Comparison of BMW 5 Series (E12) 528 and BMW 6 Series (E24) 628 CSi

Attribute	BMW 6 Series (E24) 628 CSi ×	BMW 5 Series (E12) 528 ×
General
Make	BMW	BMW
Model	6 Series	5 Series
Generation	6 Series (E24)	5 Series (E12)
Modification	628 CSi	528
Website	https://www.bmw.com	https://www.bmw.com
Number of doors	2	4
Number of seats	4	5
Body type	Coupe	Sedan
Transmission	manual	manual
Number of gears	4	4
Production from (year)	1979	1974
Production to (year)	1982	1976
Performance
Top speed (km/h)	208	198
Acceleration 0-100 km/h (s)	9.3	9.5
Combined consumption (l/100km)	-	10.8
Drive
Drive	Rear wheel drive	Rear wheel drive
Position of engine	Front,ongitudinal	Front,ongitudinal
Fuel	Petrol (Gasoline)	Petrol (Gasoline)
Max. power (hp)	184	165
Max. torque (Nm)	240	238
Fuel Engine
Number of cylinders	6	6
Cylinders arrangement	Inline	Inline
Valves per cylinder	2	2
Engine displacement (cm³)	2,788	2,788
Compression ratio	9.3	-
Max. power @ rpm (rpm)	5,800	5,800
Max. torque @ rpm (rpm)	4,200	4,000
Cylinder bore (mm)	86	86
Piston stroke (mm)	80	80
Fuel system	Multi-point injection	Carburettor
Fuel tank (l)	70	70
Chassis
Front wheel suspension	Independent, Spring McPherson, with stabilizer	-
Rear wheel suspension	Independent, spring	-
Steering type	Worm-reduction unit	-
Front brakes	Ventilated discs	Disc
Rear brakes	Disc	Disc
Tires size	195/70 R14	195/70 R14
Turning radius (m)	11.2	-
Dimensions
Length (mm)	4,755	4,620
Width (mm)	1,725	1,690
Height (mm)	1,365	1,425
Wheelbase (mm)	2,626	2,636
Kerb weight (kg)	1,450	1,385
Gross weight (kg)	1,830	1,840
Minimum boot space (l)	415	440
Front track (mm)	1,422	1,406
Rear track (mm)	1,487	1,442
Ride height (mm)	-	139