BMW E and A Symbols - BMWism
BMW E and A Symbols - BMWism
BMW E and A Symbols - BMWism
BMW Grille
Hom e
E,F and
M
symbols
Tuning
M C ars
Art C ars
Alpina C ars
De signe rs
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C ontact us
E, F and M symbols: BMW uses internal technical code for its cars. Traditionally a letter `E signifies a chassis code (from
German: Entwicklungscode - Development Code), while the very recent chassis use already letter `F followed by a number.
Letter `M signifies an engine code (from German: Motor), again followed by a number.
These codes are in use by repair shops. In fact BMW has thousands of these codes signifying different projects, however
only a small number of them goes into the public use and become symbols of the specific BMW car or engine.
Please note that the same car chassis would have different engines and identical engines have been built into a different
cars. So for example, you can have in a chassis E34 (BMW Five Series 1989-1996) several different engines as M20, M30,
M40, M43, M50, M60. At the same time M50 engine used in E34 has been also used for several other chassis as E30 or E36.
Sport engines by BMW have code letters `S for Sport. New BMW engines are also marked with letters `N and "W" (engines
for Mini).
BMW E and F chassis codes:
years
produc ed
engines
us ed
c ode
c ars
E3
E6
E9
1 9 6 5 -1 9 7 5
E12
5 Series - first
generation
1 9 7 2 -1 9 8 1
E20
2002ti
E21
3 Series
19751983
E23
7 Series
1 9 7 7 -1 9 8 7
E24
6 Series - first
generation
1 9 7 5 -1 9 8 9
1 9 6 8 -1 9 7 7
M30
a vers ion of E 6
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E24
generation
1 9 7 5 -1 9 8 9
M 6 3 5 C Si, M 6 and L 6
E25
1972
E26
M1
1 9 7 8 -1 9 8 1
E28
5 Series - second
generation
1 9 8 2 -1 9 8 8
3 Series, sedan, 2
doors, cabrio,
E30
touring and a small
roadster Z-1
19841991
E31
1 9 9 0 -1 9 9 8
8 Series
E32
7 Series
1 9 8 7 -1 9 9 4
E34
5 series - third
generation, sedan,
touring
1 9 8 7 - J une
1996
E36
3 Series
1 9 9 2 -1 9 9 8
E36/5
3 Series Compact
19941998
E36/7
Z3
1997-2002
E38
7 Series
E39
M20,M30,
M40,M43,
M50,M60
1995-2002
5 Series - fourth
generation, sedan,
touring
1997-2004
E46
3 Series, sedan,
coupe, cabrio,
touring
19992005
E52
Z8
2000-2004
E53
X5
2000-
E60
5 Series - sixth
generation, sedan
2003-
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S8 5 , N 5 3
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E61
5 Series - touring
E63
6 Series - 2nd
generation: coupe
2005 -
S8 5 , N 5 2 ,
N62
E65
7 Series
2003 -
E66
2003 -
E68
7 series Hydrogen
2005-2007
E70
X5 second
generation
2007-
E71
X6
2008 -
E72
X6
E81
1 series,3 doors
hatchback
2007-
E82
2007-
E82/2
E83
E84
Z2
planne d
2011
X-3
2003 -
X1
planne d
e nd of 2009
E85
Z-4 - first
generation
2002 - 2009
E 86
Z-4 Coupe
2002 - 2008
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1 Series 5 doors
E87
hatchback
2004 -
E88
1 Series - cabrio
2008 -
E 89
Z-4 - second
generation
2009 -
3 Series sedan
2006 -
initially c oded as E 8 1
128, 135
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2008 -
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planne d
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2009 -
F10
F11
5 series seventh
generation Touring
planne d
2012
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F12
6 Series 3rd
generation
planne d
2011
F13
6 Series 3rd
generation cabrio
planne d
2012
F14
in tes ting
planne d
2012
6 series LC
F 20
1 series - second
generation
F25
X3 second
generation
planned 2 0 1 1
F30
3 series, seventh
generation
planne d
2012
planned 2 0 1 1
the new X5
in tes ting
2 series ?
new M1 ?
X2
planned 2 0 1 1
Z2
planned
2012
M06
cyl.
straight
6
capacity in lite rs
2.5, 2.8
M20
straight
2.0, 2.3, 2.5, 2.7
6
M21
straight
6
s inc e 1 9 6 8
us ed in c ars
2 5 0 0 , 2 8 0 0 s edans
more info
on the Ward's 1 0 Bes t E ngines of the
2 0 th C entury L is t, c loned in U K and
us ed in Britis h s ports c ars Bristol,
M10/M12
years
2,7
1 9 6 1 -1 9 8 7
1 9 7 6 -1 9 9 2
1 9 8 2 -1 9 8 7
E 3 0 - 3 2 5 e,3 2 5 es .
