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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Applicable to the South African domestic market(s). | ||
| Carrocería | |||
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| Carrocería | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Número de puertas | 4 | ||
| diseñado por | Paul Bracq | ||
| Dimensiones y pesos | |||
| Distancia entre ejes | 2636 | 103.8 | |
| Vía delantera | 1422 | 56 | |
| Vía trasera | 1466 | 57.7 | |
| Longitud | 4620 | 181.9 | |
| Ancho | 1690 | 66.5 | |
| Altura | 1425 | 56.1 | |
| Despeje del suelo | |||
| Relación Largo:Dist.entre ejes | 1.75 | ||
| Peso en vacío | 1285 kg | 2833 | |
| Distribución del peso (% adelante) | |||
| Capacità serbatoio | 70 litres | 15.4 [18.5] UK [US] gal. | |
| Aerodinámica | |||
| Coeficiente de penetración | |||
| Superficie frontal | |||
| SCx | |||
| Tren motriz | |||
| naturally aspirated petrol | |||
| Fabricante del motor | BMW | ||
| Código de motor | |||
| Número de cilindros | Straight 6 | ||
| Cilindrada | 2 litre 1991 cc (121.498 cu in) |
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| Diámetro × Carrera | 80 × 66 mm
3.15 × 2.6 in |
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| Relación diámetro/carrera | 1.21 | ||
| Distribución | single overhead camshaft (SOHC)
2 válvulas por cilindro 12 Total de válvulas |
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| Potencia nominal (DIN) |
125 PS (123 bhp) (92 kW) a 5800 rpm |
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| Par motor máximo (DIN) |
165 Nm (122 ft·lb) (16.8 kgm) a 4500 rpm |
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| Potencia específica (DIN) |
46.1 kW/litre 62.6 ps/litre 61.8 bhp/litre 1.01 bhp/cu in |
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(DIN) |
82.87 Nm/litre
1 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Materiales de block / culata | |||
| Lubricación | Cárter húmedo | ||
| Relación de compresión | 9.8:1 | ||
| Alimentación | Bosch K-Jetronic fuel injection | ||
| 1041.4 kPa (151 psi) | |||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| Casquillos de cigüeñal | 7 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| 331.83 cc | |||
| Aspiración | Normal | ||
| Compresor | N/A | ||
| intercooler | None | ||
| catalizador | N | ||
| Rendimiento | |||
| 0-80km/h | |||
| 0-60mph | |||
| 0-100km/h | 14.8 s | ||
| 0-160km/h | |||
| 0-400m | |||
| 0-1000m | 36.1 s | ||
| Velocidad máxima | 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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| Consumos | |||
| Consumo de combustible | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
| km/litre | |||
| UK MPG | |||
| US MPG | |||
| Emisiones de CO2 | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| Chasis | |||
| Ubicación del motor | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Tracción | rear wheel drive | ||
| Alimentación | N/A | ||
| Dirección, tipo | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Suspensión delantera | |||
| Suspensión trasera | |||
| Ruedas delante | 6J x 14 | ||
| Ruedas detrás | 6J x 14 | ||
| Neumáticos delante | 175 SR 14 | ||
| Neumáticos detrás | 175 SR 14 | ||
| Brakes F/R | Di/Dr-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Transmisión | 3 speed automatic | ||
| Eje trasero desmultiplicación | 1 | ||
| Desmultiplicación grupo cónico | 4.27 | ||
| General | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 271370 | ||
| Unidades producidas | |||
| Model code | |||
| 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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