The 525tds Touring is a road car from BMW, with rear wheel drive, a front located engine and a 5 door estate/station wagon body style.
It is part of BMW's E39 range of cars.
The BMW 525tds Touring's engine is a turbocharged diesel, 2.5 litre, single overhead camshaft 6 cylinder with 2 valves per cylinder. This unit produces 141 bhp (143 PS/105 kW) of power at 4600 rpm, and maximum torque of 280 N·m (207 lb·ft/28.6 kgm) at 2200 rpm.
The power is transferred to the wheels by means of a 5 speed manual transmission.
Its stated kerb weight is 1650 kg.
It is said to be able to attain a top speed of 210 km/h (130 mph), officially quoted fuel consumption figures are 11.0/6.0/7.9 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined, and carbon dioxide emissions are 209.0 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 | 1650 kg | 3638 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 70 litres | 15.4 [18.5] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.32 | ||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| 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 | single overhead camshaft (SOHC)
2 valves per cylinder 12 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 143 PS (141 bhp) (105 kW) at 4600 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 280 Nm (207 ft·lb) (28.6 kgm) at 2200 rpm |
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| Specific output | 42.1 kW/litre 57.3 ps/litre 56.5 bhp/litre 0.93 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
112.13 Nm/litre
1.36 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | |||
| Fuel system | diesel injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1409.1 kPa (204.4 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 7 | ||
| 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 | 10.7 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | 32 s | ||
| Maximum speed | 210 km/h (130 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 86.64 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 PS/kg 63.72 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.06 kW/kg 85.45 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 bhp/kg 0.04 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 15.69 kg/kW 26.21 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 11.0/6.0/7.9 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 11.0/6.0/7.9 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 9.1/16.7/12.7 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 25.7/47.1/35.8 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 21.4/39.2/29.8 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 209.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| 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 | power assisted rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 7J x 15 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 7J x 15 | ||
| Tyres front | 205/65 R 15 | ||
| Tyres rear | 205/65 R 15 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di-S-ABS | ||
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| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | |||
| Final drive ratio | |||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 854744 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| Model family | E39 | ||
| RAC rating | 23.8 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1997 BMW 525tds Touring added 2026-01-29. Last modified 2026-01-29. |
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