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BMW E12 528  

1975-1976, Germany

engines/performance

engines:
years cyl./valv. compr. displacement

power

  specific fuel torque  
75-76: i6/12V 9.0:1 2788cc.(170ci)

165DIN-hp

@5800rpm

59.2 hp/l 2x1bbl 190lb-ft. (258Nm)

@4000rpm

performance:
engine topspeed 0-50mph 0-62mph 0-100mph 0-124mph

1/4mile

mileage (US-gallon)
2.8l165hp: 198kph/123mph ?s 10.0s ?s ?s

?s@?mph/?kph

15.0-16.0 l/100km14.7-15.7 mpg

tyres/transmission

tyres front/rear: 195/70 HR14
transmission/drive wheel: 4-speed/RWD, 3-speed automatic optional

dimensions/weight

length x width x height: 4620 x 1690 x 1425 mm (181.9 x 66.5 x 56.1 in)
wheelbase - tread f/r: 2636 mm - 1422/1470 mm (103.8 in - 56.0/57.9 in)
some calculations: base aera: 7.81 m² (84.0 sq.ft.) - frontal aera: ~1.99 m² (~21.4 sq.ft.) - LxWxH: 11.13 m³ (392.7 cu.ft.)
aerodynamics: coefficient of drag (cd): ? - drag area: ? m² / ? sq.ft.
weight: 1415 - 1435 kg (3119 - 3164 lb)
power/weight-ratio: 8.6 - 8.7 kg/hp (18.9 - 19.2 lb/hp) 115 - 117 hp/ton

price/production

base-price: 22,530 DM (1975) 
production: 699,094 (all E12)

   

This was the first 5-series generation, succeeding
the BMW "New Class/Neue Klasse" 1600-2000, and it was replaced
by the BMW E28 5-series.

Pictures taken in 2003 in the Harz, Germany
 
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