Comparison of BMW 5 Series (E28) 524d and Ford Taurus I 2.5i

Attribute	Ford Taurus I 2.5i ×	BMW 5 Series (E28) 524d ×
General
Make	Ford	BMW
Model	Taurus	5 Series
Generation	Taurus I	5 Series (E28)
Modification	2.5i	524d
Website	https://www.ford.com/	https://www.bmw.com
Number of doors	4	4
Number of seats	5	5
Body type	Sedan	Sedan
Transmission	manual	manual
Number of gears	5	5
Production from (year)	1986	1986
Production to (year)	1991	1987
Performance
Top speed (km/h)	174	164
Acceleration 0-100 km/h (s)	-	18.1
City consumption (l/100km)	-	9.2
Extra-urban consumption (l/100km)	-	5.6
Combined consumption (l/100km)	-	7.5
Drive
Drive	Front wheel drive	Rear wheel drive
Position of engine	Front, transversely	Front,ongitudinal
Fuel	Petrol (Gasoline)	Diesel
Max. power (hp)	89	86
Max. torque (Nm)	176	153
Fuel Engine
Number of cylinders	4	6
Cylinders arrangement	Inline	Inline
Valves per cylinder	2	2
Engine displacement (cm³)	2,498	2,443
Compression ratio	9	22
Max. power @ rpm (rpm)	4,600	4,600
Max. torque @ rpm (rpm)	2,800	2,500
Cylinder bore (mm)	93.5	80
Piston stroke (mm)	91	81
Fuel system	Multi-point injection	Diesel - Standard diesel injection (SDI)
Fuel tank (l)	61	70
Chassis
ABS	+	-
Front wheel suspension	Wishbone	-
Rear wheel suspension	Wishbone	-
Steering type	Steering rack	-
Front brakes	Ventilated discs	Disc
Rear brakes	Drum	Disc
Tires size	205/65 R15 205/70 R14	-
Turning radius (m)	12.1	-
Dimensions
Length (mm)	4,785	4,620
Width (mm)	1,796	1,700
Height (mm)	1,382	1,415
Wheelbase (mm)	2,692	2,625
Kerb weight (kg)	1,303	1,330
Minimum boot space (l)	524	460
Front track (mm)	1,562	1,430
Rear track (mm)	1,537	1,470
Ride height (mm)	-	140