This automobile has a 4 door saloon (sedan) type body with a front mounted engine supplying power to all four wheels.
The BMW 525xi belongs to the E60 model family from BMW.
Power is supplied by a double overhead camshaft, 2.5 litre naturally aspirated 6 cylinder motor, with 4 valves per cylinder that provides power and torque figures of 215 bhp (218 PS/160 kW) at 6500 rpm and 250 N·m (184 lb·ft/25.5 kgm) at 2750-4250 rpm respectively.
The engine delivers its power through to the wheels via a 6 speed automatic gearbox.
Its claimed kerb weight is 1680 kg.
It is claimed to manage a top speed of 232 km/h (144 mph), official fuel consumption figures are 14.8/7.7/10.3 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined, and carbon dioxide emissions are 249.0 g/km.
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 | 2888 mm | 113.7 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1558 mm | 61.3 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1582 mm | 62.3 inches | |
| Length | 4841 mm | 190.6 inches | |
| Width | 1846 mm | 72.7 inches | |
| Height | 1482 mm | 58.3 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.68 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1680 kg | 3704 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 70 litres | 15.4 [18.5] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.3 | ||
| Frontal area | 2.28 m² | ||
| CdA | 0.68 | ||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | BMW | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 6 | ||
| Capacity | 2.5 litre 2497 cc (152.376 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 82 × 78.8 mm
3.23 × 3.1 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.04 | ||
| 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 6500 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 250 Nm (184 ft·lb) (25.5 kgm) at 2750-4250 rpm |
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| Specific output | 64.2 kW/litre 87.3 ps/litre 86.1 bhp/litre 1.41 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
100.12 Nm/litre
1.21 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 11:1 | ||
| Fuel system | |||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1258.1 kPa (182.5 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 416.17 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 8.4 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | 29.1 s | ||
| Maximum speed | 232 km/h (144 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 129.76 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.13 PS/kg 95.43 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 kW/kg 127.98 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.13 bhp/kg 0.06 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 10.48 kg/kW 17.5 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 14.8/7.7/10.3 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 14.8/7.7/10.3 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 6.8/13.0/9.7 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 19.1/36.7/27.4 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 15.9/30.5/22.8 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 249.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | L | ||
| 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 | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 7.5J x 17 LM | ||
| Wheel size rear | 7.5J x 17 LM | ||
| Tyres front | 225/55 R 17 94W | ||
| Tyres rear | 225/55 R 17 94W | ||
| 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 | 4.10 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 124828 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| Model family | E60 | ||
| RAC rating | 25.0 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2005 BMW 525xi Automatic added 2005-01-04. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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