Take you wondered how BMW names their vehicles, the classification they follow? Fifty-fifty though in the past few years BMW has changed the blueprint, it is however interesting to look at past models and meet the reasoning behind it.

BMW'south vehicles are named past normally a 3 digit number followed by 1 or 2 letter. The first number number represents the series number, while the next two numbers used to represent the engine displacement in cubic centimeters divided by 100. BMW's logical model naming convention took a turn with the E39 5 Serial model, which was chosen the 523i despite beingness powered by a two.5-liter engine.

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The messages following the numbers represent different type of engines, bodystyles and platform.

  • i = fuel-injection
  • d = diesel engine
  • h = hydrogen engine
  • g = compressed natural gas/CNG
  • e = eta  – power with economy due east.g BMW 325e
  • x = xDrive sytem
  • L = long wheelbase
  • C = coupe
  • c = convertible
  • T = touring/wagon
  • t = hatchback
  • south = sport

Of course, as I mentioned, the naming convention has changed, especially because of the new engines that have the same deportation, but employ a different technology. The nigh recent ones that comes to heed  are the N53B30, a 3.0-liter engine direct 6 engine(328i model) and the N54B30, a twin-turbo three.0-liter engine used in the …335i model.

Well, that's our BMW history lesson for the day, we'll exist dorsum with more!