BMW 525d is an automobile that has a 4 door saloon (sedan) type body with a front located engine driving through the rear wheels.
The BMW 525d belongs to the E60 model family from BMW.
The 6 cylinder, double overhead camshaft turbocharged engine has 4 valves per cylinder and a capacity of 3 litres. This unit musters power and torque figures of 194 bhp (197 PS/145 kW) at 3750 rpm and 400 Nm (295 lbft/40.8 kgm) at 1300-3250 rpm respectively.
The engine drives the wheels via a 6 speed automatic transmission.
With a claimed kerb weight of 1670 kg, the BMW 525d manages the 0-100 km/h dash in 7.7 seconds and the standing kilometre in 28.1 seconds.
Top claimed speed is 235 km/h (146 mph), officially quoted fuel consumption is 8.5/5.3/6.5 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined, and carbon dioxide emissions are 172.0 g/km.
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 | 2888 mm | 113.7 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1558 mm | 61.3 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1581 mm | 62.2 inches | |
| Length | 4841 mm | 190.6 inches | |
| Width | 1846 mm | 72.7 inches | |
| Height | 1468 mm | 57.8 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.68 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1670 kg | 3682 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 70 litres | 15.4 [18.5] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.27 | ||
| Frontal area | 2.26 m² | ||
| CdA | 0.61 | ||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | turbocharged diesel | ||
| Engine manufacturer | BMW | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 6 | ||
| Capacity | 3 litre 2993 cc (182.644 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 84 × 90 mm
3.31 × 3.54 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.93 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 24 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 197 PS (194 bhp) (145 kW) at 3750 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 400 Nm (295 ft·lb) (40.8 kgm) at 1300-3250 rpm |
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| Specific output | 48.3 kW/litre 65.7 ps/litre 64.8 bhp/litre 1.06 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
133.65 Nm/litre
1.62 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 17:1 | ||
| Fuel system | common rail direct diesel injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1679.4 kPa (243.6 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 498.83 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Turbo D. | ||
| Compressor | |||
| Intercooler | |||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 7.7 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | 28.1 s | ||
| Maximum speed | 235 km/h (146 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 117.78 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.12 PS/kg 86.63 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 kW/kg 116.17 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.12 bhp/kg 0.05 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 11.54 kg/kW 19.28 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 8.5/5.3/6.5 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 8.5/5.3/6.5 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 11.8/18.9/15.4 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 33.2/53.3/43.5 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 27.7/44.4/36.2 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 172.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | H | ||
| 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 | 7J x 16 LM | ||
| Wheel size rear | 7J x 16 LM | ||
| 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 | 2.65 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 151822 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| Model family | E60 | ||
| RAC rating | 26.2 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2007 BMW 525d Automatic added 2007-01-09. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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