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The origin of BMW dates back to 1913, when Karl Friedrich Rapp formed Rapp Motoren Werke in a suburb of Munich. A well-known engineer in a German aircraft company, Rapp found that these engines had problems and suffered from excessive vibration. As a result, Rapp Motoren Werke contracted with Austro-Damier to build V12 Aero engines for aircrafts. The company saw success, expanding rapidly, but eventually Rapp resigned due to financial problems in 1916.
At that time, two Austrians, Franz Josef Popp and Maxx Friz took over Rapp Motoren Werke. Another airplane specialist, Gustav Otto, started building small aircraft in a small shop named as Gustav Flugmaschinefabrik. It was in March, 1916, that Rapp Motoren Werke merged with Gustav Flugmaschinefabrik to form Bayersiche Flugzeugwerke. During the war, and against the wishes of its director Franz Josef Popp, BMW placed its emphasis on aircraft engine production, with motorcycles as a side line and ceasing automobile production in its entirety. Due to the fact that BMW’s factories were heavily bombed during the war, its remaining west German facilities were banned from producing motor vehicles or aircrafts after the war.
It wasn’t until 1928, though, that automobiles became their business, with the first car sold as a BMW being a rebadged Dixi named the BMW 3/15. This followed BMW’s acquisition of the car manufacturer Automobilwerk Eisenach. In 1951, BMW was able to produce its first car since the war — a large saloon vehicle that sat comfortably up to six. While it was designed for the luxury market, this car did not succeed. But instead it played an important role in re-establishing BMW’s reputation as a leader in the area of technology and quality.
It was in 1962 with the introduction of the BMW New Class compact sedans that the beginnings of the automaker’s reputation of today. Throughout the 1960s, BMW continued to expand its range, adding coupe and luxury sedan models to its line up. They launched their large “New Six” sedans in 1968, including the 2500, 2800 and American Bavaria and coupes 2.5 CS and 2800 CS.
In 1971, BMW moved to its new and its current headquarters in Munich, a truly unique building based on a four cylinder engine. They introduced in 1972 the BMW 5 Series mid-size sedan range, followed by the BMW 3 Series luxury coupes in 1976 and the BMW 7 Series large luxury sedans in 1978. The rest as they say is history. The brand has established a reputation for performance and cutting-edge technology with a wide variety of modern models. In 2021, BMW surged to the head of the global premium segment, selling over 2.5 million vehicles and beating out the likes of Mercedes Benz and Audi. The carmaker is set to capitalize on this strong showing in the future by upgrading existing models and expanding its portfolio of electric vehicles.
BMW Model List
BMW Production Models (Non-M)
Pre 1940s BMW Models
BMW 3/15 (1927 - 1932)
BMW 3/20 PS (1932 - 1934)
BMW 303 (1933 - 1937)
BMW 328 (1936 - 1940)
BMW 326 (1936 - 1941)
BMW 327 (1937 - 1941)
BMW 320 (1937 - 1938)
