The BMW 525d Touring is a rear wheel drive car, with its powerplant placed in the front, and a 5 door estate/station wagon bodyshell.
It forms part of BMW's E39 family of cars.
Power is supplied by a double overhead camshaft, 2.5 litre turbocharged 6 cylinder engine, with 4 valves per cylinder that provides power and torque figures of 160.5 bhp (163 PS/120 kW) at 4000 rpm and 350 N·m (258 lb·ft/35.7 kgm) at 2000-2500 rpm respectively.
A 5 speed manual gearbox transfers the power to the driven wheels.
The quoted weight at the kerb is 1780 kg.
Top quoted speed is 215 km/h (134 mph), quoted fuel consumption is 9.5/5.6/7.0 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined, and carbon dioxide emissions are 187.0 g/km.
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