The BMW 525d Touring is a rear wheel drive motor vehicle, with its engine positioned in the front, and a 5 door estate/station wagon bodyshell.
The BMW 525d Touring belongs to the E61 model family from BMW.
The 6 cylinder, double overhead camshaft turbocharged engine has 4 valves per cylinder and a displacement of 3 litres. It 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 supplies its power through to the wheels via a 6 speed manual gearbox.
Its claimed kerb weight is 1735 kg.
Maximum speed quoted is 232 km/h or 144 mph, claimed fuel consumption is 8.4/5.2/6.4 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined, and carbon dioxide emissions are 171.0 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 | 1735 kg | 3825 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 70 litres | 15.4 [18.5] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.29 | ||
| Frontal area | 2.26 m² | ||
| CdA | 0.66 | ||
| 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 | 7.8 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | 28.4 s | ||
| Maximum speed | 232 km/h (144 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 113.37 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.11 PS/kg 83.38 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 kW/kg 111.82 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.11 bhp/kg 0.05 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 11.99 kg/kW 20.03 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 8.4/5.2/6.4 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 8.4/5.2/6.4 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 11.9/19.2/15.6 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 33.6/54.3/44.1 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 28.0/45.2/36.8 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 171.0 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 manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.84 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 2.56 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 151690 | ||
| 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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2007 BMW 525d Touring added 2007-01-09. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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