The BMW 525d Touring is a rear wheel drive road car, with its motor located in the front, and a 5 door estate/station wagon bodyshell.
It forms part of BMW's E61 model series.
Power is produced by a double overhead camshaft, 2.5 litre turbocharged 6 cylinder engine, with 4 valves per cylinder that develops power and torque figures of 174 bhp (176 PS/130 kW) at 4000 rpm and 400 N·m (295 lb·ft/40.8 kgm) at 2000-2750 rpm respectively.
The engine delivers its power through to the wheels by means of a 6 speed manual transmission.
Quoted weight at the kerb is 1750 kg.
Top stated speed is 225 km/h or 140 mph, stated fuel consumption figures are 9.7/5.6/7.0 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined, and carbon dioxide emissions are 187.0 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 | 1750 kg | 3858 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 70 litres | 15.4 [18.5] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.3 | ||
| Frontal area | 2.26 m² | ||
| CdA | 0.68 | ||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | turbocharged diesel | ||
| Engine manufacturer | BMW | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 6 | ||
| Capacity | 2.5 litre 2497 cc (152.376 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 84 × 75.1 mm
3.31 × 2.96 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 | 176 PS (174 bhp) (130 kW) at 4000 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 400 Nm (295 ft·lb) (40.8 kgm) at 2000-2750 rpm |
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| Specific output | 52 kW/litre 70.7 ps/litre 69.7 bhp/litre 1.14 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
160.19 Nm/litre
1.94 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 17:1 | ||
| Fuel system | Bo DDE 5 common rail direct diesel inj. | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 2013 kPa (292 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 416.17 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Turbo D. | ||
| Compressor | |||
| Intercooler | |||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 8.3 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | 29.3 s | ||
| Maximum speed | 225 km/h (140 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 100.81 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 PS/kg 74.14 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 kW/kg 99.43 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 bhp/kg 0.04 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 13.49 kg/kW 22.53 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 9.7/5.6/7.0 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 9.7/5.6/7.0 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 10.3/17.9/14.3 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 29.1/50.4/40.4 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 24.2/42.0/33.6 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 187.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | J | ||
| 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 | 11.40 m | ||
| 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 | 310 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 320 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 6 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.84 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 2.65 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 119471 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| Model family | E61 | ||
| RAC rating | 26.2 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2004 BMW 525d Touring added 2004-05-10. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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