The 520 is a rear wheel drive Paul Bracq designed saloon (sedan) car with a front mounted engine, from BMW.
The BMW 520 is one of the E12 range of cars from BMW.
The 2 litre engine is a naturally aspirated, single overhead camshaft, 4 cylinder that develops 113 bhp (115 PS/84 kW) of power at 5600 rpm, and maximum torque of 165 N·m (122 lb·ft/16.8 kgm) at 3700 rpm.
This power is transferred to the wheels by means of a 3 speed automatic gearbox.
Stated weight at the kerb is 1260 kg.
Maximum stated speed is 170 km/h (106 mph).
Full specs
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| Carrosserie | |||
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| Carrosserie | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Aantal portieren | 4 | ||
| Ontwerper | Paul Bracq | ||
| Afmetingen en gewicht | |||
| Wielbasis | 2636 | 103.8 | |
| Spoorbreedte voor | 1406 | 55.4 | |
| Spoorbreedte achter | 1442 | 56.8 | |
| Lengte | 4620 | 181.9 | |
| Breedte | 1690 | 66.5 | |
| Hoogte | 1425 | 56.1 | |
| Bodemvrijheid | |||
| 1.75 | |||
| Gewicht | 1260 kg | 2778 | |
| Gewichtsverdeling | |||
| Benzinetank inhalt | 70 litres | 15.4 [18.5] UK [US] gal. | |
| Aërodynamica | |||
| Cw-waarde | |||
| Frontaal oppervlak | |||
| CdA | |||
| naturally aspirated petrol | |||
| Motor fabrikant | BMW | ||
| Motor nummer | |||
| Aantal cilinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Cilinderinhoud | 2 litre 1991 cc (121.498 cu in) |
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| Boring × Slag | 89 × 80 mm
3.5 × 3.15 in |
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| Boring/slag verhouding | 1.11 | ||
| Distributie | single overhead camshaft (SOHC)
2 Kleppen per cilinder 8 Totaal aantal kleppen |
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| Vermogen | 115 PS (113 bhp) (84 kW) bij 5600 t/min |
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| Max. koppel | 165 Nm (122 ft·lb) (16.8 kgm) bij 3700 t/min |
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| Specific output | 42.3 kW/litre 57.5 ps/litre 56.8 bhp/litre 0.93 bhp/cu in |
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82.87 Nm/litre
1 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Motor constructie | |||
| Smering | Nat carter | ||
| Compressieverhouding | 9:1 | ||
| Brandstofsysteem | 2 Stromberg 175 CDET carburettors | ||
| 1041.4 kPa (151 psi) | |||
| Maximum tpm | |||
| Aantal nokkenas lagers | 5 | ||
| Afkoeling | Water | ||
| Eenheidscylinderinhoud | 497.75 cc | ||
| Aanzuiging | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Katalysator | N | ||
| Prestasies | |||
| 0-80km/h | |||
| 0-60mph | |||
| 0-100km/h | |||
| 0-160km/h | |||
| 0-400m | |||
| 0-1000m | |||
| Max. snelheid | 170 km/h (106 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 90.93 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 PS/kg 66.88 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 kW/kg 89.68 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 bhp/kg 0.04 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 14.95 kg/kW 24.98 lb/bhp |
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| Verbruik | |||
| Benzineverbruik | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
| km/litre | |||
| UK MPG | |||
| US MPG | |||
| CO2 Emissies | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| Onderstel | |||
| Motor plaatsing | front | ||
| Motor plaatsing | longitudinal | ||
| Aandrijving | rear wheel drive | ||
| Koppelverdeling | N/A | ||
| Stuurinrichting | |||
| Aantal omwentelingen stuurwiel | |||
| Draaicirkel | |||
| Wielophanging voor | |||
| Wielophanging achter | |||
| Velgmaat voor | 5½J x 14 H2 | ||
| Velgmaat achter | 5½J x 14 H2 | ||
| Bandenmaat voor | 175 SR 14 | ||
| Bandenmaat agter | 175 SR 14 | ||
| Bremmen voor/agter | Di/Dr-S | ||
| Rem diameter voor | 272 mm | ||
| Rem diameter agter | 250 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Versnellingsbak | 3 speed automatic | ||
| Hoogste versnelling verhouding | 1 | ||
| Achteras verhouding | 4.10 | ||
| Algemeen | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 271436 | ||
| Totaal gebouwd | |||
| Bouwserie | |||
| Model familie | E12 | ||
| RAC rating | 19.6 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1975 BMW 520 Automatic added 2012-05-22. Last modified 2020-02-02. |
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