The BMW 525d Touring is a 5 door estate/station wagon style car with a front mounted engine supplying power to the rear wheels.
It forms part of BMW's F11 model range.
Its engine is a turbocharged diesel, 3 litre, double overhead camshaft 6 cylinder with 4 valves per cylinder. In this application it develops 201 bhp (204 PS/150 kW) of power at 4000 rpm, and maximum torque of 450 N·m (332 lb·ft/45.9 kgm) at 1750-2500 rpm.
The power is supplied to the wheels by means of an 8 speed automatic transmission.
It weighs a claimed 1845 kg at the kerb.
Maximum speed quoted is 230 km/h or 143 mph, stated fuel consumption figures are 7.8/5.2/6.2 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined EU5, and carbon dioxide emissions are 162.0 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 | 2968 mm | 116.9 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1600 mm | 63 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1626 mm | 64 inches | |
| Length | 4907 mm | 193.2 inches | |
| Width | 1860 mm | 73.2 inches | |
| Height | 1462 mm | 57.6 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 141 mm | 5.6 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.65 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1845 kg | 4068 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 70 litres | 15.4 [18.5] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.31 | ||
| Frontal area | 2.35 m² | ||
| CdA | 0.73 | ||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | turbocharged diesel | ||
| Engine manufacturer | BMW | ||
| Engine code | N57D30U0 | ||
| 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 | 204 PS (201 bhp) (150 kW) at 4000 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 450 Nm (332 ft·lb) (45.9 kgm) at 1750-2500 rpm |
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| Specific output | 50.1 kW/litre 68.1 ps/litre 67.2 bhp/litre 1.1 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
150.35 Nm/litre
1.82 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 16.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | common rail direct diesel injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1889.4 kPa (274 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 | 7.3 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | 28 s | ||
| Maximum speed | 230 km/h (143 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 110.46 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.11 PS/kg 81.24 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 kW/kg 108.94 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.11 bhp/kg 0.05 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 12.31 kg/kW 20.56 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 7.8/5.2/6.2 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined EU5 | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 7.8/5.2/6.2 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 12.8/19.2/16.1 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 36.2/54.3/45.6 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 30.2/45.2/37.9 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 162.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | G | ||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | B | ||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | power assisted rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 8J x 17 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 8J x 17 | ||
| Tyres front | 225/55 R 17 97W | ||
| Tyres rear | 225/55 R 17 97W | ||
| Brakes F/R | |||
| Front brake diameter | 348 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 330 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 8 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.67 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 2.47 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 217107 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| Model family | F11 | ||
| RAC rating | 26.2 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2010 BMW 525d Touring Automatic added 2010-07-05. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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