What does TI stand for?

[robcarync]

touring international is what ive heard the TI meant...no clue on the others....

[swits]

I also forgot L, which is only on the 7 series and means the car is the longer model

[bmw///m3///]

is M for motorsport or munich???

[sydeshow]

i think the M stands for motorsport.

what i do know though is that "M3" stands for "very nice" and "fast".
and what "M5" stands for, i can't say, because i would have to force myself to stop drooling before i tried.

and going back ot what swits said about "i" standing for "injection". that is what is stood for, but it was what the 2nd "i" stood for (like in the 1969 2002tii).

i'm going to do more research on it. but that's what i've gotten from BMW's site. (except for the first half of this post. that was all me.)

[sydeshow]

when all else fails, google it.

http://www.bmwworld.com/repairs/codes/models.htm

this site has some of the identifying model numbers, vehicle codes, and engine codes.

seems like almost everyone was right, even when you said things to contradict the other.

i am still looking for the answer to the original question..."ti". not that i'm saying steven is wrong. i just like to see proof with my own eyes.

[sydeshow]

go roadfly.org!

http://bimmer.roadfly.org/bmw/forums/e85/5880276-1.html

"CSL" = "coupe sport" (CS) + "light" (L)

t/T = touring; touring could mean hatchback (318ti), wagon (525iT),
or sport versions of early models (2002tii)

so you were right steven and hotdog19d. "ti" means "touring international".

and you were wrong maurolin. haha. sorry. that's not supposed to sound as mean as it does. it's just friendly sarcasm.

also, if you look on there, whether it's capitalized or not makes a difference too. "C" is convertable (e.g. e46 330iC) and "c" is coupe.

am i such a nerd to be as interested about this stuff as i am? the truth is, i've wondered about these things since i first started getting into bimmers. but i've just guessed at these things until now.

yep...school is really getting to me this semester. i'm out of it.

[sydeshow]

oh. one last thing while we're talking about model numbers (or at least i'm doing a lot of talking about it).

does anyone know what they'll be calling the new 3-series (starting 2006)? e##...?

e21...e30...e36...e46...???

i want...i want...i want...i want...i want...

[Freedy]

Titanium, duh...

[bmw318tiChic]

Originally Posted by sydeshow

am i such a nerd to be as interested about this stuff as i am? the truth is, i've wondered about these things since i first started getting into bimmers. but i've just guessed at these things until now.

I'm the same way. Thanks everyone for your input, I've been wondering about this ever since I got my ti.

[mhl03]

I think, if I'm not mistaken it means "Touring Internationale"

[maurolin]

Originally Posted by sydeshow

so you were right steven and hotdog19d. "ti" means "touring international".

and you were wrong maurolin. haha. sorry. that's not supposed to sound as mean as it does. it's just friendly sarcasm.

also, if you look on there, whether it's capitalized or not makes a difference too. "C" is convertable (e.g. e46 330iC) and "c" is coupe.

am i such a nerd to be as interested about this stuff as i am? the truth is, i've wondered about these things since i first started getting into bimmers. but i've just guessed at these things until now.

well 330Ci... what about 328iC??

[J!m]

Originally Posted by bimmerboi318

One vote for touring international. I forgot where else I saw it, but I believe that's the official designation. C on the E36's were convertibles, S were the coupes. So with the E46's the C took the place of the S but I think they switched positions with the I between the two generations. Now with CSI and CSL I start to get even more confused so I will stop now before I make it more complicated than it has to be

On the older cars mentioned above, CSI is Coupe`, Sport, fuel Injected
And CSL is Coupe, Sport, Lightweight.

E36 C= Cabriolet (Convertable for the American speaking)
Earlier cars used C for Coupe`. It was 'ressurected' for the E46 models, and I think it is here for a while. Now all the coupes, regardless if the roof comes down, have a 'c' in the designation.

As far as I know/remember, S was always for the Sport models, and remains so. EXCEPT for the ti, because they had to screw up the whole system with that car. SO, the only way to designate the sport model is by equipment.

t is for touring, however in the case of an estate (station wagon in American) the t was used in a different place. 'ti' is compact (as we know), whereas 'it' was fuel injected touring. (EG 540it)

I hope everyone is confused now. I sure am...

[sydeshow]

Originally Posted by maurolin

well 330Ci... what about 328iC??

don't know. sometimes the C could mean coupe. sometimes convertable.

tell you what. if you look at the car and it doesn't have a top or there is a potiental for the top to be down, it's a convertable. otherwise, if it still has a "c", it's a coupe. that's all i can say.

[sydeshow]

Originally Posted by mhl03

I think, if I'm not mistaken it means "Touring Internationale"

yep. we established that.

but that sounds too french. so i'll just stay with "touring international".

crazy french.

[robcarync]

boycott france