German car giant BMWToday it is the favorite of many consumers. The unique designs, unique sounds and performance of the cars produced by BMW have always made these vehicles special. That’s why many people want to own a BMW, at least for part of their lives, wants to experience prestige.

But owning a BMW isn’t easy. We are already used to the fact that vehicles are very expensive. However, this is not the only problem. When you log in to the BMW Turkey website, you will see 66 models get out. Yes, we’re not kidding; If you look at BMW’s website today, you will find between 66 models. you can choose.

So what did BMW call these cars? What do the letters and numbers we see on the back of the trunk mean?

BMW is one of the oldest car manufacturers in history. The company has experienced massive revolutions during its service. So the company naming strategy changed from time to time. BMW has even set up a team that works just for this job. The names given to BMW’s models today are “Strategic naming and vehicle identificationIt is determined by a special unit called “.

Let’s start with the past: the names of the first cars produced by BMW were actually their identities!

*BMW 15/1929 PS.

The first car produced by BMW, “15/1929 PSThe PS in this name was an abbreviation of the word “Pferdestärke”, which means horsepower, as car enthusiasts can guess. The number 15 is the horsepower of the vehicle, 1929 is the number manufacturing date was telling. In other words, BMW’s first car was produced in 1929 and had only 15 horsepower.

In the 1930s, however, this situation changed. BMW used engines at that time. in order of development began to name. In this context; All cars produced in the period up to World War II were listed with numbers of 300. The company preferred 100 for early stage aircraft engines and 200 for motorcycle engines. While BMW continued in this way until 1945, II World WarThen he made another decision.

*BMW 3200CS.

The 50s and 60s were a very special time for BMW. Because every car was produced at that time a special name is given. For example; “new class”New Classand arbitrarily named models such as 2002, 507 and 3200 CS managed to become one of BMW’s most popular models.

As the 1972 calendars show, BMW’s naming strategy has changed!

* 1972 BMW 520i model.

1972 was a major turning point for BMW. Because the company in 1972 For the first time, he applied the current naming strategy to his car. The car, dubbed “520i”, enabled that strategy to this day. BMW historian Dr. Annika Biss said one of the company’s goals at the time was “Understandable outside Germany“I say that this goal has been successfully achieved even today we can see easily.

Let’s move to 2023: what are BMW’s cars called today?

In BMW’s naming strategy since 1972 first place numberactually shows what segment the car is in. In this context; It must be said that when you start at 1 and go to 7, the dimensions of the vehicle gradually increase. In other words, the first number we see in the model name indicates the size of the vehicle. X on commercial SUV models, Z on concept sports car, in electric cars instead uses the i symbol which stands for innovation. In the meantime; The larger the number next to the X in SUVs, the larger the vehicle’s dimensions.

Let’s go to the second and third numbers; the two-digit number after the first digit, in the past cylinder capacity of the engine it represented. Let’s say the vehicle’s model number is 745. The vehicle was in the 7th segment and had a 4.5 liter engine. But now that has changed. According to BMW’s statement, the two-digit number represents the “virtual volume” of the vehicle. So engine power value in kilowatts. In this context; If you see the number 45, the engine power of the vehicle is between 300 and 350 kilowatts.

What about letters and words?

We have taken care of the numbers on BMW models. Model names aren’t just these numbers, though. some letters also welcomes us. We can explain these letters as follows:

The same logic is used in the M models!

BMW since the 1970s. performance oriented The M brand, where it produces models, uses similar logic to the standard models. For example, the M440i can be seen as a powerful version of the standard 440i. However, here are some There are exceptions. For example, the high-performance version of the X5 is called the “X5 M50i”. With some models we encounter exceptions such as the M2, X3 M or M3.

Finally: BMW models also have some extra charms!

Some models that BMW released in the past and some models that are still being produced. additional charms there is also. Finally, let’s take a look at the details of this jewelry: