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BMW model type or chassis codes have been used
since the beginning. We will call them Vehicle Codes.
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You won't find these numbers on your car, but
the "E" numbers are widely used to identify BMW automobiles.
These codes are used by BMW internally, and they are so useful, people
outside of BMW discovered them and started using them, too.
The E stands for Entwicklung, the
German word for Development. That's because the E codes are assigned
by BMW at the beginning of model development.
Sometimes, vehicle designations are followed by a
variant code. This code is a number separated from the
"E" by a slash. For example, E36/7 is the code for the Z3 roadster.
Here is a table of "E" numbers BMW
uses, including some of the older type codes for popular 60's and 70's
models:
| TYPE |
SERIES |
MODEL
EXAMPLES
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YEARS |
| 114 |
2 |
1502,
1602, 1802,
2002 |
66
- 77 |
| 115 |
2 |
1500 |
62
- 64 |
| 116 |
2 |
1600 |
64
- 66 |
| 118 |
2 |
1800,
1800ti, 1800tisa |
63
- 71 |
| 120 |
2 |
2000,
2000ti, 2000tilux |
66
- 70 |
| 121 |
2 |
2000,
2000ti, 2000tilux |
66
- 72 |
| E3 |
2 |
2500, 2800,
Bavaria, 3.0s/si |
68
- 77 |
| E6 |
2 |
1600,
1800, 2000 touring |
73
- 75 |
| E9 |
2 |
2500cs, 2800cs, 3.0cs |
65
- 75 |
| E12 |
5 |
530i |
79 - 81 |
| E21 |
3 |
320i,
323i |
77
- 83 |
| E23 |
7 |
733i,
735i, L7 |
78 - 88 |
| E24 |
6 |
630Csi,
633Csi, 635Csi, M6, L6 |
78 - 88 |
| E25 |
Concept |
Turbo |
72 |
| E26 |
5 |
M1 |
82 - 88 |
| E28 |
5 |
524td,
528e, 533i, 535i, 535is, M5 |
82 - 88 |
| E30 |
3 |
318i,
318is, 325, 325e, 325es, 325i, 325is, 325iC, 325ix,
M3, Z1 |
84 - 91 |
| E31 |
8 |
840Ci,
850i, 850Ci, 850CSi |
90 - 99 |
| E32 |
7 |
735i,
735iL, 740i, 740iL, 750iL |
88 - 94 |
| E34 |
5 |
525i,
530i, 535i, 540i, M5, Touring |
89 - 96 |
| E36 |
3 |
318i,
318is, 318ti, 325i, 325is, 325iC, 328i, 328is, 328iC,
M3, Z3 |
92 - 99 |
| E38 |
7 |
740i,
740iL, 750iL |
95 |
| E39 |
5 |
528i,
540i |
97 |
| E46 |
3 |
323i,
325i, 328i, 323Ci, 328Ci, M3 |
99 |
| E53 |
5 |
X5 3.0, X5 3.0d,
X5
4.4, X5 4.6is |
00 |
| E65 |
7 |
745i |
02 |
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