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Re: Theoretical Question That site is websensed for me, but am I right in guessing that it has something to do with the year?
Such as with Audi A4
B5 - 95-01
B6 - 02-05
B7 - 05.5-08
B8 - 09-Current
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 CylonRedPremium,MVM
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Bloom County | quote:
What do they call my car an “E” something when it’s a 325i, 535i, etc..?
When you hear you car being referred to as an E classification, what they are referring to is the body style of a particular car. For instance, BMW has produced a 3 Series model from 1976 to 2003. Naturally, the body style changes over time, so to avoid confusion; they refer to the 1976-83 3 Series as an E21, the 1984-91 cars as E30, 1992-99 cars as E36, and the present models as the E46. Keep in mind that certain early cars do not have an E number. Here’s a break down of the “E” numbers as well as the early designations
The link also has a break down of all of the model letters (is, Xi etc...) and also the engines codes.
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KearnstdElf WizardPremium
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Mullica Hill, NJ | hmm interesting. Never knew the models related to engine size.(So Hypothetically in terms I can wrap my brain around, if my Impala where a BMW it would have been a 538i 5 series with a 3.8L fuel injected engine.)
Going to be honest I had always figured all luxury cars with numbers instead of names that the numbers where just made up by throwing a cat and mouse into a room of keyboards and seeing what came out. Never knew that the full sized BMW was a 740 because it had a 4l engine.
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BobAccount deleted
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New Jersey | A 240Z had a 2.4 l engine. A 280Z had a 2.8 l engine. (Of course we called them 24 ounce and 28 ounce.) |
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CylonRedPremium,MVM
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Bloom County | reply to Kearnstd
Generally true - very recently they have gotten away from the displacement for the model numbers on some of the cars. I believe with the turbos it they are getting away from the displacement since the turbos can be added to make a lot of power with less displacement.
I want to say that the M135i has a 3 liter engine but makes the power of a 3.5 liter engine.
My 330 i is an injected, 3 series with a 3 liter engine.
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said by CylonRed: quote:
When you hear you car being referred to as an E classification, what they are referring to is the body style of a particular car. For instance, BMW has produced a 3 Series model from 1976 to 2003. Naturally, the body style changes over time, so to avoid confusion; they refer to the 1976-83 3 Series as an E21, the 1984-91 cars as E30, 1992-99 cars as E36, and the present models as the E46.designations
How about that!
I would have simply done something stupid in designation like E Series: 1976-83, or 1984-91, or 1992-99 and so on.
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CylonRedPremium,MVM
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Bloom County | quote:
I would have simply done something stupid in designation like E Series: 1976-83, or 1984-91, or 1992-99 and so on.
Could be this killer cold I have but I have yet to figure this part out...
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