The BMW 523i Touring is a 5 door estate/station wagon style road car with a front located engine powering the rear wheels.
The 523i Touring is part of BMW's E39 model range.
The BMW 523i Touring's engine is a naturally aspirated petrol, 2.5 litre, double overhead camshaft 6 cylinder with 4 valves per cylinder. In this application it produces 168 bhp (170 PS/125 kW) of power at 5500 rpm, and maximum torque of 245 N·m (181 lb·ft/25 kgm) at 3500 rpm.
A 5 speed manual gearbox supplies the power to the wheels.
The BMW 523i Touring weighs a quoted 1655 kg at the kerb.
The BMW 523i Touring is said to be able to manage a maxiumum speed of 224 km/h, or 139 mph, officially quoted fuel consumption is 13.4/7.7/9.8 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined, and carbon dioxide emissions are 235.0 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) | 1512 mm | 59.5 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1522 mm | 59.9 inches | |
| Length | 4805 mm | 189.2 inches | |
| Width | 1800 mm | 70.9 inches | |
| Height | 1440 mm | 56.7 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.7 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1655 kg | 3649 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 70 litres | 15.4 [18.5] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.31 | ||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | BMW | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 6 | ||
| Capacity | 2.5 litre 2492 cc (152.071 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 84 × 75 mm
3.31 × 2.95 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.12 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 24 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 170 PS (168 bhp) (125 kW) at 5500 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 245 Nm (181 ft·lb) (25 kgm) at 3500 rpm |
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| Specific output | 50.3 kW/litre 68.4 ps/litre 67.4 bhp/litre 1.1 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
98.31 Nm/litre
1.19 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | |||
| Fuel system | EFI | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1235.5 kPa (179.2 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 7 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 415.33 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 8.9 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | 29.7 s | ||
| Maximum speed | 224 km/h (139 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 102.92 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 PS/kg 75.7 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 kW/kg 101.51 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 bhp/kg 0.05 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 13.21 kg/kW 22.07 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 13.4/7.7/9.8 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 13.4/7.7/9.8 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 7.5/13.0/10.2 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 21.1/36.7/28.8 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 17.6/30.5/24.0 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 235.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| 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 | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 6½J x 15 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 6½J x 15 | ||
| Tyres front | 205/65 R 15 | ||
| Tyres rear | 205/65 R 15 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | |||
| Final drive ratio | |||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 854205 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| Model family | E39 | ||
| RAC rating | 26.2 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1997 BMW 523i Touring added 2026-01-19. Last modified 2026-01-29. |
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