BMW 5-series Touring · 550i · Wagon · 2005 ‐ 2007

BMW launched manufacture in 2005 of cars type 5-series Touring, modification 550i Touring and terminated it in 2007. This car has five doors, the body is in the form a wagon, weight 1.7 tons and length 4.8 meters, that can seat 5 person total.

«5-series Touring 550i Touring» have a rear wheel drive car with a 6-speed sequential automatic transmission. This car can speed up for 5.7 s to 100 km/h, with a top speed of 250 km/h, due to a 8-cylinders petrol engine with a «multipoint injection system», which produce a peak power of 367 horsepower at 6300 rpm.

Fuel rate is 16.6 l in the city mode of driving, on the track 8.2 liters, and the medium fuel consumption is 11.3 liters per 100 kilometers. Fuel tank capacity is 70 l of petrol, what lets to drive nearly 620 kilometers unrefueled.

The front wheels of this model have ventilated disks, 348 mm brakes and attached to the underframe by dint of suspension type «MacPherson, independent, coil springs» and equipped with stabilizer bar. Back wheels have ventilated disks, 345 mm brakes and attached to the body chassis by dint of suspension «Multilink, coil springs» and equipped with sway bar. Tires have the following size - 225/50R17.

In conformity with the data of Euro NCAP crash test, this model of BMW 5-series Touring gained the many number of stars - four, which means that it is a reasonably safe automobile. In addition to passive systems of safety (head/curtain, driver, passenger, side airbags), it is also has active safety features such as EBD, ESP, ABS, Traction control, Brake assistant.