BMW 321 (1938 - 1941)
BMW 335 (1939 - 1941)
1940s BMW Models
BMW 321 (1945 - 1950)
BMW 326 (1945 - 1946)
BMW 327 (1946 - 1955)
BMW 340 (1949 - 1955)
1950s BMW Models
BMW 501 (1952 - 1962)
BMW Isetta (1953 - 1962)
BMW 503 (1956 - 1959)
BMW 507 (1956 - 1959)
BMW 700 (1959 - 1965)
1960s BMW Models
BMW 3200 CS (1962 - 1965)
BMW New Class (4dr) (1962 - 1972)
BMW New Class (2dr) (1965 - 1969)
BMW 02 Series (1966 - 1977)
BMW New Six (2dr) (E9) (1968 - 1975)
BMW New Six (4dr) (E3) (1968 - 1977)
1970s BMW Models
BMW 5 Series (E12) (1972 - 1981)
BMW 3 Series (E21) (1975 - 1983)
BMW 6 Series (E24) (1976 - 1989)
BMW 7 Series (E23) (1977 - 1987)
BMW M1 (1978 - 1981)
1980s BMW Models
BMW 5 Series (E28) (1981 - 1988)
BMW 3 Series (E30) (1982 - 1994)
BMW 7 Series (E32) (1986 - 1994)
BMW 5 Series (E34) (1987 - 1996)
BMW Z1 (1989 - 1991)
BMW 8 Series (E31) (1989 - 1999)
1990s BMW Models
BMW 3 Series (E36) (1990 - 2000)
BMW 7 Series (E38) (1994 - 2001)
BMW Z3 (1995 - 2002)
BMW 5 Series (E39) (1995 - 2003)
BMW 3 Series (E46) (1998 - 2006)
BMW X5 (E53) (1999 - 2006)
2000s BMW Models
BMW Z8 (2000 - 2003)
BMW 7 Series (E65/E66) (2001 - 2008)
BMW Z4 (E85/E86) (2002 - 2008)
BMW 5 Series (E60/E61) (2003 - 2010)
BMW 6 Series (E63/E64) (2003 - 2010)
BMW X3 (E83) (2003 - 2010)
BMW 1 Series (E81/E82/E87/E88) (2004 - 2013)
BMW 3 Series (E90/E91/E92/E93) (2005 - 2013)
BMW X5 (E70) (2006 - 2013)
BMW X6 (E71) (2008 - 2014)
BMW 7 Series (F01/F02) (2008 - 2015)
BMW Z4 (E89) (2009 - 2016)
BMW X1 (E84) (2009 - 2015)
2010s BMW Models
BMW 5 Series (F07/F10/F11) (2010 - 2017)
BMW 6 Series (F06/F12/F13) (2011 - 2018)
BMW X3 (F25) (2011 - 2017)
BMW 1 Series (F20/F21) (2011 - 2019)
BMW 3 Series (F30/F31/F34) (2011 - 2020)
BMW i3 (2013 - present)
BMW 4 Series (F32/F33/F36) (2013 - 2020)
BMW 2 Series (F22/F23) (2013 - present)
BMW X5 (F15) (2013 - 2018)
BMW 2 Series (F45/F46) (2014 - present)
BMW i8 (2014 - 2020)
BMW X4 (F26) (2014 - 2018)
BMW X6 (F16) (2014 - 2019)
BMW X1 (F48) (2015 - present)
BMW 7 Series (G11/G12) (2015 - present)
BMW 5 Series (G30/G31) (2016 - present)
BMW 6 Series (G32) (2017 - present)
BMW X2 (F39) (2018 - present)
BMW X3 (G01) (2017 - present)
BMW X4 (G02) (2018 - present)
BMW X5 (G05) (2018 - present)
BMW 8 Series (G14/G15/G16) (2018 - present)
BMW Z4 (G29) (2018 - present)
BMW 3 Series (G20/G21) (2019 - present)
BMW 1 Series (F40) (2019 - present)
BMW X6 (G06) (2019 - present)
BMW X7 (G07) (2019 - present)
BMW 2 Series (F44) (2019 - present)
2020s BMW Models
BMW 4 Series (G22/G23/G24) (2020 - present)
BMW iX Series (2020 - present)
BMW i4 (2022 - present)
BMW i7 (2022 - present)
BMW iX (2023 - present)
BMW XM (2023 - present)
BMW Model List
BMW Production Models (M-Cars)
BMW M3
E30 M3
BMW M3 (E30) (1986 - 1991) (Coupe)
BMW M3 (E30) (1986 - 1991) (Conv)
BMW M3 Evolution (E30) (1988)
BMW M3 Sport Evolution (E30) (1988)
BMW M3 Ravaglia Edition (E30) (1989)
BMW M3 Cecotto Edition (E30) (1989)
BMW M3 Pickup prototype (E30) (1986)
E36 M3
BMW M3 (E36) (1992 - 1999) (Sedan)
BMW M3 (E36) (1992 - 1999) (Coupe)
BMW M3 (E36) (1992 - 1999) (Conv)
BMW M3 GT (Europe) (E36) (1994)
