This automobile has a 5 door estate/station wagon type body with a front mounted engine powering the rear wheels.
The 523i Touring forms part of BMW's E61 range of cars.
The power is produced by a naturally aspirated engine of 2.5 litre capacity. This powerplant features double overhead camshaft valve gear, 6 cylinder layout, and 4 valves per cylinder. It produces 187.5 bhp (190 PS/140 kW) of power at 6100 rpm, and maximum torque of 240 N·m (177 lb·ft/24.5 kgm) at 3500-5000 rpm.
The power is delivered to the wheels through a 6 speed automatic gearbox.
Stated kerb weight is 1695 kg.
Top stated speed is 229 km/h (142 mph), officially quoted fuel consumption figures are 10.6/6.0/7.7 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined, and carbon dioxide emissions are 184.0 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 | 2886 mm | 113.6 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1558 mm | 61.3 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1581 mm | 62.2 inches | |
| Length | 4843 mm | 190.7 inches | |
| Width | 1846 mm | 72.7 inches | |
| Height | 1491 mm | 58.7 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.68 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1695 kg | 3737 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 70 litres | 15.4 [18.5] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.28 | ||
| Frontal area | 2.26 m² | ||
| CdA | 0.63 | ||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | BMW | ||
| Engine code | N53B25U0 | ||
| Cylinders | Straight 6 | ||
| Capacity | 2.5 litre 2497 cc (152.376 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 82 × 78.8 mm
3.23 × 3.1 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.04 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 24 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 190 PS (187.5 bhp) (140 kW) at 6100 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 240 Nm (177 ft·lb) (24.5 kgm) at 3500-5000 rpm |
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| Specific output | 56 kW/litre 76.1 ps/litre 75.1 bhp/litre 1.23 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
96.12 Nm/litre
1.16 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) | 1207.8 kPa (175.2 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 416.17 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 9.1 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | 29.7 s | ||
| Maximum speed | 229 km/h (142 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 112.16 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.11 PS/kg 82.49 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 kW/kg 110.62 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.11 bhp/kg 0.05 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 12.12 kg/kW 20.25 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 10.6/6.0/7.7 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 10.6/6.0/7.7 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 9.4/16.7/13.0 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 26.6/47.1/36.7 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 22.2/39.2/30.5 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 184.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | I | ||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | power assisted rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 7J x 16 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 7J x 16 | ||
| Tyres front | 225/55 R 16 95W | ||
| Tyres rear | 225/55 R 16 95W | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 324 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 320 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 6 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.69 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.91 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 161018 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| Model family | E61 | ||
| RAC rating | 25.0 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2007 BMW 523i Touring Automatic added 2007-09-11. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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