A Glossary of BMW Cars Through the Decades

  • BMW 3/15 (1927-1932) – The first BMW car model

  • BMW 303 (1933-1934) – First BMW car with six-cylinder engine

  • BMW 328 (1936-1940) – Successful sports car with numerous racing victories

  • BMW 501 (1951-1958) – First post-war BMW luxury car

  • BMW 507 (1956-1959) – Two-seat roadster with timeless design

  • BMW 1500 (1961-1964) – First of the “New Class” of compact sedans

  • BMW 2002 (1968-1976) – Sporty version of the 02 Series compact cars

  • BMW 3 Series (1975-present) – Compact executive car, BMW’s best-selling model

  • BMW 5 Series (1972-present) – Mid-size executive car

  • BMW 6 Series (1976-1989, 2004-2019) – Large grand tourer

  • BMW 7 Series (1977-present) – Full-size luxury car

  • BMW 8 Series (1989-1999, 2018-present) – Large grand tourer

  • BMW Z3 (1995-2002) – Two-seat convertible and coupe

  • BMW Z4 (2002-present) – Two-seat convertible and coupe

  • BMW X5 (1999-present) – Mid-size luxury SUV

  • BMW X3 (2003-present) – Compact luxury SUV

  • BMW X6 (2008-present) – Mid-size luxury SUV with coupe-like styling

  • BMW i3 (2013-present) – Electric compact car

  • BMW i8 (2014-2020) – Hybrid sports car

  • BMW X1 (2009-present) – Compact luxury SUV

  • BMW X2 (2017-present) – Compact luxury SUV with coupe-like styling

  • BMW X7 (2019-present) – Full-size luxury SUV

  • BMW 2 Series (2014-present) – Coupe and convertible

  • BMW 4 Series (2013-present) – Coupe, convertible, and gran coupe

  • BMW M3 (1986-present) – High-performance version of the 3 Series

  • BMW M5 (1984-present) – High-performance version of the 5 Series

  • BMW M6 (1983-1989, 2005-2018) – High-performance version of the 6 Series

  • BMW X4 (2014-present) – Compact luxury SUV with coupe-like styling

  • BMW X3 M (2019-present) – High-performance version of the X3

  • BMW X4 M (2019-present) – High-performance version of the X4

  • BMW X5 M (2009-present) – High-performance version of the X5

  • BMW X6 M (2009-present) – High-performance version of the X6

  • BMW M2 (2015-present) – High-performance version of the 2 Series

  • BMW M4 (2014-present) – High-performance version of the 4 Series

  • BMW M8 (2019-present) – High-performance version of the 8 Series

  • BMW iX (2022-present) – Electric mid-size luxury SUV

  • BMW i4 (2021-present) – Electric mid-size sedan