The Comparative Analysis :

BMW 518d Touring (14 - 17) vs. BMW 520i Touring Automatic (07 - 10)

€ 43,200
BMW 518d Touring (14 - 17) 518d Touring
€ 41,900
BMW 520i Touring Automatic (07 - 10) 520i Touring
€ 43,200
Base Price ⓘBase price of a new vehicle with standard equipment in Germany at market launch.
€ 41,900

ⓘBase price of a new vehicle with standard equipment in Germany at market launch. Price Info

Vehicle Dimensions

The dimensions of these vehicles differ slightly. The 518d Touring is 6.4 cm longer, 1.4 cm wider and 2.9 cm lower than the 520i Touring.
518d Touring
520i Touring
1462
Blueprint BMW 518d Touring (14 - 17)
1860
2094
1491
Blueprint BMW 520i Touring Automatic (07 - 10)
1846
2036
1860 mm
Width
1846 mm
2094 mm
Width Incl. Mirrors
2036 mm
1462 mm
Height
1491 mm
Blueprint BMW 518d Touring (14 - 17)
2968
4907
Blueprint BMW 520i Touring Automatic (07 - 10)
2886
4843
4907 mm
Length
4843 mm
2968 mm
Wheelbase
2886 mm

Vehicle Weight

518d Touring
520i Touring
1795 kg
Kerb Weight
1665 kg
2370 kg
Gross Vehicle
Weight
2190 kg
BMW 518d Touring (14 - 17)
Weight Difference:
130 kg
7.24 %
BMW 520i Touring Automatic (07 - 10)

General

518d Touring
520i Touring
F11
Generation
E61
Estate Car
Car Body Style
Estate Car
Diesel
Fuel Type
Super Unleaded (98 RON)
Rear-wheel drive
Drive
Rear-wheel drive
6-speed manual transmission
Transmission
6-speed automatic transmission

Engine

518d Touring
520i Touring
Straight-four diesel engine with tur­bo­charger
Engine Type
Straight-four petrol engine (nat­u­ral­ly as­pi­rat­ed engine)
BMW B47
Engine Series
BMW N43
B47-D20
Engine Code
N43-B20
4
Valves
4
4
Cylinders
4
1995 CC
Engine Capacity
1995 CC
148 bhp
at 4000 rpm
Power
168 bhp
at 6700 rpm
518d Touring
148 bhp
168 bhp
520i Touring
360 NM
at 1750 rpm
Max. Torque
210 NM
at 4250 rpm
518d Touring
360 NM
210 NM
520i Touring

Performance

518d Touring
520i Touring
130 mph
Maximum Speed
136 mph
9.9 sec
Acceleration 0 to 62 mph
10 sec
62 mph 62
mph

138 m
0.000 sec

518d Touring

62 mph 62
mph

139 m
0.000 sec

520i Touring

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12.13 kg/bhp
Weight-to-Power Ratio
9.91 kg/bhp
518d Touring
12.13 kg/bhp
9.91 kg/bhp
520i Touring

Fuel Economy / Emissions

518d Touring
520i Touring
Fuel Economy
60 mpg
combined
40 mpg
518d Touring
60 mpg
40 mpg
520i Touring
50 mpg
city
30 mpg
No data
motorway
No data
Kraftstoffanzeige
70 L
Fuel Tank Capacity
70 L
Kraftstoffanzeige
925 mi
Range
621 mi
518d Touring
925 mi
621 mi
520i Touring
Environmental Impact
96.7 kWh
Total Energy Consumption
per 100 miles ⓘThe total energy consumption per 100 miles is the amount of energy consumed by a vehicle when burning fuel or using electricity per 100 miles (final energy), and the energy required to produce the appropriate amount of fuel or electricity (primary energy).
132.6 kWh
518d Touring
96.7 kWh
132.6 kWh
520i Touring
Euro 6b (NEFZ)
Emission Standard
Euro 4
122 g/km (NEFZ)
CO2 Emissions
167 g/km (NEFZ)

Practical Convenience

518d Touring
520i Touring
5
Doors
5
5
No. of Seats
5
575 kg
Maximum Payload
525 kg
560 L
Boot Capacity
500 L
1670 L
Boot Capacity (Seats Down)
1650 L