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And 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 b
by endianswap 10y ago
And 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.