BMW 5-series Touring · 523i Executive · Wagon · 2005 ‐ 2007

Type of automobiles 5-series Touring, modification of 523i Touring Executive started manufacturing by BMW in 2005 and finished in 2007. This five-door wagon has a length of 4.8 meters, weight 1.6 tons and is designed to sit 5 people including the driver.

«5-series Touring 523i Touring Executive» have a rear wheel drive auto with a 6-speed sequential automatic transmission. This car can speed up for 9.5 s to 100 km/h, with a max speed of 224 km/h, owing to a 6-cylinders petrol motor engine with a «multipoint injection fuel system», which produce a maximum power of 177 hp at 5800 rpm.

Fuel consumption is 13.7 liters in the city driving mode, on the suburban 7.1 l, and the medium fuel consumption is 9.5 liters per 100 km. Fuel tank capacity is 70 l of petrol, what lets to drive roughly 737 kilometers unrefueled.

The front wheels of this car have ventilated disks, 310 mm brakes and fixed to the underframe by dint of suspension type «MacPherson, independent, coil springs» and equipped with stabilizer bar. Rear wheels have ventilated disks, 320 mm brakes and fixed to the chassis using suspension type «Multilink, coil springs» and equipped stabilizer bar. Tires have the following dimensions - 225/55R16.

In accordance with the results of Euro NCAP crash test, this model of BMW 5-series Touring got the many quantity of stars - 4, which indicates that it is a reasonably safe car. In addition to dynamic systems of safety (Traction control, Brake assistant, ABS, EBD, ESP), it is also equipped with passive safety features (head/curtain, passenger, side, driver airbags).