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BMW Body/Engine Designations v1.4

BMW Body and Engine Designations
v1.4 - 10/30/94

** Body/Chassis Designations **

Number/    Year
Variant   (Euro)    Model                   Body Style
- -------   ------    -------------------     ----------

114       1967-74   1502/1602/1802/2002     2d sedan
115       1962-64   1500                    4d sedan
116                 1600                    4d sedan
118       1963-?    1800/1800Ti/1800TiSA    4d sedan
120       1966-?    2000/2000Ti/            4d sedan
                    2000TiLUX/2000Tii
121       1965-69   2000C/2000CS            2d coupe
E3                  2500 - 3.3Li            4d sedan
E6                  1600/1800/              2d coupe/3d hatch
                    2000/2000/Tii touring
E9                  2.5CS - 3.0CSL          2d coupe
E10                 2002ti/2002tii          2d coupe
E12       1973-81   5-series                4d sedan
E12/8     1973-81   5-series-see above      4d sedan - South African
E20       1973-74   2002 turbo              2d coupe
E21       1976-82   3-series                2d coupe
E23       1978-86   7-series                4d sedan
E24       1976-89   6-series                2d coupe
E26       1979-80   M1                      2d mid-engine coupe
E28       1982-87   5-series                4d sedan
E30       1983-90   3-series                2d coupe/4d sedan/convertible
E30/5     1987-90   3-series 'Touring'      5d wagon
E30/16    1987-90   3-series iX             2d coupe/4d sedan (4WD)
E31       1990-     8-series                2d coupe
E32       1987-94   7-series                4d sedan
E32/2     1987-94   7-series                4d sedan LWB
E34       1988-94   5-series                4d sedan/5d wagon
E36       1991-     Current 3-series        4d sedan
E36/2     1992-     3-series see-above      2d coupe/convertible
E36/3     ?         3-series 'Compact'      5d hatch
E36/5     1994-     3-series 'Compact'      3d hatch
E36/6     1994-     3-series 'Touring'      5d wagon
E36/7     1995-     'R1'                    2d roadster - U.S. made
E38       1995-     New 7-series            4d sedan
E38/2     1995-     7-series                4d sedan LWB
E39       1995-     New 5-series            4d sedan
E44       ?         Megaron                 minivan/people carrier
E45/E48   1997?     2-series                sedan/hatch/wagon/offroader
                    (E1 derivative)         FWD/Aluminum spaceframe
E46/E49   1998?     Next 3-series           4d sedan/2d coupe
E51       1998?     Next 8-series           2d conv w/folding hard top
                    (based on E39)


Z1        1986-87   plastic-body roadster   2d convertible
Z13       1993      hybrid city car         3d hatch


E1/E2     1992/93   electric prototypes     3d hatch


** Engine Designations **

Number/                      Valvetrain/
Variant     Disp.            cylinders                Body range
- -------     -----            -----------------        ---------------

M10         1.8              SOHC-8v/L4               E21
M12/6       2.0              DOHC-16v/L4              Formula 2
M12/7       2.0              DOHC-16v/L4              F2/320i Group 5
M12/9       2.0              DOHC-16v/L4 Turbo        320i Group 5
M13         1.5              DOHC-16v/L4 Turbo        Formula 1
M20         2.5/2.7          SOHC-12v/L6 + eta        E28/E30/E34
M21         2.4              SOHC-12v/L6 Diesel       E28/E30/E34/E36
M30         3.0/3.2/3.3/3.5  SOHC-12v/L6              E23/E24/E28/E32
M40         1.6/1.8          SOHC-8v/L4               E30/E36
M42         1.8              DOHC-16v/L4              E30/E34/E36
       ?--> 1.9              + Al block/VANOS
M43         1.8              SOHC-8v/L4               E36
M50         2.0/2.5          DOHC-24v/L6              E34/E36
M50TU       2.0/2.5          DOHC-24v/L6 w/VANOS      E34/E36
M52         2.0/2.3/2.8      DOHC-24v/L6 w/VANOS      E36/E39
                             (Al block)
M60 (old)   2.0/2.3          SOHC-12v/L6              E12/E21
M60         3.0/4.0          DOHC-32v/V8              E31/E32/E34/E38
M70         5.0/5.4/5.6      SOHC-24v/V12             E31/E32/E38
M80         ???              ???/V6                   abandoned?
M88         3.5              DOHC-24v/L6              E26-M1
M88/1       3.5              DOHC-24v/L6              Group 4 (470hp)
M88/2       3.5              DOHC-24v/L6              Group 4 (850hp)
M88/3       3.5              DOHC-24v/L6              E24-early M6
M102        3.2/3.5          SOHC-12v/L6 Turbo        E23-745i Turbo
S14         2.3/2.5          DOHC-16v/L4              E30-M3
S38         3.5/3.6/3.8      DOHC-24v/L6              E28-M5/E24-M6/E34-M5
S50         3.0              DOHC-24v/L6              E36-M3
S50US       3.0              DOHC-24v/L6              E36-M3 U.S. vers.
S70/2       6.1              DOHC-48v/V12             McLaren F1

Mxx/Byy (xx=engine family; yy=displacement)

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a definitive guide.  Some of the information has been garnered from rumors in
the automotive press and some is just sheer speculation.  Contents under
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