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What are the E numbers?

People refer to E36, E34, E32.

What does that mean?

Volvo, Audi, just learning Bimmer.

Thanks,

Mike

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Mike Mayer
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These are the chassis designations. E36 is the 3 Series chassis from 1993 until 1999, then the 3 Series became the E46 until either 2006 or 2007 models, then it became the E90.

The sedan and coupe generally do not change chassis design in the same year, therefore the 4 door became the E46 a year after the coupe (but this is a level of detail that you didn't ask about, and it confuses the matter greatly).

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Jeff Strickland

Excellent info on that web site, thanks so much.

Mike

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Mike Mayer

E stands for Evolution (or Entwicklung in German), and stands for a code for each type of BMW. Here is a fuller list of codes:

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Ilir ps In the future BMW is out of E-numbers, and will go on in F-numbers

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Ilir

read this:

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keith

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