The Comparative Analysis :

BMW 523i Touring Automatic (07 - 10) vs. BMW 520i Touring (13 - 17)

€ 44,800
BMW 523i Touring Automatic (07 - 10) 523i Touring
€ 44,000
 BMW 520i Touring (13 - 17) 520i Touring
€ 44,800
Base Price ⓘBase price of a new vehicle with standard equipment in Germany at market launch.
€ 44,000

ⓘ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 523i Touring is 6.4 cm shorter, 1.4 cm narrower and 2.9 cm taller than the 520i Touring.
523i Touring
520i Touring
1491
Blueprint BMW 523i Touring Automatic (07 - 10)
1846
2036
1462
Blueprint BMW 520i Touring (13 - 17)
1860
2094
1846 mm
Width
1860 mm
2036 mm
Width Incl. Mirrors
2094 mm
1491 mm
Height
1462 mm
Blueprint BMW 523i Touring Automatic (07 - 10)
2886
4843
Blueprint BMW 520i Touring (13 - 17)
2968
4907
4843 mm
Length
4907 mm
2886 mm
Wheelbase
2968 mm

Vehicle Weight

523i Touring
520i Touring
1695 kg
Kerb Weight
1785 kg
2220 kg
Gross Vehicle
Weight
2350 kg
BMW 523i Touring Automatic (07 - 10)
Weight Difference:
90 kg
5.04 %
BMW 520i Touring (13 - 17)

General

523i Touring
520i Touring
E61
Generation
F11
Estate Car
Car Body Style
Estate Car
Super Unleaded (98 RON)
Fuel Type
Super Unleaded (98 RON)
Rear-wheel drive
Drive
Rear-wheel drive
6-speed automatic transmission
Transmission
6-speed manual transmission

Engine

523i Touring
520i Touring
Straight-six petrol engine (nat­u­ral­ly as­pi­rat­ed engine)
Engine Type
Straight-four petrol engine with tur­bo­charger
BMW N53
Engine Series
BMW N20
N53-B25
Engine Code
N20-B20
4
Valves
4
6
Cylinders
4
2497 CC
Engine Capacity
1997 CC
187 bhp
at 6100 rpm
Power
181 bhp
at 5000 rpm
523i Touring
187 bhp
181 bhp
520i Touring
240 NM
at 3500 rpm
Max. Torque
270 NM
at 1250 rpm
523i Touring
240 NM
270 NM
520i Touring

Performance

523i Touring
520i Touring
142 mph
Maximum Speed
140 mph
9.1 sec
Acceleration 0 to 62 mph
8.3 sec
62 mph 62
mph

126 m
0.000 sec

523i Touring

62 mph 62
mph

115 m
0.000 sec

520i Touring

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9.06 kg/bhp
Weight-to-Power Ratio
9.86 kg/bhp
523i Touring
9.06 kg/bhp
9.86 kg/bhp
520i Touring

Fuel Economy / Emissions

523i Touring
520i Touring
Fuel Economy
36 mpg
combined
42 mpg
523i Touring
36 mpg
42 mpg
520i Touring
26 mpg
city
32 mpg
No data
motorway
No data
Kraftstoffanzeige
70 L
Fuel Tank Capacity
70 L
Kraftstoffanzeige
551 mi
Range
649 mi
523i Touring
551 mi
649 mi
520i Touring
Environmental Impact
149.7 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).
127 kWh
523i Touring
149.7 kWh
127 kWh
520i Touring
Euro 4
Emission Standard
Euro 6b (NEFZ)
186 g/km (NEFZ)
CO2 Emissions
157 g/km (NEFZ)

Practical Convenience

523i Touring
520i Touring
5
Doors
5
5
No. of Seats
5
525 kg
Maximum Payload
565 kg
500 L
Boot Capacity
560 L
1650 L
Boot Capacity (Seats Down)
1670 L