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]
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Presto 6:25PM (3/14/2006)
That's F'd up.
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Tucker 6:25PM (3/14/2006)
So what does the F stand for?
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Fabulo 6:34PM (3/14/2006)
F stands for Fast. VW is considering suing.
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Carguy 6:58PM (3/14/2006)
Hope they don't get to F-150 :0
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bobdobbs 7:10PM (3/14/2006)
Damn you, Chris Bangle! Damn you to hell!
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Brandon 8:10PM (3/14/2006)
If they start calling BMWs F-bodies, my Camaro and I will be sick.
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Jabbar 8:32PM (3/14/2006)
nooooo....tear...
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Eric L. 9:06PM (3/14/2006)
"F" for Forschung (research).
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Steve K 10:28PM (3/14/2006)
Perhaps in a clear display of the foresight of VW it stands for farfegnoogin or how ever you spell it!
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Anthony Albertus 12:42AM (3/15/2006)
Ok.. I love BMWs, and I know they're not marketing it as an F10, but dang.. any association with the Datsun of the same nomenclature is pretty dang hysterical.
http://www.modum.net/datsun/120ACOUP.JPg
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naugahyde 3:22AM (3/15/2006)
AA - a friend of mine had a Datsun S-10. It was one of the scariest cars I have ever ridden in. Styling, braking, acceleration, comfort? Nope, it had no redeeming qualities.
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Ted 7:42PM (3/16/2006)
Well, they're at E91 for the 3ser wagon. That doesn't leave much room if they want to keep the chassis to three characters. After E comes... F. I'm okay with it.
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