The BMW 523i is a rear wheel drive car, with its powerplant mounted in the front, and a 4 door saloon bodyshell.
The BMW 523i is one of the E39 range of cars from BMW.
Powering the BMW 523i is a double overhead camshaft, 2.5 litre naturally aspirated 6 cylinder powerplant, with 4 valves per cylinder that develops power and torque figures of 168 bhp (170 PS/125 kW) at 5500 rpm and 245 N·m (181 lb·ft/25 kgm) at 3950 rpm respectively.
The engine supplies its power through to the wheels via a 5 speed automatic gearbox.
Stated kerb weight is 1525 kg.
The BMW 523i is said to be able to manage a maxiumum speed of 226 km/h (140 mph), officially quoted fuel consumption is 15.3/7.8/10.6 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined, and carbon dioxide emissions are 252.0 g/km.
Full specs
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| Carrosserie | |||
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| Carrosserie | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Nombre de portes | 4 | ||
| Designer | |||
| Dimensions et poids | |||
| Empattement | 2830 | 111.4 | |
| Voies AV | 1516 | 59.7 | |
| Voies AR | 1530 | 60.2 | |
| Longueur | 4775 | 188 | |
| Largeur | 1800 | 70.9 | |
| Hauteur | 1435 | 56.5 | |
| Garde au sol | |||
| 1.69 | |||
| Poids avec pleins | 1525 kg | 3362 | |
| Répartition poids AV | |||
| Réservoir à essence | 70 litres | 15.4 [18.5] UK [US] gal. | |
| Caractéristiques aérodynamique | |||
| Coefficient de pénétration | 0.28 | ||
| maître-couple | |||
| SCx | |||
| naturally aspirated petrol | |||
| Constructeur du moteur | BMW | ||
| Type moteur | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 6 | ||
| Cylindrée | 2.5 litre 2494 cc (152.193 cu in) |
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| Alésage × Course | 84 × 75 mm
3.31 × 2.95 in |
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| Rapport alésage / course | 1.12 | ||
| Distribution | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 Soupapes par cylindre 24 Total vannes |
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| Puissance maximale (DIN) |
170 PS (168 bhp) (125 kW) à 5500 tr/mn |
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| Couple maximale (DIN) |
245 Nm (181 ft·lb) (25 kgm) à 3950 tr/mn |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
50.2 kW/litre 68.3 ps/litre 67.4 bhp/litre 1.1 bhp/cu in |
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(DIN) |
98.24 Nm/litre
1.19 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Construction | |||
| Lubrification | Carter humide | ||
| Taux de compression | 10.5:1 | ||
| Carburant | EFi | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1234.5 kPa (179 psi) | ||
| Régime maximal | |||
| Nombre de paliers de vilebrequin | 7 | ||
| Refroidissement | Water | ||
| Cylindrée Unitaire | 415.67 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalyseur | Y | ||
| Performances | |||
| 0-80km/h | |||
| 0-60mph | |||
| 0-100km/h | 9.6 s | ||
| 0-160km/h | |||
| 0-400m | |||
| 0-1000m | 30.4 s | ||
| Vitesse | 226 km/h (140 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 111.7 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.11 PS/kg 82.15 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 kW/kg 110.16 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.11 bhp/kg 0.05 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 12.17 kg/kW 20.33 lb/bhp |
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| Consommation | |||
| Consommation | 15.3/7.8/10.6 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 15.3/7.8/10.6 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 6.5/12.8/9.4 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 18.5/36.2/26.6 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 15.4/30.2/22.2 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| Emissions de CO₂ | 252.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| Châssis | |||
| Emplacement de moteur | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Traction | rear wheel drive | ||
| Répartition du couple | N/A | ||
| Direction | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Suspension AV | I.MS.CS.ARB. | ||
| Suspension AR | I.TA.CS.ARB. | ||
| Roues AV | 6½J x 15 | ||
| Roues AR | 6½J x 15 | ||
| Pneumatiques AV | 205/65 R 15 94V | ||
| Pneumatiques AR | 205/65 R 15 94V | ||
| Freins AV/AR | VeDi/VeDi-S-ABS | ||
| Diamètre des freins AV | |||
| Diamètre des freins AR | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Transmission | 5 speed automatic | ||
| Rapport de démultiplication supérieure | |||
| Rapport de pont | |||
| Généralités | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 219010 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Type mines | |||
| E39 | |||
| RAC rating | 26.2 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1996 BMW 523i Automatic added 2010-09-14. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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