The BMW 525tds is a saloon (sedan) with 4 doors and a front mounted engine which transmits the power through the rear wheels.
The BMW 525tds is one of the E34 range of cars from BMW.
The 6 cylinder, single overhead camshaft turbocharged engine has 2 valves per cylinder and a capacity of 2.5 litres. In this application it produces power and torque figures of 141 bhp (143 PS/105 kW) at 4800 rpm and 260 Nm (192 lbft/26.5 kgm) at 2200 rpm respectively.
A 5 speed automatic 'box transfers the power to the driven wheels.
Its maximum speed claimed is 205 km/h (127 mph), claimed fuel consumption is 5.2/6.7/9.8 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 sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 4 | ||
| 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 | 1412 mm | 55.6 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.71 | ||
| Kerb weight | |||
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 80 litres | 17.6 [21.1] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | turbocharged diesel | ||
| Engine manufacturer | BMW | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 6 | ||
| Capacity | 2.5 litre 2498 cc (152.437 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 80 × 83 mm
3.15 × 3.27 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.96 | ||
| Valve gear | single overhead camshaft (SOHC)
2 valves per cylinder 12 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (DIN) |
143 PS (141 bhp) (105 kW) at 4800 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
260 Nm (192 ft·lb) (26.5 kgm) at 2200 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
42.1 kW/litre 57.2 ps/litre 56.4 bhp/litre 0.92 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
104.08 Nm/litre
1.26 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 22:1 | ||
| Fuel system | Bosch DDE diesel inj. | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1307.9 kPa (189.7 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 7 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 416.33 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Turbo D. | ||
| Compressor | |||
| Intercooler | Yes | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 205 km/h (127 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | |||
| Weight-to-power ratio | |||
| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 5.2/6.7/9.8 l/100km 90 km/h / 120 km/h / urban | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 5.2/6.7/9.8 l/100km 90kmph/120kmph/urban | ||
| km/litre | 19.2/14.9/10.2 km/l 90kmph/120kmph/urban | ||
| UK MPG | 54.3/42.2/28.8 UK MPG 90kmph/120kmph/urban | ||
| US MPG | 45.2/35.1/24.0 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 | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | 11.00 m | ||
| Front suspension | I.MS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.STA.TA.CS.ARB. | ||
| Wheel size front | 6J x 15 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 6J x 15 | ||
| Tyres front | 195/65 R 15 91V | ||
| Tyres rear | 195/65 R 15 91V | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | |||
| Final drive ratio | |||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 170665 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| Model family | E34 | ||
| RAC rating | 23.8 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1991 BMW 525tds Automatic added 2008-03-24. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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