The 520d Touring is a rear wheel drive estate/station wagon road car with a front mounted engine, produced by BMW.
The 520d Touring is part of BMW's E61 series of cars.
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 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 drives the wheels via a 6 speed manual transmission.
Its claimed kerb weight is 1675 kg.
Top stated speed is 218 km/h, which equates to 135 mph, quoted fuel consumption is 8.3/4.8/6.1 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined, and carbon dioxide emissions are 162.0 g/km.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater estate/station wagon | ||
| Number of doors | 5 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2886 mm | 113.6 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1558 mm | 61.3 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1581 mm | 62.2 inches | |
| Length | 4843 mm | 190.7 inches | |
| Width | 1846 mm | 72.7 inches | |
| Height | 1491 mm | 58.7 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.68 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1675 kg | 3693 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 70 litres | 15.4 [18.5] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.3 | ||
| Frontal area | 2.26 m² | ||
| CdA | 0.68 | ||
| 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 | |||
| 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 | 8.9 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 218 km/h (135 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 97.46 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 PS/kg 71.68 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 kW/kg 96.12 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 bhp/kg 0.04 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 13.95 kg/kW 23.3 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 8.3/4.8/6.1 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 8.3/4.8/6.1 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 12.0/20.8/16.4 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 34.0/58.9/46.3 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 28.3/49.0/38.6 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 162.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | G | ||
| 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 95W | ||
| Tyres rear | 225/55 R 16 95W | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 310 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 320 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 6 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.83 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 2.65 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 131406 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| Model family | E61 | ||
| RAC rating | 17.5 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2005 BMW 520d Touring added 2005-07-21. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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