BMW 520i Touring is an automobile that has a 5 door estate/station wagon type body with a front located engine powering the rear wheels.
The 520i Touring forms part of BMW's F11 model range.
The 2 litre engine is a turbocharged, double overhead camshaft, 4 cylinder unit that has an output of 181 bhp (184 PS/135 kW) of power at 5000-6250 rpm, and maximum torque of 270 N·m (199 lb·ft/27.5 kgm) at 1250-4500 rpm.
The power is transmitted to the wheels via a 6 speed manual gearbox.
With a stated kerb weight of 1780 kg, the BMW 520i Touring manages to cover the 0-100 km/h dash in 8.3 seconds and the standing kilometre in 29.6 seconds.
Maximum speed quoted is 220 km/h or 137 mph, claimed fuel consumption figures are 9.2/5.7/7.0 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined, and carbon dioxide emissions are 163.0 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 | 2968 mm | 116.9 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1600 mm | 63 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1627 mm | 64.1 inches | |
| Length | 4907 mm | 193.2 inches | |
| Width | 1860 mm | 73.2 inches | |
| Height | 1462 mm | 57.6 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 141 mm | 5.6 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.65 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1780 kg | 3924 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 70 litres | 15.4 [18.5] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.32 | ||
| Frontal area | 2.35 m² | ||
| CdA | 0.75 | ||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | turbocharged petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | BMW | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 2 litre 1997 cc (121.864 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 84 × 90.1 mm
3.31 × 3.55 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 | 184 PS (181 bhp) (135 kW) at 5000-6250 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 270 Nm (199 ft·lb) (27.5 kgm) at 1250-4500 rpm |
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| Specific output | 67.6 kW/litre 91.9 ps/litre 90.6 bhp/litre 1.49 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
135.2 Nm/litre
1.63 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 11:1 | ||
| Fuel system | direct petrol injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1699 kPa (246.4 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 499.25 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Turbo | ||
| Compressor | |||
| Intercooler | |||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 8.3 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | 29.6 s | ||
| Maximum speed | 220 km/h (137 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 103.1 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 PS/kg 75.83 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 kW/kg 101.69 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 bhp/kg 0.05 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 13.19 kg/kW 22.03 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 9.2/5.7/7.0 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 9.2/5.7/7.0 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 10.9/17.5/14.3 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 30.7/49.6/40.4 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 25.6/41.3/33.6 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 163.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | G | ||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | C | ||
| 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 | 8J x 17 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 8J x 17 | ||
| Tyres front | 225/55 R 17 97W | ||
| Tyres rear | 225/55 R 17 97W | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 330 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 330 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 6 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.68 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.91 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 252857 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| Model family | F11 | ||
| RAC rating | 17.5 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2011 BMW 520i Touring added 2011-08-16. Last modified 2020-02-02. |
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