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At least with BMW its consistent. A series number (3) followed by two numbers where a larger number represents a larger engine (30/40), followed by X if it has
by 013a 10y ago
At least with BMW its consistent. A series number (3) followed by two numbers where a larger number represents a larger engine (30/40), followed by X if it has all wheel drive. M means performance. Series numbers increase with price. Pretty easy. Hardest part is remembering which series numbers correspond to which body styles.
Compare that to Merc. There's the C, E, and S-Class which come in Sedan, Coupe, and Roadster variants and increase in price in that order. There's the CLA which is their entry level Sedan, except they call it a Coupe. There's the CLS Sedan which is more expensive than the E but cheaper than the S, and again, is called a Coupe. Then you've got the Maybach name which means luxury, and the AMG name which means performance. Most models have an AMG trim. Add in the E wagon, the AMG GT roadster, the S and SL roadsters, and the GLA, GLC, GLE, GLS, and G-Class SUVs. And the B-Class electric.
- endianswap 10y agoAnd BMW is, for the most part, encoding more into their designations. They split the 3 series into the 3 series coupes and 4 series sedans (ignore the GCs, as beautiful as they are) and for the most part the even numbers are supposed to be the coupier cars compared to the odds (see X6 vs X5). Owning an M4 I didn't realize how often I'd have to explain this to random folks at the gas station when they wondered what the hell an M4 is when they've only seen M3s.
- strictnein 10y agoI get that 4 > 3, but it still surprises me that they made the 3 the coupe and the 4 the sedan.
- knd775 10y agoIs it not the other way around?
- hungrybackspace 10y agoSort of the other way around; 3s are 4-door by default, and 4s are two-door by default. They still make 4-door coupes (following the technical definition of a coupe, rather than the popular definition) in the 4 series, namely the GC.
- strictnein 10y agoNow I'm even more confused. The parent post stated this: > "3 series coupes and 4 series sedans" shrug
- acomjean 10y agoThe higher the number the bigger the vehicle and the more expensive.... That's how I think of it.
- 013a 10y ago2 is a Coupe or Convertible. 3 is a Sedan or Wagon. 4 is a Coupe, Sedan, or Convertible (though they call the Sedan a Coupe). 5 is a Sedan. 6 is a Coupe, Sedan, or Convertible. 7 is a Sedan. There's a little method to the madness, though I don't know if this is on purpose. Odd numbers are the more "luxury" models, whereas the even numbers are the more "sporty" models. M-series models are only available on the even numbers, with the exception of the 3-series.