The 524td is a passenger car from BMW, with rear wheel drive, a front positioned engine and a 4 door saloon (sedan) body style.
The BMW 524td belongs to the E28 model family from BMW.
Its 6 cylinder, single overhead camshaft turbocharged engine has 2 valves per cylinder and a displacement of 2.4 litres. This unit musters power and torque figures of 113 bhp (115 PS/84 kW) at 4800 rpm and 210 Nm (155 lbft/21.4 kgm) at 2400 rpm respectively.
Power is transferred to the wheels by means of a 4 speed automatic gearbox.
Its maximum speed claimed is 175 km/h (109 mph).
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 | 2620 mm | 103.1 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1430 mm | 56.3 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1470 mm | 57.9 inches | |
| Length | 4620 mm | 181.9 inches | |
| Width | 1700 mm | 66.9 inches | |
| Height | 1420 mm | 55.9 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 140 mm | 5.5 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.76 | ||
| Kerb weight | |||
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 70 litres | 15.4 [18.5] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
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| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | turbocharged diesel | ||
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| Cylinders | Straight 6 | ||
| Capacity | 2.4 litre 2443 cc (149.081 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 80 × 81 mm
3.15 × 3.19 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.99 | ||
| Valve gear | single overhead camshaft (SOHC)
2 valves per cylinder 12 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (DIN) |
115 PS (113 bhp) (84 kW) at 4800 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
210 Nm (155 ft·lb) (21.4 kgm) at 2400 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
34.5 kW/litre 46.9 ps/litre 46.3 bhp/litre 0.76 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
85.96 Nm/litre
1.04 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 22:1 | ||
| Fuel system | Bo diesel inj. pump | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1080.2 kPa (156.7 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 7 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 407.17 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Turbo D. | ||
| Compressor | |||
| Intercooler | |||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
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| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 175 km/h (109 mph) | ||
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
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| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | 10.90 m | ||
| Front suspension | I.MS.CS.LW.LowTrailLi.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.STA.CS. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | 175 HR 14 | ||
| Tyres rear | 175 HR 14 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Dr-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | 280 mm | ||
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| Gearbox | 4 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.73 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.15 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 98164 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| Model family | E28 | ||
| RAC rating | 23.8 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1985 BMW 524td Automatic added 2002-08-15. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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