Bmw suv models series#

There are also ' e' electrified hybrids and, in other markets, ' d' diesel cars. Most cars end in i, for gasoline fuel injection. 230i) indicates what type of engine the car has. Now, a bigger number just means a bigger engine. The second set of numbers in a model name indicate how big the engine is. Models starting with a lowercase i are electric or hybrid models models can also have the suffixes sDrive (two-wheel-drive) or xDrive (all-wheel-drive) - although not all RWD Bimmers are marked with an sDrive badge.

Bmw suv models series#

(Note that series names are not hyphenated like Mercedes-Benz classes: 3 Series versus E-Class.) X models are SUVs. Even-numbered series tend to be body style variants of the previous series. Larger odd-numbered series mean a bigger car. BMW models comes in numbered series ranging from 1 to 8. How BMW Names its CarsД«MW, like Mercedes-Benz and Audi, uses an alphanumeric naming system.

Cars like the 2002 and its successor, the 3 Series, laid the foundation for BMW to become a luxury and performance powerhouse from the 1980s onward.

Only after WWII did building cars become the primary enterprise. BMW began as a WWI airplane engine manufacturer. The company, formally BMW AG, was founded in Munich in 1916. BMW's Future in America Starts With These 2 Cars BMW HistoryД«MW stands for Bavarian Motor Works ( Bayerische Motoren Werke in German).