E 2 8 - 5 2 5 e (U S: 5 2 8 e)
2.4 diesel
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M30
M40
straight
4
1.6,1.8
M41
straight
4
1.8
M42
straight
4
1.8
M44
straight
4
1.9
M47
straight
4
1.9, diesel
M50
straight
6
M51
straight
6
2.5, diesel
M52
straight
6
M54
straight
6
M57
straight
6
M60
V8
M62
1 9 7 6 -1 9 9 4
1996 -
1 9 9 8 -2 0 0 6
E 36
E 3 0 , E 3 4 , las t years
of Z1
2 5 4 bhp
s inc e 1 9 9 8
3.0,4.0
1 9 9 2 -1 9 9 6
E 3 4 5 3 0 i, E 3 2 7 3 0 i,
7 4 0 i, 8 4 0 i
V8
1 9 9 6 -2 0 0 3
M67
V8
1 9 9 8 -2 0 0 6
M70
V12
5.0
1 9 8 6 -1 9 9 9
E 3 1 ,E 3 8 , E 3 9 , E 5 3 ,
L and Rover
E 3 8 - 7 Series , E 6 5 - 7
Series , E - 6 6 - 7 s eries L
E31, E32
E 3 8 7 - Series , E 3 1 8 -
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M73
V12
1993
M88
straight
6
3.5
1974
6 3 5 C Si, M 6 3 5 C Si
straight
6
3.2
1979 - 1983
M106
straight
6
3.5 (3.43)
S14
straight
4
S14
M102
S31
S32
S38
(B35,
B36)
1983 - 1986
E23 745
E23 745
1982
1 9 8 6 -1 9 9 1
straight
6
straight
6
rac e engine
E30 M3
derived from M 8 8 (M 8 8 /3 )
E26 M1
derived from M 8 8
straight
6
1 9 8 7 -1 9 9 1
straight
6
1 9 9 2 -1 9 9 6
S 44
straight
4
2.0
S50
straight
6
3.2
1992 - 2000
E36 M3
S52
straight
6
3.2
1 9 9 4 -2 0 0 1
E36 M3
S54
straight
6
3.2
2 0 0 1 -2 0 0 8
E 4 6 M 3 , E 8 5 Z4 M
Roads ter
S62
V8
5.0
S65
V8
4.0
2007 -
E 9 2 (M 3 )
follower of S5 4
S70
V12
5.6
1 9 9 3 -1 9 9 7
E 3 1 (8 5 0 )
S38
(B38)
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E34 M5
E39 M5
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S70/2
V12
6.1
S85
V10
N12
(R50)
straight
4
1.6
N14
(R52,
R53)
straight
4
1.6 Turbo
N40
straight
4
1.6, 2.0
2002-
1.8,2.0
2001 - 2003
N42
straight
4
1 9 9 1 -1 9 9 8
2005-
2005 -
M c L aren F1
M5, M6
M ini R5 6 , P eugeot 2 0 7
E 4 6 3 s eries
E 4 6 3 s eries
E 8 7 1 1 6 i, E 9 0 3 1 6 s i
without V alvetronic
N45
straight
4
N46
straight
1.8, 2.0 V alvetronic
4
N52
straight
2.5,3.0
6
N53
straight
6
2.5, 3.0
N54
straight
6
3.0+BiTurbo
N55
straight
6
s o c alled T wo Stream
T urbo gas oline engine
(dual s c roll turbo)
N62
V8
3.6, 4.0,4.4,4.8
N63
V8
4.0
2008 -
E 7 1 (X6 )
N64
V8
4.4 Bi-Turbo
2008 -
E 7 1 (X6 )
N73
V12
W10
straight
4
1.6, 2.0
V alvetronic
2004 -
2004 -
V alvetronic
1,.4, 1.6
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2004 -
E 6 0 , E 6 3 ,E 6 4 ,E 7 0 ,
E83, E85, E87, E90
als o c oded as R6 ?
2007 -
5 2 3 : E 6 1 ,E 6 2 ; 3 2 5 :
E90, E91, E92, E93
1 3 5 i, 3 3 5 i, new M 1
(1 3 5 is )
2006 -
2010-
V alvetronic
6.0
Formula 1 engine
2003 -
2001 - 2004
E65, E66
M ini R 5 0 , R5 3
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W11
W17
4
straight
4
straight
1.6 Turbo
2003- 2004
M ini C ooper S, J C W, G P
1.4 Diesel
2002 - 2004
M ini R 5 0 , R5 3
M ini
P rinc e
2004 -
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