The 520i is a motor vehicle from BMW, with rear wheel drive, a front positioned engine and a 4 door saloon (sedan) body style.
It forms part of BMW's E60 model series.
It is powered by a naturally aspirated 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 168 bhp (170 PS/125 kW) of power at 6700 rpm, and maximum torque of 210 N·m (155 lb·ft/21.4 kgm) at 4250 rpm.
A 6 speed automatic 'box transmits the power to the wheels.
Stated weight at the kerb is 1565 kg.
The BMW 520i is said to be able to manage a maxiumum speed of 224 km/h (139 mph), quoted fuel consumption is 9.4/5.4/6.9 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined, and carbon dioxide emissions are 164.0 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) | 1581 mm | 62.2 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 | 1565 kg | 3450 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 70 litres | 15.4 [18.5] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.26 | ||
| Frontal area | 2.26 m² | ||
| CdA | 0.59 | ||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | BMW | ||
| Engine code | N43B20U0 | ||
| 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 | 170 PS (168 bhp) (125 kW) at 6700 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 210 Nm (155 ft·lb) (21.4 kgm) at 4250 rpm |
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| Specific output | 62.8 kW/litre 85.4 ps/litre 84.2 bhp/litre 1.38 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
105.26 Nm/litre
1.27 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 12:1 | ||
| Fuel system | direct petrol injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1322.8 kPa (191.9 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 498.75 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 9.6 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | 30 s | ||
| Maximum speed | 224 km/h (139 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 108.84 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.11 PS/kg 80.05 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 kW/kg 107.35 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.11 bhp/kg 0.05 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 12.49 kg/kW 20.87 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 9.4/5.4/6.9 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 9.4/5.4/6.9 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 10.6/18.5/14.5 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 30.1/52.3/40.9 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 25.0/43.6/34.1 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 164.0 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 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 7J x 16 | ||
| 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 | 4.10 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 160952 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| Model family | E60 | ||
| RAC rating | 17.5 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2007 BMW 520i Automatic added 2007-09-11. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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