BMW 5-series Touring · 523i Executive · Wagon · 2010 ‐ 2011

From 2010 BMW started production of cars type 5-series Touring, modification of 523i Touring Executive and terminated it in 2011. This automobile has five doors, the body is in the form a wagon, weight 1.7 tons and length 4.9 meters, that can seat 5 men in sum.

«5-series Touring 523i Touring Executive» automobile with a 6-speed manual transmission is connected to the rear-wheels. This vehicle can be accelerated for 8.2 seconds to 100 km/h, with a ceiling speed of 231 km/h, due to a 6-cylinders petrol motor engine with a «direct injection fuel system», which generate a peak power of 204 hp at 6100 rpm.

Fuel rate is 10.9 liters in the urban mode of driving, on the suburban 6.2 liters, and the average fuel rate is 7.9 l per 100 km. Tank volume is 70 liters of petrol, what allow you to go roughly 887 km unrefuelled.

The forward wheels of this vehicle have ventilated disks, 330 mm brakes and fixed to the underframe by dint of suspension type «Double wishbone, independent, coil springs» and equipped with sway bar. Rear wheels have ventilated disks, 330 mm brakes and attached to the body chassis by dint of suspension «Multilink, coil springs» and equipped with anti-roll bar. Tires have the next size - 225/55R17.

In accordance with the information of Euro NCAP crash test, this model of BMW 5-series Touring received the higher quantity of stars - five, indicating that it is a very safe automobile. Furthermore to passive safety systems (head/curtain, passenger, side, driver airbags), it is also equipped with active systems of safety such as Brake assistant, EBD, ABS, Traction control, ESP.