The BMW 525d Touring is an estate/station wagon with 5 doors and a front mounted engine which supplies the power through the rear wheels.
The BMW 525d Touring is one of the E39 range of cars from BMW.
Power is supplied by a double overhead camshaft, 2.5 litre turbocharged 6 cylinder motor, 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.
Power is transmitted to the wheels via a 5 speed automatic gearbox.
It weighs a claimed 1790 kg at the kerb.
Its maximum speed claimed is 215 km/h or 134 mph, officially quoted fuel consumption figures are 11.5/6.3/8.2 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined, and carbon dioxide emissions are 219.0 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 | 2830 mm | 111.4 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1512 mm | 59.5 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1527 mm | 60.1 inches | |
| Length | 4805 mm | 189.2 inches | |
| Width | 1800 mm | 70.9 inches | |
| Height | 1445 mm | 56.9 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.7 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1790 kg | 3946 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 70 litres | 15.4 [18.5] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.32 | ||
| Frontal area | 2.17 m² | ||
| CdA | 0.69 | ||
| 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 | 80 × 82.8 mm
3.15 × 3.26 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.97 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 24 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 163 PS (160.5 bhp) (120 kW) at 4000 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 350 Nm (258 ft·lb) (35.7 kgm) at 2000-2500 rpm |
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| Specific output | 47.9 kW/litre 65.2 ps/litre 64.3 bhp/litre 1.05 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
140.17 Nm/litre
1.69 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 17.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | common rail direct diesel injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1761.4 kPa (255.5 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 | 9.6 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | 31.2 s | ||
| Maximum speed | 215 km/h (134 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 90.91 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 PS/kg 66.86 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 kW/kg 89.66 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 bhp/kg 0.04 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 14.96 kg/kW 24.98 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 11.5/6.3/8.2 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 11.5/6.3/8.2 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 8.7/15.9/12.2 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 24.6/44.8/34.4 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 20.5/37.3/28.7 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 219.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | K | ||
| 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 | 11.30 m | ||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 7J x 15 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 7J x 15 | ||
| Tyres front | 225/60 R 15 96V | ||
| Tyres rear | 225/60 R 15 96V | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 296 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 298 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.75 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.07 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 96646 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| Model family | E39 | ||
| RAC rating | 23.8 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2002 BMW 525d Touring Automatic added 2002-06-27. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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