BMW M3 Evolution Imola (E36) (1998)
BMW M3 Lightweight (US) (E36) (1995)
BMW M3 Canadian Edition (E36) (1994)
BMW M3 -R (Australia) (E36) (1994)
BMW M3 GTR (Germany) (E36) (1994)
E46 M3
BMW M3 (E46) (2000 - 2006) (Coupe)
BMW M3 (E46) (2000 - 2006) (Conv)
BMW M3 CSL (E46) (2004)
BMW M3 Competition Package (2005)
BMW M3 GTR road car (E46) (2001)
E90/E92/E93 M3
BMW M3 (E90) (2007 - 2013) (Sedan)
BMW M3 (E92) (2007 - 2013) (Coupe)
BMW M3 (E93) (2007 - 2013) (Conv)
BMW M3 Comp Package (ZCP) (2010)
BMW M3 GTS (E90) (2009)
BMW M3 CRT (E90) (2011)
BMW M3 DTM Champion (2012)
BMW M3 Lime Rock Park (US) (2013)
BMW M3 Frozen Edition (E90) (2009)
BMW M3 Comp Frozen Silver (2012)
BMW M3 Pickup Prototype (E93) (2011)
F80 M3
BMW M3 (F80) (2014 - 2020) (Sedan)
BMW M3 Pure (F80) (2020)
BMW M3 CS (F80) (2018)
BMW M3 Velocity Edition (F80) (2018)
F80 M3
BMW M3 (G80) (2021 - Present) (Sedan)
BMW M3 Touring (G81) (2021 - Present)
BMW M3 Comp (G81) (2020 - Present)
BMW M3 CS (G80) (2023 - Present)
BMW M5
E12 / E 28
BMW M535i (E12) (1980 - 1984)
BMW M535i (E28) (1985 - 1988)
BMW M5 (E28) (1985 - 1988)
E34 M5
BMW M5 (E34) (1988 - 1995)
BMW M5 (E34) (1992 - 1995) (Wagon)
BMW M5 Cecotto Edition (E34) (1991)
BMW M5 Winkelhock Edition (E34) (1991)
BMW M5 20 Jahre Motorsport (1992)
BMW M5 UK Limited Edition (E34) (1995)
BMW M5 Touring Elekta (E34) (1995)
E39 M5
BMW M5 (E39) (1998 - 2003)*
*Facelift for 2001 MY
E60/E61 M5
BMW M5 (E60) (2005 - 2010)
BMW M5 (E61) (2007 - 2010) (Wagon)
F10 M5
BMW M5 (F10) (2011 - 2016)
BMW M5 Competition (2014 - 2016)
BMW M5 30 Jahre BMW M5 (F10) (2015)
F90 M5
BMW M5 (F90) (2016 - Present)*
BMW M5 Competition (2016 - 2020)
BMW M5 First Edition (F90) (2018)
BMW M5 CS (F90) (2021 - Present)
*Facelift for 2021 MY
BMW M6
BMW M 635 CSi (E24) (1984 - 1989)
BMW M6 (E63) (2005 - 2010) (Coupe)
BMW M6 (E64) (2006 - 2010) (Conv)
BMW M6 (F06) (2012 - 2018) (G-Coupe)
BMW M6 (F12) (2012 - 2018) (Coupe)
BMW M6 (F13) (2012 - 2018) (Conv)
2014 Competition Package launched.
2016 upgraded again.
BMW M8
BMW M8 (E31) (1990)
BMW M8 (F92) (2019 - Present) (Coupe)
BMW M8 (F91) (2019 - Present) (Conv)
BMW M8 (F93) (2019 - Present) (G-Coupe)
M8 Competition variant also offered
BMW M4
F82 M4
BMW M4 (F82) (2014 - 2020)
BMW M4 (F83) (2014 - 2020)
BMW M4 Competition (F82) (2016)
BMW M4 GTS (F82) (2016)
BMW M4 DTM Champion (F82) (2016)
BMW M4 CS (F82) (2017)
G82 M4
BMW M4 (G82) (2021 - Present)
BMW M1 / 1M / M2
BMW M1 (E26) (1978 - 1981)
BMW 1M Coupe (E82) (2011 - 2012)
BMW M2 (F87) (2016 - Present)
BMW M2 Competition (2018 - Present)
BMW M2 CS (F87) (2019 - 2021)
BMW M Coupe & Roadster
BMW M Coupe (E36/8) (1996 - 2002)
BMW M Roadster (E36/7) (1997 - 2002)
BMW Z4 M Coupé (E86) (2006 - 2008)
BMW Z4 M Roadster (E85) (2006 - 2008)
BMW X5 M
BMW X5 M (E70) (2009 - 2013)
BMW X5 M (F85) (2013 - 2018)
BMW X5 M (F95) (2020 - Present)
BMW X6 M
BMW X6 M (E71) (2009 - 2014)
BMW X6 M (F86) (2014 - 2019)
BMW X6 M (F96) (2020 - Present)
BMW XM
BMW X M (G09) (2022 - Present)
BMW Production Cars: In-Depth Guides
The meat and potatoes of the BMW lineup, both current and old. Includes M and Non-M models.
