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

Model of cars 5-series Touring, modification of 550i Touring Executive launched manufacture by BMW from 2005 and terminated in 2007. In this car can sit 5 men total, it has the form of a wagon with five doors, and length 4.8 meters, weight 1.7 tons.

«5-series Touring 550i Touring Executive» car with a 6-speed sequential automatic gear shift is fitted to the rear wheels. This automobile can speed up for 5.7 s to 100 km/h, with a peak speed of 250 km/h, owing to a 8-cylinders petrol engine with a «multipoint injection system», which generate a peak power of 367 horsepower at 6300 rpm.

Fuel rate is 16.6 l in the urban driving mode, on the track 8.2 l, and the average fuel consumption is 11.3 l per 100 km. Tank capacity is 70 l of petrol, what lets to go approximately 620 km unrefuelled.

The forward wheels of this model have ventilated disks, 348 mm brakes and fixed to the undercarriage through suspension «MacPherson, independent, coil springs» and equipped anti-roll bar. Back wheels have ventilated disks, 345 mm brakes and fixed to the body chassis using suspension «Multilink, coil springs» and equipped with anti-roll 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 received the great quantity of stars - 4, which indicates that it is a well safe vehicle. In addition to active safety (Brake assistant, Traction control, ABS, EBD, ESP), it is also equipped with passive systems of safety (driver, side, passenger, head/curtain airbags).