This automobile has a 4 door saloon (sedan) body style with a front mounted engine delivering power to the rear wheels.
The BMW 520d belongs to the E60 range of cars from BMW.
The BMW 520d's engine is a turbocharged diesel, 2 litre, double overhead camshaft 4 cylinder with 4 valves per cylinder. This unit develops 161 bhp (163 PS/120 kW) of power at 4000 rpm, and maximum torque of 340 N·m (251 lb·ft/34.7 kgm) at 2000-2750 rpm.
The engine supplies its power through to the wheels via a 6 speed automatic gearbox.
The BMW 520d weighs a claimed 1595 kg at the kerb.
Its maximum speed claimed is 223 km/h, which is 139 mph, claimed fuel consumption figures are 9.3/5.5/6.9 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined, and carbon dioxide emissions are 185.0 g/km.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 4 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2888 mm | 113.7 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1558 mm | 61.3 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1582 mm | 62.3 inches | |
| Length | 4841 mm | 190.6 inches | |
| Width | 1846 mm | 72.7 inches | |
| Height | 1468 mm | 57.8 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.68 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1595 kg | 3516 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 70 litres | 15.4 [18.5] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.28 | ||
| Frontal area | 2.26 m² | ||
| CdA | 0.63 | ||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | turbocharged diesel | ||
| Engine manufacturer | BMW | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 2 litre 1995 cc (121.742 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 84 × 90 mm
3.31 × 3.54 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.93 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 163 PS (161 bhp) (120 kW) at 4000 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 340 Nm (251 ft·lb) (34.7 kgm) at 2000-2750 rpm |
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| Specific output | 60.2 kW/litre 81.8 ps/litre 80.7 bhp/litre 1.32 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
170.43 Nm/litre
2.06 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 17:1 | ||
| Fuel system | common rail direct diesel injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 2141.6 kPa (310.6 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 498.75 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Turbo D. | ||
| Compressor | |||
| Intercooler | |||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 8.7 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 223 km/h (139 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 102.34 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 PS/kg 75.27 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 kW/kg 100.94 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 bhp/kg 0.05 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 13.29 kg/kW 22.19 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 9.3/5.5/6.9 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 9.3/5.5/6.9 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 10.8/18.2/14.5 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 30.4/51.4/40.9 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 25.3/42.8/34.1 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 185.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | I | ||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 7J x 16 LM | ||
| Wheel size rear | 7J x 16 LM | ||
| Tyres front | 225/55 R 16 95V | ||
| Tyres rear | 225/55 R 16 95V | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 310 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 320 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 6 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.69 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.23 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 131340 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| Model family | E60 | ||
| RAC rating | 17.5 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2005 BMW 520d Automatic added 2005-07-20. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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