Compare Audi S6 Avant C5 vs BMW M5 Touring E61 vs BMW 5 Series Touring F11 LCI
Variants
Manual
Tiptronic
518d
518d AT
518d
518d AT
520d N47
520d N47 AT
520d N47 xDrive AT
520d B47
520d B47 AT
520d B47 xDrive AT
520i
520i AT
525d
525d AT
525d xDrive AT
528i
528i AT
528i xDrive AT
530d AT
530d xDrive AT
535d AT
535d xDrive AT
535i
535i AT
535i xDrive AT
550i AT
M550d xDrive AT
Capacity
Cargo Capacity
455 L / 16.1 cu-ft ~ 1590 L / 56.2 cu-ft
500 L / 17.7 cu-ft ~ 1650 L / 58.3 cu-ft
560 L / 19.8 cu-ft ~ 1670 L / 59.0 cu-ft
Coolant Capacity
11.0 L / 11.6 qt
Engine Oil Capacity
7.5 L / 7.9 qt
9.3 L / 9.8 qt
Fuel Capacity
82.0 L / 21.7 gal
70.0 L / 18.5 gal
70.0 L / 18.5 gal
Passengers
5
5
5
Payload
540 kg / 1190 lbs
535 kg / 1179 lbs
Chassis
Brakes | Front
Ventilated discs
Ventilated discs
Ventilated discs
Brakes | Rear
Ventilated discs
Ventilated discs
Ventilated discs
Power Steering
Hydraulic Steering
Electric Steering
Suspension | Front
Multi-link
Double-wishbone
Double-wishbone
Suspension | Rear
Multi-link on trapezoidal lever
Double-wishbone
Multi-link
Tire Size
255/40 R17
255/40 R19, 287/35 R19
Turning Circle
11.7 m / 38.3 ft
12.4 m / 40.7 ft
Construction
Body Style
5-door Station Wagon
5-door Station Wagon
5-door Station Wagon
Dimensions
Ground Clearance
141 mm / 5.6 in
Size | Height
1440 mm / 56.7 in
1512 mm / 59.5 in
1462 mm / 57.6 in
Size | Length
4833 mm / 190.3 in
4855 mm / 191.1 in
Size | Width
1850 mm / 72.8 in
1846 mm / 72.7 in
1860 mm / 73.2 in
Track Width | Front
1578.0 mm / 62.1 in
1590.0 mm / 62.6 in
1600.0 mm / 63.0 in
Track Width | Rear
1590.0 mm / 62.6 in
1588.0 mm / 62.5 in
1626.0 mm / 64.0 in
Weight
1880.0 kg / 4144.7 lbs
Wheel Size
8J x 17
8.5J x 19, 9J x 19
Wheelbase
2759 mm / 108.6 in
2880 mm / 113.4 in
2968 mm / 116.9 in
Performance
Acceleration | 0 - 100 km/h
4.8 sec
Acceleration | 0 - 60 mph
4.6 sec
CO2 Emission
348 g/km
Coefficient Of Drag
0.34
0.32
Fuel Economy
14.6 L/100km / 16.1 MPG (combined) | 21.7 L/100km / 10.8 MPG (urban) | 10.5 L/100km / 22.4 MPG (highway)
Top Speed
250.0 km/h / 155.3 mph
250.0 km/h / 155.3 mph
Towing Capacity
750 kg / 1653 lbs (w/o brakes) | 2100 kg / 4630 lbs (w/ brakes @ 8% gradient) | 2100 kg / 4630 lbs (w/ brakes @ 12% gradient)
750 kg / 1653 lbs (w/o brakes) | 1800 kg / 3968 lbs (w/ brakes @ 12% gradient)
Powertrain
Drivetrain Layout
Front-engine (longitudinal), All-wheel drive
Front-engine (longitudinal), Rear-wheel drive
Emission Standard
Euro 4
Euro 6
Engine
ANK, AQJ
S85B50
Engine | Bore
84.5 mm / 3.3 in
92.0 mm / 3.6 in
Engine | Compression Ratio
11.0:1
12.0:1
Engine | Displacement
4.2 L / 254.6 cu-in / 4172.0 cc
5.0 L / 305.1 cu-in / 4999.0 cc
Engine | Power
340.0 hp / 253.5 kW @ 7000 rpm
507.0 hp / 378.1 kW @ 7750 rpm
Engine | Specific Output
81.5 hp/L / 1.3 hp/cu-in
101.4 hp/L / 1.7 hp/cu-in
Engine | Stroke
93.0 mm / 3.7 in
75.2 mm / 3.0 in
Engine | Torque
420 Nm / 309.8 lb-ft @ 3400 rpm
520 Nm / 383.5 lb-ft @ 6100 rpm
Engine | Type
Naturally-aspirated multi-port injected petrol V8 DOHC engine with 5 values per cylinder
Naturally-aspirated multi-port injected petrol V10 DOHC engine with 4 values per cylinder
Transmission | Gears
7-speed
Transmission | Type
Automatic
Production
Availability
1999 ~ 2005
2007 ~ 2010
Reviews
Neofiliac score
71%
84%
61%
Pros
- Multi-link suspensions all-around
- Great NA V8 engine
- Good 6-speed manual
- Good towing capacity
- Rather clean styling
- Double-wishbone suspensions all-around
- Glorious S85 NA V10 engine
- Rather smart design
- Double-wishbone + multi-link suspension setup
- Slightly improved styling
- Up-rated engines (even less reliable?)
- Good 0.28 drag coefficient
Cons
- Very high fuel consumption
- Bad auto gearbox
- Very high fuel consumption
- Poor engine reliability
- Bad SMG automated manual transmission
- Manual transmission available only in NA
- Unreliable engines
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