BMW 5-series Touring · 540i · Wagon · 2000 ‐ 2004

Production modification 540i touring of automobile models 5-series Touring was started in 2000 by BMW, and lasted until 2004. The weight of the car is 1.8 tons and a length of 4.8 m, It is shaped as wagon with 5 doors, and can be fit in 5 people with a driver.

«5-series Touring 540i touring» have a rear-wheel drive automobile with a 5-speed sequential automatic transmission. This car can be accelerated for 6.7 s to 100 km/h, with a ceiling speed of 250 km/h, thanks to a 8-cylinders petrol engine with a «multipoint injection fuel system», which produce a peak output of 286 horsepower at 5400 rpm.

Fuel tank volume of this car is 70 liters of petrol, thereby when normal fuel rate is 12.8 liters per 100 km (9.2 liters on the suburban, 18.9 l in the urban), what allows to go nearly 547 km unrefueled.

The front wheels of this model have ventilated disks, 324 mm brakes and attached to the chassis using suspension «MacPherson, independent, coil springs» and equipped with stabilizer bar. Rear wheels have ventilated disks, 298 mm brakes and fixed to the underframe using suspension «Multilink, coil springs» and equipped with sway bar. Tires have the following dimensions - 225/55WR16.

In accordance with the results of Euro NCAP crash test, this model of BMW 5-series Touring received the great quantity of stars - 4, indicating that it is a enough safe vehicle. In addition to active safety features (Traction control, EBD, ABS, ESP, Brake assistant), it is also equipped with passive systems of safety (head/curtain, driver, passenger, side airbags).