

Bmw stands for series#
Moreover, M3 Series is a high-performance (Sports) version of the BMW 3-Series earlier available in Coupe, Saloon, and Convertible body styles. Besides, BMW launched it as a limited edition GT3 by Alpina.įurther, B7 is a High-Performance version of the 745i, BMW’s flagship 7-Series under the Alpina brand, with badge engineering. Brandī3-GT3 is a badge-engineered version of the BMW 3 Series 335i. Moreover, the “i” series indicates Hybrid / Electric technology. However, the “X” series denotes the Crossover / SUV segment.

The “M” series denotes the MotorSports segment – the Sports version of existing models. Besides, it is also available in Gran Coupe body shapes.ĥ20i, 523i, 528i, 530i, 535i, 518d, 520d, 525d, 530dĥ-series is a Mid-size Luxury car available in Sedan, Touring, and Gran Turismo Hatchback body styles.Ħ-Series is a luxury Grand Tourer car available in Coupe, Convertible & Gran Coupe body shapesħ30d, 740d, 750i xDrive, 750Li xDrive, 760i, 760Liħ-Series is a Full-size Luxury car available in a 4-door Saloon with a Short & Long Wheelbase and a High-Security body style.Ĩ-Series is a luxury Grand Tourer (Now discontinued) with a higher price tagīMW M5 BMW Nomenclature for its cars starting with Letters:įurthermore, if BMW used letters at the start/beginning of the model such as “M,” “X,” “Z,” and “i,” they represent the Series. Brandġ-Series is the smallest Luxury car available as Hatchback or Coupe/Convertible.Ģ-Series is a Compact Luxury car available as Coupé and Convertible.ģ16i, 318i, 320i, 323i, 325i, 325xi, 328i, 328xi, 330i, 330xi, 335i, 335is, 335xi, 320d, 320xd, 325d, 330d, 330xd, 335dģ-Series is an Entry-Level Compact Executive car available as a Saloon (Sedan), Estate (Wagon), Coupé, and ConvertibleĤ28i, 435i, 420d, 420i, 420i xDrive, 420d xDrive, 430d, 435d xDriveĤ-Series is a Compact Executive car available in Coupé, Convertible. As a thumb rule, the higher the numeral denotes, the bigger the car. BMW Nomenclature for its Cars Starting with Numbers:įurthermore, the numbers at the start/beginning represent the “Series” of BMW cars. However, the i8 is a Plug-in Hybrid Grand Tourer Sports car. Besides, the i3 is an Urban Electric car, available in a 5-door hatchback shape. The small letter “i” in BMW nomenclature represents electric/hybrid cars. Moreover, the letter “Z” in BMW nomenclature represents the “Roadster.” BMW Z4 is a Rear-Wheel Drive Sports car available in a Two-Seater Roadster body shape.

The X6 is a Luxury Sports Activity Vehicle available in Coupe. The X1 & X3 are the Compact SUVs, while X4 is a Compact Entry-level and X5 is Mid-Size Luxury SUV. Here, the “X” represents “Cross-over” or a “Four-Wheel-Drive.” Besides, BMW offers five SUVs starting from the X1 to X6. BMW uses the letter “X” in BMW nomenclature, used for the crossover / SUV body shape. BMW 750 Li BMW Nomenclature for SUVs:įurthermore, the letter “M” denotes the MotorSports segment in BMW nomenclature. However, the 8 series is the biggest and costliest BMW Luxury car. As a result, the 1-Series is the smallest and cheapest BMW car available, either as Hatchback or Coupe/Convertible in a 3-door or 5-door option. Therefore, we tried to decode these numbers & alphabets.īMW Nomenclature has reserved the odd numbers (3, 5, and 7) for 4-door sedans and even numbers (2, 4, 6, and 8) for 2-door coupes and similar cars. In other cases, BMW nomenclature also uses alphabets, such as “M,” “X,” & “Z,” followed by a number in the case of certain models. In some cases, BMW Nomenclature uses numbers, e.g., 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 & 8, followed by alphabets like “i,” “d,” & “x” for some of its models. As a result, BMW models use a slightly different combination than Audi’s. In addition, the BMW nomenclature has adapted complex Alpha-Numerical combinations for its models. It means Bavarian Motor Works in English. The term ‘BMW’ stands for Bayerische Motoren Werke, one of the “German Big 3” luxury automakers. BMW uses complex Alpha-Numeric Nomenclature for its models:
