m325i 705 Report post Posted March 23, 2006 BMW says goodbye to E The current issue of Motor Trend is reporting through the grapevine that BMW will drop the underground “e-code” nomenclature for its vehicles. The current 3-Series, for example, is known internally and by those who call themselves real car enthusiasts as the E90, the version sold between 1998 and 2005 the E46, and the generation before that the E36. According to this Wikipedia article BMW has been using the “e-code” since at least the late Sixties, if not much longer. The “E” stands for Entwicklung, which in German means development or evolution. MT is also reporting that the “E” will be replaced with an “F” and that the next 5-Series is already known internally as the F10. The next 7-Series due in 2009 will be called F01 and the LWB version F02. [source: Motor Trend magazine] Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bravo 34 Report post Posted March 23, 2006 Must have run out of e numbers - I suppose f is the next logical letter to use?? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Spargo Report post Posted March 23, 2006 (edited) I'd hate to say goodbye to e Edited March 23, 2006 by Spargo Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bimmer boy 21 Report post Posted March 23, 2006 oh, I love E. I dont see why they need to change it, like they can start going into the hundreds like for example 'E101' etc, Im open to change though its good, I mean if I and many others come to terms with cars Bangle had anything to do with I think most people can get over the changing of a letter. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alex 0 Report post Posted March 23, 2006 omg go into the hundreds Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DCEIVN 0 Report post Posted March 23, 2006 The “E” stands for Entwicklung What will the F stand for? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pug'n 0 Report post Posted March 23, 2006 f**k, probably.... like there's another f word Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Deftones 0 Report post Posted March 23, 2006 Life without 'E' would be average... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nic325i 0 Report post Posted March 24, 2006 What doesn't make much sense to me is the increasing gaps between series - e.g. 3 series E21 -> E30 -> E36 -> E46 -> E90? 5 series E12? -> E28 -> E34 -> E39 -> E60 What happened to all the numbers in between? I guess some might be used by prototypes, variants etc, but seems a little weird. Otherwise, don't think it will affect my life if a car company changes the letter they use for internal designation of model lines. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
illwasteyou 0 Report post Posted March 24, 2006 F350 yeah (drunken ramble) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Carl 3 Report post Posted March 24, 2006 Didn't the in between numbers get used by the X3, X5, Z3, Z4, Z8, new 1 & 6 series??? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Spargo Report post Posted March 24, 2006 yea they did, the z1 was e33 iirc. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
