BMW 520i (F10) (2011, 2012, 2013) reviews, technical data, prices

BMW 5 series 2010 2.0 petrol description

Sedan BMW 520i has been produced from January, 2011 to December, 2013. It has four-cylinder petrol engine with displacement of 2.0 litres, which produces power of 184 horsepower on 5000 rpm and torque 270 Nm (Newton metres) on 1250 revolutions per minute.

This 4-cylinder 16-valve engine camshaft is driven by chain (What is an engine chain and belt? ). Engine has fuel injection system and twinscroll turbine. Engine versions compliant with Euro 5 and Euro 6 emission standards available. Approximate engine life expectancy (mileage until serious repairs are required) for this engine is between 190 000 and 330 000 kilometres. Note that engine life can be longer or shorter depending on maintenance.
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Until 2015, engines used to have problems with the timing chain guides, which have been  … 
This BMW 5 series 2.0 engine oil type is 5W-30 and oil capacity is 5 litres.

BMW 520i has classical rear wheel drive (RWD) and automatic gearbox with 8 gears.
BMW 520i accelerates to speed 100 kilometres per hour in 8 seconds. The maximum speed of this car is 226 km/h.

The fuel consumption of this version of BMW 520i reported by owners in daily driving mode is 8.8 litres per 100km.

BMW 5 series safety

During safety testing BMW 5 series has obtained 5 stars from five, which means very high safety level.
Adults (driver and passenger) safety of BMW 5 series is evaluated with outstanding rate 95 from 100, children safety: very good mark – 83 from 100, for pedestrian protection BMW 5 series got 78 points from 100.
BMW 5 series safety equipment has been rated as outstanding – 100 percents from 100.

With the same engine there is also BMW 5 series version with manual gearbox ( BMW 520i MT ) available, which .