The BMW 520d Touring is a rear wheel drive motor vehicle, with its engine mounted in the front, and a 5 door estate/station wagon bodyshell.
The BMW 520d Touring belongs to the E61 range of cars from BMW.
Its 4 cylinder, double overhead camshaft turbocharged powerplant has 4 valves per cylinder and a displacement of 2 litres. In this application it musters power and torque figures of 161 bhp (163 PS/120 kW) at 4000 rpm and 340 Nm (251 lbft/34.7 kgm) at 2000-2750 rpm respectively.
A 6 speed automatic gearbox delivers the power to the wheels.
Having a claimed weight at the kerb of 1695 kg, the BMW 520d Touring can dispense with the 0-100 km/h sprint in 8.9 seconds and the standing kilometre in 30 seconds.
Maximum speed claimed is 218 km/h (135 mph), claimed fuel consumption is 9.6/5.6/7.1 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined, and carbon dioxide emissions are 189.0 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 | 1695 kg | 3737 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 70 litres | 15.4 [18.5] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.29 | ||
| Frontal area | 2.26 m² | ||
| CdA | 0.66 | ||
| 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 | 8.9 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | 30 s | ||
| Maximum speed | 218 km/h (135 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 96.31 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 PS/kg 70.83 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 kW/kg 94.99 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 bhp/kg 0.04 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 14.12 kg/kW 23.58 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 9.6/5.6/7.1 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 9.6/5.6/7.1 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 10.4/17.9/14.1 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 29.4/50.4/39.8 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 24.5/42.0/33.1 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 189.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | J | ||
| 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 automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.69 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.23 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 151800 | ||
| 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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2007 BMW 520d Touring Automatic added 2007-01-09. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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