5-series Touring 525tds touring Executive» auto with a 5-speed automatic gear shift is connected to the rear wheels. This automobile can speed up for 11.4 s to 100 km/h, with a max speed of 203 km/h, owing to a 6-cylinders diesel motor with a «indirect injection system», which generate a max power of 143 horsepower at 4600 rpm.

Fuel rate is 13.4 l in the urban driving mode, on the highway 7.2 l, and the medium fuel consumption is 9.4 l per 100 kilometers. Tank capacity is 70 l of diesel, what provides to go nearly 745 kilometers unrefueled.

The front wheels of this automobile have ventilated disks, 296 mm brakes and fixed to the undercarriage by dint of suspension type «MacPherson, independent, coil springs» and equipped anti-roll bar. Rear wheels have disks, 298 mm brakes and fixed to the body chassis by dint of suspension type «Multilink, coil springs» and equipped sway bar. Tires have the following measure - 205/65VR15.

According to the information of Euro NCAP crash test, this model of BMW 5-series Touring gained the great quantity of stars - 4, which indicates that it is a enough safe auto. Furthermore to dynamic safety (EBD, ESP, ABS, Traction control), it is also has passive safety (passenger, head/curtain, driver, side airbags).