BMW Race Car List
From Formula 1 to GTM and rally racing, BMW has been an active participant in motor racing from the beginning of the company's history. Below, we take a look at some of our favorite and most iconic BMW racing cars of all time. Below, we take a look at all the iconic race cars from BMW.
Current BMW Race Cars
2023 BMW M Hybrid V8
2022 BMW M4 GT3
2023 BMW M4 GT4
2021 BMW M2 CS Racing
BMW 328
BMW 328 Berlin-Rome Roadster (1941)
BMW 328 MM “Berlin-Rome” Roadster (1940)
BMW 328 Mille Miglia 'Bügelfalte' (1937)
BMW 328 Mille Miglia Roadster (1940)
BMW 328 Mille Miglia Coupé (1939)
BMW 328 Mille Miglia Kamm Coupé (1940)
BMW 328 Mille Miglia ‘Büegelfalte’ (1937)
BMW M1
BMW M1 Procar (1979 - 1980)
March-BMW M1/C (1981)
BMW M1 (Group 4)
BMW M1 (Group 5)
BMW M1 (Group B)
BMW M1 Rallye (Group B)
BMW M1 GTX
BMW M1 IMSA
BMW M1 IMSA GT
BMW M1 IMSA GTX
Misc BMW Race Cars
BMW 3.0 CSL Group 2 (1972)
BMW 3.0 CLS/T (1973)
BMW 3.0 CLS/H (1973)
BMW 3.0 CLS/P (1973)
BMW 3.0 CSL (1973)
BMW 3.0 CSL Group 2 (1973)
BMW 3.0 CSL Group 5 (1976)
BMW 3.5 CSL IMSA (1975)
BMW 2002 TI (1970)
BMW 1800 TI/SA (1965)
BMW 700 RS (1960)
March 85G-7 (1985)
March 86G (1986)
BMW GTP (1986)
BMW GTP - Buick Hawk (1986-1988)
BMW V12 LM (1998)
BMW V12 LMR (1999)
Formula BMW (1998 - 2013)
BMW 320i WTCC (2005)
BMW 320si WTCC (2006)
BMW 320d (1998)
BMW 635CSi (1984)
BMW 320 Turbo Group 5 (1978)
BMW 325is IMSA (1987)
BMW 635CSi (1984)
BMW E30 M3 DTM (1986)
BMW M Hybrid V8 (2023)
BMW M3 (E30) DTM (1987)
BMW M3 (E30) Touring Car (1987-1994)
BMW M3 (E36) GTR (1990-1993)
BMW M3 (E36) GTR (2001-2005)
BMW M3 (E36) GTS-2 (1992)
Misc BMW Race Cars
BMW M3 (E36) M3-R (1994)
BMW M3 (E46) GTR (2001)
BMW M3 (E92) (2012)
BMW M3 (E92) DTM (2012-2013)
BMW M3 (E92) GT (2010)
BMW M3 (E92) GT2 (2010)
BMW M3 (E92) GT4 (2009)
BMW M3 DTM/B (2012)
BMW M3 Group A (1990)
BMW M3 GT IMSA (2011)
BMW M3 GT2 (2009)
BMW M3 GT4 (2009)
BMW M3 GTR (2001)
BMW M3/R (1987-1989)
BMW M3/W (1987)
BMW M4 DTM (2014 - 2018)
BMW M4 DTM Turbo (2019-2020)
BMW M4 DTM/M (2014-2016)
BMW M4 GT3 (2021 - 2023)
BMW M4 GT3/S (2022)
BMW M4 GT4 (2017 - 2021)
BMW M4 GT4 (2023)
BMW M6 (F13) GT3 (2016)
BMW M6 GT3 (2016)
BMW M6 GT3 (2021)
BMW M6 GT3/A (2018)
BMW M6 GTLM (2016-2017)
BMW M8 GTE (2018-2021)
BMW Z4 M Coupe Motorsport (2006)
BMW Z4 GT3 (2010-2015)
BMW Z4 GT3 (2010-2015)
BMW Z4 GTLM IMSA (2015)
BMW Concept Car List
Sexy, beautiful, stunning and most certainly futuristic. BMW is not afraid to let aesthetics and soul take over in their designs. They’re really passionate about making a statement about what they see as the future of the automobile. They also signal very strongly where they will invest. Just look at the various prototypes that they have produced over the years and you get a real sense for why this automotive company is considered by many as one of the best design forward companies around. BMW concept cars are normally focused on BMWs interpretation of the future of "sporty driving."
