E36, E34, B10 ???????

[flooritforever]

I have long heard people talking about BMW's in terms such as 'E36 M3'.

I know the 'E36' bit tells you what version of the particular BMW it is, in this a 3 series, but I have never been able towork out which is which. Can anybody give me some examples of which Beemers correspond to which E-numbers?

That way they'll start making sense to me instead of just looking like the entrants to the World Artificial Food Additives Championship.

[moleamol]

It's generally in age, E30 bmw was the series 1, E36 series 2 (the slippier one), then I think it was E40 and now might be E46(?). I'm not sure but I know the number is not the series, it's the letter. Do a google and I'm sure you'll get the answers. (B10 is an official Alpina model)

[johnny senna]

molemol is kind of right.
There wasn't an E40. And there was a 3 series before the E30 called E21.
See here for pics:
www.roadfly.org/bmw/forums/

[jonn-bravo]

3series
e21 75-82
e30 83-91
e30/5 touring
e36 91-98
e36/2 coupe
e36/5 compact
e36/3 touring (m50 engines)
e46 98-present

5series
e12 72-81
e28 81-88
e34 88-95
e34/16 four wheel drive
e39 96-present

got all th rest here, but thats pretty sad!
e28's are best! got one myself. love it to bits.
the numbers are funny because the in-between ones are for still-classified secret projects, apparently.

[reardrive]

Current 3-series is E46
Previous shape ('91-'98) was E36
'Square' shaped eighties model was E30

[reardrive]

Ok Jonn-Bravo, I surrender.

[jonn-bravo]

hohoho! thought that would sort that one out!
answers on a postcard? nope, they aint big enough!
acyually met a guy the other day who is worse than me-
he has loads of e28's! i only have one. that makes me sane. thats my story, and i'm sticking to it.

[liquidken]

The B10 is a 5 series designation has been in existence since the E28 model.

It looks as thought it will be renamed the B5 for the current E60 incarnation

[detomaso]

What e28 do you have jonn-bravo?
Nice to meet a fellow e28'er who enjoys the cars as much as I do