This vehicle has a 5 door estate/station wagon body style with a front located engine powering the rear wheels.
The BMW 520i Touring belongs to the E39 model family from BMW.
The power is produced by a naturally aspirated engine of 2.2 litre capacity. This unit features double overhead camshaft valve gear, 6 cylinder layout, and 4 valves per cylinder. It produces 167 bhp (169 PS/125 kW) of power at 6100 rpm, and maximum torque of 210 N·m (155 lb·ft/21.4 kgm) at 3500 rpm.
The power is transferred to the wheels by means of a 5 speed automatic transmission.
Having a stated weight at the kerb of 1700 kg, the BMW 520i Touring covers the 0-100 km/h benchmark in 10.5 seconds and the kilometre from rest in 31.7 seconds.
The BMW 520i Touring is claimed to achieve a maxiumum speed of 217 km/h (135 mph), manufacturer claimed fuel consumption figures are 12.8/7.5/9.5 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined, and carbon dioxide emissions are 242.0 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 | 2830 mm | 111.4 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1516 mm | 59.7 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1527 mm | 60.1 inches | |
| Length | 4805 mm | 189.2 inches | |
| Width | 1800 mm | 70.9 inches | |
| Height | 1445 mm | 56.9 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.7 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1700 kg | 3748 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 70 litres | 15.4 [18.5] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.3 | ||
| Frontal area | 2.17 m² | ||
| CdA | 0.65 | ||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | BMW | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 6 | ||
| Capacity | 2.2 litre 2171 cc (132.483 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 80 × 72 mm
3.15 × 2.83 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.11 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 24 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 169 PS (167 bhp) (125 kW) at 6100 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 210 Nm (155 ft·lb) (21.4 kgm) at 3500 rpm |
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| Specific output | 57.4 kW/litre 78 ps/litre 76.9 bhp/litre 1.26 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
96.73 Nm/litre
1.17 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 10.7:1 | ||
| Fuel system | EFi | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1215.5 kPa (176.3 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 361.83 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 10.5 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | 31.7 s | ||
| Maximum speed | 217 km/h (135 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 99.6 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 PS/kg 73.25 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 kW/kg 98.24 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 bhp/kg 0.04 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 13.65 kg/kW 22.8 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 12.8/7.5/9.5 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 12.8/7.5/9.5 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 7.8/13.3/10.5 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 22.1/37.7/29.7 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 18.4/31.4/24.8 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 242.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | L | ||
| 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 | 11.30 m | ||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 7J x 15 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 7J x 15 | ||
| Tyres front | 205/65 R 15 94V | ||
| Tyres rear | 205/65 R 15 94V | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 296 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 298 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.74 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.46 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 96382 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| Model family | E39 | ||
| RAC rating | 23.8 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2002 BMW 520i Touring Automatic added 2002-06-26. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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