BMW 523i is an automobile that has a 4 door saloon body style with a front located engine driving through the rear wheels.
It is part of BMW's F10 series of cars.
Powering the BMW 523i is a double overhead camshaft, 3 litre naturally aspirated 6 cylinder powerplant, with 4 valves per cylinder that provides power and torque figures of 201 bhp (204 PS/150 kW) at 6100 rpm and 270 N·m (199 lb·ft/27.5 kgm) at 1500-4250 rpm respectively.
An 8 speed automatic 'box supplies the power to the wheels.
The BMW 523i weighs a stated 1725 kg at the kerb.
Top claimed speed is 234 km/h, which equates to 145 mph, officially stated fuel consumption figures are 10.5/5.9/7.6 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined EU5, and carbon dioxide emissions are 178.0 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 | 2968 mm | 116.9 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1600 mm | 63 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1627 mm | 64.1 inches | |
| Length | 4899 mm | 192.9 inches | |
| Width | 1860 mm | 73.2 inches | |
| Height | 1464 mm | 57.6 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 141 mm | 5.6 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.65 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1725 kg | 3803 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 70 litres | 15.4 [18.5] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.28 | ||
| Frontal area | 2.35 m² | ||
| CdA | 0.66 | ||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | BMW | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 6 | ||
| Capacity | 3 litre 2996 cc (182.827 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 85 × 88 mm
3.35 × 3.46 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.97 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 24 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 204 PS (201 bhp) (150 kW) at 6100 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 270 Nm (199 ft·lb) (27.5 kgm) at 1500-4250 rpm |
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| Specific output | 50 kW/litre 68 ps/litre 67.1 bhp/litre 1.1 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
90.12 Nm/litre
1.09 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) | 1132.5 kPa (164.3 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 499.33 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 8.2 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | 29 s | ||
| Maximum speed | 234 km/h (145 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 118.14 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.12 PS/kg 86.89 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 kW/kg 116.52 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.12 bhp/kg 0.05 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 11.51 kg/kW 19.22 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 10.5/5.9/7.6 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined EU5 | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 10.5/5.9/7.6 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 9.5/16.9/13.2 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 26.9/47.9/37.2 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 22.4/39.9/30.9 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 178.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | I | ||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | D | ||
| 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 | 8 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.67 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.39 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 207427 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| Model family | F10 | ||
| RAC rating | 26.9 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2009 BMW 523i Automatic added 2009-12-06. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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