This vehicle has a 4 door saloon (sedan) body style with a front mounted engine supplying power to the rear wheels.
The 520d is part of BMW's F10 model series.
It is powered by a turbocharged engine of 2 litre capacity. This unit features double overhead camshaft valve gear, 4 cylinder layout, and 4 valves per cylinder. It has an output of 181 bhp (184 PS/135 kW) of power at 4000 rpm, and maximum torque of 380 N·m (280 lb·ft/38.8 kgm) at 1900-2750 rpm.
The engine transmits power to the wheels compliments of an 8 speed automatic gearbox.
Having a stated kerb weight of 1720 kg, the BMW 520d covers the 0-100 km/h yardstick in 8.1 seconds and the standing kilometre in 29 seconds.
The BMW 520d is claimed to achieve a top speed of 225 km/h, or 140 mph, and carbon dioxide emissions are 137.0 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 | 2968 mm | 116.9 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1600 mm | 63 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1627 mm | 64.1 inches | |
| Length | 4899 mm | 192.9 inches | |
| Width | 1860 mm | 73.2 inches | |
| Height | 1464 mm | 57.6 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 141 mm | 5.6 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.65 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1720 kg | 3792 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 70 litres | 15.4 [18.5] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.28 | ||
| Frontal area | 2.35 m² | ||
| CdA | 0.66 | ||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | turbocharged diesel | ||
| Engine manufacturer | BMW | ||
| Engine code | N47D20O1 | ||
| 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 | 184 PS (181 bhp) (135 kW) at 4000 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 380 Nm (280 ft·lb) (38.8 kgm) at 1900-2750 rpm |
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| Specific output | 67.7 kW/litre 92 ps/litre 90.7 bhp/litre 1.49 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
190.48 Nm/litre
2.3 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 16.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | common rail direct diesel injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 2393.6 kPa (347.2 psi) | ||
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| 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 | 8.1 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | 29 s | ||
| Maximum speed | 225 km/h (140 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 106.7 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.11 PS/kg 78.47 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 kW/kg 105.23 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.11 bhp/kg 0.05 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 12.74 kg/kW 21.29 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
| km/litre | |||
| UK MPG | |||
| US MPG | |||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 137.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | E | ||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | A | ||
| 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 | 8J x 17 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 8J x 17 | ||
| Tyres front | 225/55 R 17 97W | ||
| Tyres rear | 225/55 R 17 97W | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 330 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 330 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 8 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.67 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 2.93 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 207559 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| Model family | F10 | ||
| RAC rating | 17.5 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2009 BMW 520d Automatic added 2009-12-06. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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