This car has a 5 door estate/station wagon body style with a front positioned engine powering the rear wheels.
The 523i Touring is part of BMW's E39 family of cars.
Its 2.5 litre engine is a naturally aspirated, double overhead camshaft, 6 cylinder that 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.
This power is delivered to the wheels through a 5 speed automatic gearbox.
It weighs a claimed 1655 kg at the kerb.
The BMW 523i Touring is claimed to achieve a maxiumum speed of 222 km/h or 138 mph, claimed fuel consumption is 15.6/7.9/10.7 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined, and carbon dioxide emissions are 256.0 g/km.
Full specs
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| Carrosserie | |||
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| Carrosserie | 4/5 seater estate/station wagon | ||
| Aantal portieren | 5 | ||
| Ontwerper | |||
| Afmetingen en gewicht | |||
| Wielbasis | 2830 | 111.4 | |
| Spoorbreedte voor | 1512 | 59.5 | |
| Spoorbreedte achter | 1522 | 59.9 | |
| Lengte | 4805 | 189.2 | |
| Breedte | 1800 | 70.9 | |
| Hoogte | 1440 | 56.7 | |
| Bodemvrijheid | |||
| 1.7 | |||
| Gewicht | 1655 kg | 3649 | |
| Gewichtsverdeling | |||
| Benzinetank inhalt | 70 litres | 15.4 [18.5] UK [US] gal. | |
| Aërodynamica | |||
| Cw-waarde | 0.31 | ||
| Frontaal oppervlak | |||
| CdA | |||
| naturally aspirated petrol | |||
| Motor fabrikant | BMW | ||
| Motor nummer | |||
| Aantal cilinders | Straight 6 | ||
| Cilinderinhoud | 2.5 litre 2492 cc (152.071 cu in) |
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| Boring × Slag | 84 × 75 mm
3.31 × 2.95 in |
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| Boring/slag verhouding | 1.12 | ||
| Distributie | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 Kleppen per cilinder 24 Totaal aantal kleppen |
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| Vermogen | 170 PS (168 bhp) (125 kW) bij 5500 t/min |
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| Max. koppel | 245 Nm (181 ft·lb) (25 kgm) bij 3500 t/min |
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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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98.31 Nm/litre
1.19 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Motor constructie | |||
| Smering | Nat carter | ||
| Compressieverhouding | |||
| Brandstofsysteem | EFI | ||
| 1235.5 kPa (179.2 psi) | |||
| Maximum tpm | |||
| Aantal nokkenas lagers | 7 | ||
| Afkoeling | Water | ||
| Eenheidscylinderinhoud | 415.33 cc | ||
| Aanzuiging | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Katalysator | Y | ||
| Prestasies | |||
| 0-80km/h | |||
| 0-60mph | |||
| 0-100km/h | 10.2 s | ||
| 0-160km/h | |||
| 0-400m | |||
| 0-1000m | 31.1 s | ||
| Max. snelheid | 222 km/h (138 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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| Verbruik | |||
| Benzineverbruik | 15.6/7.9/10.7 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 15.6/7.9/10.7 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 6.4/12.7/9.3 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 18.1/35.8/26.4 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 15.1/29.8/22.0 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| CO2 Emissies | 256.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| Onderstel | |||
| Motor plaatsing | front | ||
| Motor plaatsing | longitudinal | ||
| Aandrijving | rear wheel drive | ||
| Koppelverdeling | N/A | ||
| Stuurinrichting | |||
| Aantal omwentelingen stuurwiel | |||
| Draaicirkel | |||
| Wielophanging voor | |||
| Wielophanging achter | |||
| Velgmaat voor | 6½J x 15 | ||
| Velgmaat achter | 6½J x 15 | ||
| Bandenmaat voor | 205/65 R 15 | ||
| Bandenmaat agter | 205/65 R 15 | ||
| Bremmen voor/agter | VeDi/Di-S-ABS | ||
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| Rem diameter agter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Versnellingsbak | 5 speed automatic | ||
| Hoogste versnelling verhouding | |||
| Achteras verhouding | |||
| Algemeen | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 854194 | ||
| Totaal gebouwd | |||
| Bouwserie | |||
| Model familie | E39 | ||
| RAC rating | 26.2 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1997 BMW 523i Touring Automatic added 2026-01-19. Last modified 2026-01-29. |
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