This vehicle has a 5 door estate/station wagon body style with a front mounted engine driving through all four wheels.
The 525ix 24v Touring is part of BMW's E34 series of cars.
Power is supplied by a double overhead camshaft, 2.5 litre naturally aspirated 6 cylinder powerplant, with 4 valves per cylinder that develops power and torque figures of 189 bhp (192 PS/141 kW) at 5900 rpm and 245 N·m (181 lb·ft/25 kgm) at 4700 rpm respectively.
A 5 speed manual transmission delivers the power to the wheels.
Stated kerb weight is 1650 kg.
Top stated speed is 217 km/h (135 mph), officially quoted fuel consumption figures are 7.4/9.0/12.4 l/100km 90 km/h / 120 km/h / urban.
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 | 2761 mm | 108.7 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1470 mm | 57.9 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1495 mm | 58.9 inches | |
| Length | 4720 mm | 185.8 inches | |
| Width | 1751 mm | 68.9 inches | |
| Height | 1420 mm | 55.9 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.71 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1650 kg | 3638 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 80 litres | 17.6 [21.1] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | BMW | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 6 | ||
| Capacity | 2.5 litre 2494 cc (152.193 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 84 × 75 mm
3.31 × 2.95 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.12 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 24 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 192 PS (189 bhp) (141 kW) at 5900 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 245 Nm (181 ft·lb) (25 kgm) at 4700 rpm |
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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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| Specific torque |
98.24 Nm/litre
1.19 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 10:1 | ||
| Fuel system | |||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1234.5 kPa (179 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 7 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 415.67 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 10 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 217 km/h (135 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 116.14 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.12 PS/kg 85.42 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 kW/kg 114.55 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.11 bhp/kg 0.05 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 11.71 kg/kW 19.56 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 7.4/9.0/12.4 l/100km 90 km/h / 120 km/h / urban | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 7.4/9.0/12.4 l/100km 90kmph/120kmph/urban | ||
| km/litre | 13.5/11.1/8.1 km/l 90kmph/120kmph/urban | ||
| UK MPG | 38.2/31.4/22.8 UK MPG 90kmph/120kmph/urban | ||
| US MPG | 31.8/26.1/19.0 US MPG 90kmph/120kmph/urban | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | all wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | |||
| Steering | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.MS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.STA.TA.CS.ARB. | ||
| Wheel size front | 7½J x 16 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 7½J x 16 | ||
| Tyres front | 225/55 R 16 95V | ||
| Tyres rear | 225/55 R 16 95V | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di-S-ABS | ||
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| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.38 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 170643 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| Model family | E34 | ||
| RAC rating | 26.2 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1991 BMW 525ix 24v Touring added 2008-03-24. Last modified 2013-06-09. |
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