The 520d is a motor car from BMW, with rear wheel drive, a front located engine and a 4 door saloon (sedan) body style.
It forms part of BMW's G30 model series.
Its engine is a turbocharged diesel, 2 litre, double overhead camshaft 4 cylinder with 4 valves per cylinder. This unit develops 187.5 bhp (190 PS/140 kW) of power at 4000 rpm, and maximum torque of 400 N·m (295 lb·ft/40.8 kgm) at 1750-2500 rpm.
Power is transferred to the wheels by means of an 8 speed automatic gearbox.
It weighs a claimed 1635 kg at the kerb.
It is said to be able to achieve a top speed of 235 km/h which is 146 mph, official fuel consumption figures are 4.7/3.8/4.1 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined, and carbon dioxide emissions are 108.0 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 | 2975 mm | 117.1 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1605 mm | 63.2 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1630 mm | 64.2 inches | |
| Length | 4936 mm | 194.3 inches | |
| Width | 1868 mm | 73.5 inches | |
| Height | 1479 mm | 58.2 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 144 mm | 5.7 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.66 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1635 kg | 3605 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 68 litres | 15 [18] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.24 | ||
| Frontal area | 2.35 m² | ||
| CdA | 0.56 | ||
| 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 | 190 PS (187.5 bhp) (140 kW) at 4000 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 400 Nm (295 ft·lb) (40.8 kgm) at 1750-2500 rpm |
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| Specific output | 70.1 kW/litre 95.3 ps/litre 94 bhp/litre 1.54 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
200.5 Nm/litre
2.42 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) | 2519.6 kPa (365.4 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 | 7.5 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 235 km/h (146 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 116.27 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.12 PS/kg 85.52 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 kW/kg 114.68 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.11 bhp/kg 0.05 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 11.69 kg/kW 19.53 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 4.7/3.8/4.1 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 4.7/3.8/4.1 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 21.3/26.3/24.4 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 60.1/74.3/68.9 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 50.0/61.9/57.4 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 108.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | B | ||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | A+ | ||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | power assisted rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 7½J x 17 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 7½J x 17 | ||
| Tyres front | 225/55 R 17 97Y | ||
| Tyres rear | 225/55 R 17 97Y | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi-S-ABS | ||
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| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 8 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.64 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 2.93 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 498289 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| Model family | G30 | ||
| RAC rating | 17.5 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2016 BMW 520d Automatic added 2016-10-15. Last modified 2020-03-16. |
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