The BMW 525i is a rear wheel drive car, with its engine mounted in the front, and a 4 door saloon (sedan) bodyshell.
It is part of BMW's E39 model series.
Its 6 cylinder, double overhead camshaft naturally aspirated engine has 4 valves per cylinder and a capacity of 2.5 litres. It provides power and torque figures of 189 bhp (192 PS/141 kW) at 6000 rpm and 245 Nm (181 lbft/25 kgm) at 3500 rpm respectively.
The engine powers the wheels by means of a 5 speed automatic set of gears.
Having a claimed kerb weight of 1605 kg, the BMW 525i manages to cover the 0-100 km/h dash in 8.9 seconds and the standing kilometre in 29.8 seconds.
Top quoted speed is 232 km/h, or 144 mph, claimed fuel consumption is 14.4/7.9/10.3 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined, and carbon dioxide emissions are 247.0 g/km.
Full specs
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| Carrosserie | |||
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| Carrosserie | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Aantal portieren | 4 | ||
| Ontwerper | |||
| Afmetingen en gewicht | |||
| Wielbasis | 2830 | 111.4 | |
| Spoorbreedte voor | 1512 | 59.5 | |
| Spoorbreedte achter | 1526 | 60.1 | |
| Lengte | 4775 | 188 | |
| Breedte | 1800 | 70.9 | |
| Hoogte | 1435 | 56.5 | |
| Bodemvrijheid | |||
| 1.69 | |||
| Gewicht | 1605 kg | 3538 | |
| Gewichtsverdeling | |||
| Benzinetank inhalt | 70 litres | 15.4 [18.5] UK [US] gal. | |
| Aërodynamica | |||
| Cw-waarde | 0.29 | ||
| Frontaal oppervlak | 2.17 m² | ||
| CdA | 0.63 | ||
| naturally aspirated petrol | |||
| Motor fabrikant | BMW | ||
| Motor nummer | |||
| Aantal cilinders | Straight 6 | ||
| Cilinderinhoud | 2.5 litre 2494 cc (152.193 cu in) |
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| Boring × Slag | 84 × 75 mm
3.31 × 2.95 in |
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| Boring/slag verhouding | 1.12 | ||
| Distributie | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 Kleppen per cilinder 24 Totaal aantal kleppen |
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| Vermogen | 192 PS (189 bhp) (141 kW) bij 6000 t/min |
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| Max. koppel | 245 Nm (181 ft·lb) (25 kgm) bij 3500 t/min |
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| Specific output | 56.5 kW/litre 76.8 ps/litre 75.8 bhp/litre 1.24 bhp/cu in |
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98.24 Nm/litre
1.19 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Motor constructie | |||
| Smering | Nat carter | ||
| Compressieverhouding | 10.5:1 | ||
| Brandstofsysteem | EFi | ||
| 1234.5 kPa (179 psi) | |||
| Maximum tpm | |||
| Aantal nokkenas lagers | 7 | ||
| Afkoeling | Water | ||
| Eenheidscylinderinhoud | 415.67 cc | ||
| Aanzuiging | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Katalysator | Y | ||
| Prestasies | |||
| 0-80km/h | |||
| 0-60mph | |||
| 0-100km/h | 8.9 s | ||
| 0-160km/h | |||
| 0-400m | |||
| 0-1000m | 29.8 s | ||
| Max. snelheid | 232 km/h (144 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 119.39 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.12 PS/kg 87.81 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 kW/kg 117.76 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.12 bhp/kg 0.05 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 11.39 kg/kW 19.02 lb/bhp |
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| Verbruik | |||
| Benzineverbruik | 14.4/7.9/10.3 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 14.4/7.9/10.3 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 6.9/12.7/9.7 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 19.6/35.8/27.4 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 16.3/29.8/22.8 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| CO2 Emissies | 247.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | L | ||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| Onderstel | |||
| Motor plaatsing | front | ||
| Motor plaatsing | longitudinal | ||
| Aandrijving | rear wheel drive | ||
| Koppelverdeling | N/A | ||
| Stuurinrichting | |||
| Aantal omwentelingen stuurwiel | |||
| Draaicirkel | 11.30 m | ||
| Wielophanging voor | |||
| Wielophanging achter | |||
| Velgmaat voor | 7J x 15 | ||
| Velgmaat achter | 7J x 15 | ||
| Bandenmaat voor | 225/60 R 15 96W | ||
| Bandenmaat agter | 225/60 R 15 96W | ||
| Bremmen voor/agter | VeDi/VeDi-S-ABS | ||
| Rem diameter voor | 296 mm | ||
| Rem diameter agter | 298 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Versnellingsbak | 5 speed automatic | ||
| Hoogste versnelling verhouding | 0.74 | ||
| Achteras verhouding | 3.38 | ||
| Algemeen | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 104192 | ||
| Totaal gebouwd | |||
| Bouwserie | |||
| Model familie | E39 | ||
| RAC rating | 26.2 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2002 BMW 525i Automatic added 2002-12-04. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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