The BMW 520i is a saloon (sedan) designed by Paul Bracq with 4 doors and a front mounted engine which transmits the power through the rear wheels.
The BMW 520i belongs to the E12 model family from BMW.
The 6 cylinder, single overhead camshaft naturally aspirated engine has 2 valves per cylinder and a displacement of 2 litres. It provides power and torque figures of 123 bhp (125 PS/92 kW) at 5800 rpm and 165 Nm (122 lbft/16.8 kgm) at 4500 rpm respectively.
The engine transmits power to the wheels by means of a 3 speed automatic transmission.
The stated weight at the kerb is 1285 kg.
It is said to be able to achieve a maxiumum speed of 175 km/h or 109 mph.
Full specs
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| Karosserie | |||
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| Karosserie | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Anzahl türen | 4 | ||
| Entwerfer | Paul Bracq | ||
| Maße und Gewicht | |||
| Radstand | 2636 | 103.8 Zoll | |
| Spurweite vorn | 1422 | 56 Zoll | |
| Spurweite hinten | 1466 | 57.7 Zoll | |
| Länge | 4620 | 181.9 Zoll | |
| Breite | 1690 | 66.5 Zoll | |
| Höhe | 1425 | 56.1 Zoll | |
| Bodenfreiheit | |||
| 1.75 | |||
| Leergewicht | 1285 kg | 2833 Pfund | |
| Gewichtsverteilung (vorn) | |||
| Tankinhalt | 70 litres | 15.4 [18.5] UK [US] gal. | |
| Aerodynamik | |||
| Luftwiderstandsbeiwert | |||
| Stirnfläche | |||
| CdA | |||
| Motorisierung | |||
| naturally aspirated petrol | |||
| Motor Hersteller | BMW | ||
| Motor-Typ | |||
| Anzahl zylinders | Straight 6 | ||
| Hubraum | 2 litre 1991 cc (121.498 cu in) |
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| Bohrung × Hub | 80 × 66 mm
3.15 × 2.6 in |
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| Bohrung/Hub Verhältnis | 1.21 | ||
| Verteilung | single overhead camshaft (SOHC)
2 Ventile pro Zylinder 12 Insgesamt Ventile |
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| Leistung (DIN) |
125 PS (123 bhp) (92 kW) bei 5800 U/min |
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| Max. Drehmoment (DIN) |
165 Nm (122 ft·lb) (16.8 kgm) bei 4500 U/min |
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| spezifisches Leistung (DIN) |
46.1 kW/litre 62.6 ps/litre 61.8 bhp/litre 1.01 bhp/cu in |
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| Spezifisches Drehmoment (DIN) |
82.87 Nm/litre
1 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Schmierung | nassersumpf | ||
| Verdichtungsverhältnis | 9.8:1 | ||
| Vergasser/Einspritzung | Bosch K-Jetronic fuel injection | ||
| effektiver Mitteldruck | 1041.4 kPa (151 psi) | ||
| Höchstdrezahl | |||
| Anzahl der Kurbelwellenlager | 7 | ||
| Abkühlen | Water | ||
| Einheitszylinderinhalt | 331.83 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Kompressor-typ | N/A | ||
| Ladeluftkühler | None | ||
| Katalysator | N | ||
| Fahrleistungen | |||
| 0-80km/h | |||
| 0-60mph | |||
| 0-100km/h | 14.8 s | ||
| 0-160km/h | |||
| 0-400m | |||
| 0-1000m | 36.1 s | ||
| Vmax/Höchstgeschwindigkeit | 175 km/h (109 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 97.05 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 PS/kg 71.38 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 kW/kg 95.72 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 bhp/kg 0.04 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 14.01 kg/kW 23.4 lb/bhp |
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| Verbrauch | |||
| Verbrauch | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
| km/litre | |||
| UK MPG | |||
| US MPG | |||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| Fahrgestell | |||
| Motor Platzierung | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Antrieb | rear wheel drive | ||
| Drehmomentverteilung | N/A | ||
| Lenkungtyp | |||
| Lenkradumdrehungen | |||
| Wendekruis | |||
| Radaufhängen vorn | |||
| Radaufhängen hintern | |||
| Rädergröße vorn | 6J x 14 | ||
| Rädergröße hintern | 6J x 14 | ||
| Reifen vorn | 175 SR 14 | ||
| Reifen hintern | 175 SR 14 | ||
| Bremsen vorn/hintern | Di/Dr-S | ||
| Bremse Durchmesser vorn | |||
| Bremse Durchmesser hintern | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Getriebe | 3 gang Automatikgetriebe | ||
| Hinterachse | 1 | ||
| Hinterachse Übersetzungen | 4.27 | ||
| Allgemein | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 271370 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Modellnummer | |||
| E12 | |||
| RAC rating | 23.8 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1983 BMW 520i Automatic added 2012-05-22. Last modified 2020-02-02. |
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