The BMW 525i Touring is a rear wheel drive automobile, with the motor mounted in the front, and a 5 door estate/station wagon bodyshell.
It is part of BMW's E61 model range.
Power is supplied by a double overhead camshaft, 3 litre naturally aspirated 6 cylinder motor, with 4 valves per cylinder that develops power and torque figures of 215 bhp (218 PS/160 kW) at 6100 rpm and 270 N·m (199 lb·ft/27.5 kgm) at 2400-4200 rpm respectively.
A 6 speed automatic gearbox transfers the power to the driven wheels.
The BMW 525i Touring weighs a claimed 1705 kg at the kerb.
Top claimed speed is 241 km/h or 150 mph, official fuel consumption figures are 10.7/6.0/7.7 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined, and carbon dioxide emissions are 184.0 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 | 1705 kg | 3759 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 70 litres | 15.4 [18.5] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.28 | ||
| Frontal area | 2.26 m² | ||
| CdA | 0.63 | ||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | BMW | ||
| Engine code | N52B30U0 | ||
| Cylinders | Straight 6 | ||
| Capacity | 3 litre 2996 cc (182.827 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 85 × 88 mm
3.35 × 3.46 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 | 218 PS (215 bhp) (160 kW) at 6100 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 270 Nm (199 ft·lb) (27.5 kgm) at 2400-4200 rpm |
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| Specific output | 53.5 kW/litre 72.8 ps/litre 71.8 bhp/litre 1.18 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
90.12 Nm/litre
1.09 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 12:1 | ||
| Fuel system | |||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1132.5 kPa (164.3 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 499.33 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 7.9 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | 28.2 s | ||
| Maximum speed | 241 km/h (150 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 127.85 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.13 PS/kg 94.03 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 kW/kg 126.1 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.13 bhp/kg 0.06 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 10.63 kg/kW 17.76 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 10.7/6.0/7.7 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 10.7/6.0/7.7 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 9.3/16.7/13.0 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 26.4/47.1/36.7 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 22.0/39.2/30.5 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 184.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | I | ||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| 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 | 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 automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.69 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.64 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 151382 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| Model family | E61 | ||
| RAC rating | 26.9 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2007 BMW 525i Touring Automatic added 2007-01-09. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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