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"T" in "iT" stands for "Touring", “i” indicates that it has petrol injected engine
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Indicates that it’s a 2-door Convertible with a petrol injected engine Indicates that It’s a coupe with a diesel powered engine Indicates It’s a Coupe/Convertible with a petrol injected engine The engine tuned for economy rather than power Indicates Coupé in earlier models, Cabriolet in current models Letters used at the end of the model: SL. These letters provide additional information of the variant.
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Some BMW models have letters at the end of the model such as “i”, “d”, “x”, “L”. I8 is a Plug-in Hybrid Grand Tourer Sportscar I3 is an Urban Electric car which is available in 5-door hatchback shape. Z4 is a Rear-Wheel Drive Sports car available in Two-Seater Roadster body shape. X6 is a Luxury Sports Activity available in Coupe. X5 is a Mid-Size Crossover SUV/Sports Activity Vehicle (SAV) X4 is an Entry-Level Crossover SUV/Sports Activity Vehicle (SAV) X3 is a Compact Crossover SUV/Sports Activity Vehicle (SAV) X1 is a Compact Crossover SUV/Sports Activity Vehicle (SAV)
#BMW VIN DECODER WITH EXPLANATION SERIES#
M6 Series is High Performance (Sports) version of the BMW 6-Series Luxury Sports car available in Coupe, Convertible & Gran Coupe body shape. M5 Series is High Performance (Sports) version of the BMW 5-Series Mid-size Luxury car available in Sedan body shape. M4 is a High-Performance version of the BMW 4-Series Compact Luxury car available in Sports Coupe body shape. Now with BMW new nomenclature, the M3 is available in Sedan shape only. M3 Series is High Performance (Sports) version of the BMW 3-Series was earlier available in Coupe, Saloon, and Convertible body styles. Brandī3-GT3 is a badge-engineered version of BMW 3 series 335i launched as limited edition GT3 by Alpina.ī7 is a High-Performance version of 745i, BMW’s flagship 7-Series under Alpina brand with badge-engineering. The “M” series denotes MotorSports segment – the Sports version of existing models, “X” series denotes the Crossover / SUV segment whereas, “i” series denotes Hybrid / Electric technology. If the letters are used at the start/beginning of the model such as “M”, “X”, “Z” and “i”, they represent the Series. As a thumb-rule, higher the number denotes bigger is the car.ġ Series is the smallest Luxury car available as Hatchback or Coupe/Convertible.Ģ Series is 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 and also in Gran Coupe body shape.ĥ20i, 523i, 528i, 530i, 535i, 518d, 520d, 525d, 530dĥ series is a Mid-size Luxury car available in Sedan and Touring and Gran Turismo Hatchback body styles.Ħ Series is a Luxury Grand Tourer car available in Coupe, Convertible & Gran Coupe body shape.ħ30d, 740d, 750i xDrive, 750Li xDrive, 760i, 760Liħ Series is a Full-size Luxury car available in 4-door Saloon with Short & Long Wheelbase, as well as High-Security body style.Ĩ Series is a Luxury Grand Tourer (Now discontinued) with a higher price-tag and better performance.īMW M5 BMW Nomenclature for its cars starting with Letters: The numbers at the start/beginning represent the “Series” of BMW cars. BMW Nomenclature for its cars starting with numbers: The i3 is an Urban Electric car, which is available in 5-door hatchback shape whereas i8 is a Plug-in Hybrid Grand Tourer Sports car. The small letter “i” in BMW nomenclature represent the electric/hybrid cars. BMW Z4 is a Rear-Wheel Drive Sports car, which is available in Two-Seater Roadster body shape. The letter “Z” in BMW nomenclature represents the “Roadster”. 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. BMW offers five SUVs starting from the X1 to X6. The “X” represents “Cross-over” or a “Four-Wheel-Drive”. BMW uses the letter “X” in BMW nomenclature, which is used for the crossover / SUV body shape. The letter “M” denotes MotorSports segment in BMW nomenclature.