BMW 331 (1949)
BMW 501 (1949)
BMW 528/502 (1954)
BMW Hurricane (1964)
BMW K67 (1967)
BMW 2000 Coupé by Frua (1968)
BMW 2800 Spicup (1969)
BMW 2200 TI Garmisch (1970)
BMW 1602 Electro (1972)
BMW E25 Turbo (1972)
BMW Karmann Asso Di (1976)
BMW Z1 Prototype (1985)
BMW M8 E31 Prototype (1990)
BMW Ur-Roadster (1990)
BMW Nazca C2 (1991)
BMW Nazca M12 (1991)
BMW Z2 (1991)
BMW E1 (Z11) (1991)
BMW E2 (1992)
BMW Nazca C2 Spider (1993)
BMW E1 (Z15) (1993)
BMW Z13 (1994)
BMW Z18 (1995)
BMW Z21 (1995)
BMW Z07 (1998)
BMW Z9 (1999)
BMW Z9 Convertible (2000)
BMW Z22 (2000)
BMW 750hL (2000)
BMW X-Coupé (2001)
BMW Z29 (2001)
BMW CS1 (2002)
BMW xActivity (2003)
BMW Concept Z4 Coupé (2005)
BMW Concept Mille Miglia (2006)
BMW 1 Series tii (2007)
BMW CS (2007)
BMW Concept X6 (2007)
BMW Concept X6 Hybrid (2007)
BMW Concept X1 (2008)
BMW Concept 7 Hybrid (2008)
BMW GINA (2008)
BMW M1 Homage (2008)
BMW Vision Dynamics (2009)
BMW 5 GT Concept Car (2009)
BMW C1-E (2009)
BMW Concept 6 Series (2010)
BMW Vision Connected (2011)
BMW 328 Hommage (2011)
BMW i3 Concept (2011)
BMW i8 Concept (2011)
BMW i3 Concept Coupé (2012)
BMW i8 Concept Spyder (2012)
BMW Zagato Coupé (2012)
BMW Zagato Roadster (2012)
BMW Concept Active (2012)
BMW Concept 4 Series (2012)
BMW Concept Active (2013)
BMW Concept X5 eDrive (2013)
BMW Concept X4 (2013)
BMW Gran Lusso Coupé (2013)
BMW Concept M4 Coupé (2013)
BMW Vision Future Luxury (2014)
BMW M4 Concept Iconic (2015)
BMW 3.0 CSL Hommage (2015)
BMW 3.0 CSL Hommage R (2015)
BMW 5 Gran Turismo (2015)
BMW Concept Compact(2015)
BMW i Vision Future (2016)
BMW Vision Next 100 (2016)
BMW 2002 Hommage (2016)
BMW 2002 Hommage Turbo (2016)
BMW Vision Next 100 (2016)
BMW Concept X2 (2016)
BMW Concept 8 Series (2017)
BMW Motorrad Concept (2017)
BMW Concept Z4 (2017)
BMW i Vision Efficient (2017)
BMW X7 iPerformance (2017)
BMW M8 Gran Coupé (2018)
BMW Concept iX3 (2018)
BMW iNext (2018)
BMW Concept 4 (2019)
BMW i Hydrogen Next (2019)
BMW Vision M Next (2019)
BMW Vantablack X6 (2019)
BMW i4 Concept (2020)
BMW i Vision Circular (2021)
BMW XM Concept (2021)
BMW Touring Coupe (2023)
BMW iVision Dee Concept (2023)
