In general, the last two digits tell you the power (it used to be engine size, but it's no longer the case). For new cars, a "20" has around 180hp, a "30" has around 250hp, a "40" about 350hp, a "50" around 450hp and the "60" (only used in one model) has 600hp.
The first digit tells you the "series" that the car comes from. For example:
"330i" = 3-series with around 250hp "520d" = 5-series with around 180hp "750i" = 7-series with around 450hp
Yes, it is complicated, but I think it's nowhere near as bad as Mercedes' system.
I'm not a petrolhead, so I will forever never understand.
In general, the last two digits tell you the power (it used to be engine size, but it's no longer the case). For new cars, a "20" has around 180hp, a "30" has around 250hp, a "40" about 350hp, a "50" around 450hp and the "60" (only used in one model) has 600hp.
The first digit tells you the "series" that the car comes from. For example:
"330i" = 3-series with around 250hp "520d" = 5-series with around 180hp "750i" = 7-series with around 450hp
Yes, it is complicated, but I think it's nowhere near as bad as Mercedes' system.
I'm not a petrolhead, so I will forever never understand.
So what on earth are you doing in the Petrolhead's Chatroom then?
Yeah it seems like every manufacturer has some bizarre naming system. Mercedes has the "alphabet soup" of model names that don't even make sense (for example, CLA is positioned between A and C, but CLS is positioned between E and S?), and Lexus is similarly confusing (the LC, LS and LFA are three cars that couldn't be further apart). It's easiest to just ignore the silly names .
Yeah it seems like every manufacturer has some bizarre naming system. Mercedes has the "alphabet soup" of model names that don't even make sense (for example, CLA is positioned between A and C, but CLS is positioned between E and S?), and Lexus is similarly confusing (the LC, LS and LFA are three cars that couldn't be further apart). It's easiest to just ignore the silly names .
I think it's just the Germans. Confusing and convoluted number-letter names sound like something a nation of engineers would come up with
I'm not a petrolhead, so I will forever never understand.
So what on earth are you doing in the Petrolhead's Chatroom then?
Yeah it seems like every manufacturer has some bizarre naming system. Mercedes has the "alphabet soup" of model names that don't even make sense (for example, CLA is positioned between A and C, but CLS is positioned between E and S?), and Lexus is similarly confusing (the LC, LS and LFA are three cars that couldn't be further apart). It's easiest to just ignore the silly names .
So what on earth are you doing in the Petrolhead's Chatroom then?
Yeah it seems like every manufacturer has some bizarre naming system. Mercedes has the "alphabet soup" of model names that don't even make sense (for example, CLA is positioned between A and C, but CLS is positioned between E and S?), and Lexus is similarly confusing (the LC, LS and LFA are three cars that couldn't be further apart). It's easiest to just ignore the silly names .
So what on earth are you doing in the Petrolhead's Chatroom then?
Yeah it seems like every manufacturer has some bizarre naming system. Mercedes has the "alphabet soup" of model names that don't even make sense (for example, CLA is positioned between A and C, but CLS is positioned between E and S?), and Lexus is similarly confusing (the LC, LS and LFA are three cars that couldn't be further apart). It's easiest to just ignore the silly names .
Actually, Mercedes-Benz’s naming system makes a lot of sense. There’s the main series of cars, which consists of the A, C, E, and S-Classes. Then you have the SUVs, which are the GLA, GLC, GLE, and the GLS, following the same letter progression as the cars do. For the four-door “coupes,” you have the CLA, based on the A-Class, and the CLS, which is actually based on the E-Class.
So what on earth are you doing in the Petrolhead's Chatroom then?
Yeah it seems like every manufacturer has some bizarre naming system. Mercedes has the "alphabet soup" of model names that don't even make sense (for example, CLA is positioned between A and C, but CLS is positioned between E and S?), and Lexus is similarly confusing (the LC, LS and LFA are three cars that couldn't be further apart). It's easiest to just ignore the silly names .
Actually, Mercedes-Benz’s naming system makes a lot of sense. There’s the main series of cars, which consists of the A, C, E, and S-Classes. Then you have the SUVs, which are the GLA, GLC, GLE, and the GLS, following the same letter progression as the cars do. For the four-door “coupes,” you have the CLA, based on the A-Class, and the CLS, which is actually based on the E-Class.
The SUVs make sense nowadays (before, we had all that ML nonsense), but the CLS is just stupidly named. Not to mention there's the upcoming four-door AMG flagship which will basically be a CLS63... but not a CLS63.
At least they keep their names nice and short. Otherwise you end up with the mouthful that is the Porsche Panamera Turbo S E-Hybrid Sport Turismo.
Actually, Mercedes-Benz’s naming system makes a lot of sense. There’s the main series of cars, which consists of the A, C, E, and S-Classes. Then you have the SUVs, which are the GLA, GLC, GLE, and the GLS, following the same letter progression as the cars do. For the four-door “coupes,” you have the CLA, based on the A-Class, and the CLS, which is actually based on the E-Class.
The SUVs make sense nowadays (before, we had all that ML nonsense), but the CLS is just stupidly named. Not to mention there's the upcoming four-door AMG flagship which will basically be a CLS63... but not a CLS63.
At least they keep their names nice and short. Otherwise you end up with the mouthful that is the Porsche Panamera Turbo S E-Hybrid Sport Turismo.
I check in from time to time, but I hardly ever post.
Ah okay. Been up to much lately?
Dad recently got an excellent deal on a new Nissan Murano. To my surprise, he actually let me drive it. It’s a big and comfortable car, but driving it is very boring.
Dad recently got an excellent deal on a new Nissan Murano. To my surprise, he actually let me drive it. It’s a big and comfortable car, but driving it is very boring.
