About BMW Series 5
BMW Series 5 car car - photo wallpapers; Megawallpapers.org: The BMW 5 Series is a mid-size luxury car / Executive car manufactured since 1972 by the German automarker BMW. The car, now in its fifth generation, is sold in sedan and touring body styles. The 5 Series got its name by being the fifth of the "new series"
cars after the V-8 and Isetta era. The preceding models were the 700,
the "New Clas", the "New Six" 2000/2800/Bavaria and the CS. The 5 Series was intended to replace the smaller New Class sedans, leaving the coupes as the company's low-end model. The body was styled by Marcello Gandini, based on the Bertone 1970 BMW Garmisch 2002ti Geneva show car. Gandini also did the Fiat 132 and Alfa Romeo Alfetta, two other cars that have a similar design. There have been five generations of the 5 Series to date. To
differentiate between them, they are referred to by their unique
chassis numbers (EXX). The 5 Series began the BMW tradition of being named with a
three-digit number. The first digit (5 in this case) represents the
model, and the following two digits (usually) represent the size of the
engine in decilitres, which is the main distinguishing difference.
Additional letters or words may be added to the end of the three-digit
number to define the fuel type (petrol or diesel), engine or
transmission details, and the body style. The 'i' originally stood for
(fuel) 'injection'....
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