The 520 is a motor vehicle from BMW, with rear wheel drive, a front located engine and a Paul Bracq-styled 4 door saloon (sedan) body style.
The 520 is part of BMW's E12 range of cars.
Powering the BMW 520 is a single overhead camshaft, 2 litre naturally aspirated 6 cylinder engine, with 2 valves per cylinder that develops power and torque figures of 120.5 bhp (122 PS/90 kW) at 6000 rpm and 160 N·m (118 lb·ft/16.3 kgm) at 4000 rpm respectively.
A 3 speed automatic gearbox transfers the power to the driven wheels.
The quoted kerb weight is 1330 kg.
Maximum speed claimed is 174 km/h (108 mph).
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