Date: Thu, 10 Jun 1999 18:21:09 +1200 From: "Allan Williams" <allanwilliamsnopsamail.com> Subject: Re: Mercedes smokes BMW/Saab/Volvo with better model names
Umm... no... The e is for eta... low revving high torque engines. They were all injected. The i is the injected, higher performance models. If you ever out drag a 525e, and you have to rev your ca5 hard to fdo it, you shouldn't feel proud... cos those "e" engines only rev to about 4.5K-5K rpm... not up in high performance teritory... but not slugs either -- Allan Williams 3 things you need to know: Laughing gas from the dentist can make you do things you normally wouldn't. Cops don't have a sense of humor. Handcuffs hurt. ----------------------------------------------------- GRiB wrote in message <375F143E.BD294AD9nopsamrhighway.net>... >The e cars are carborated vs. injected... but I'm not sure exactly what >the letter "e" stands for. > >Patsas wrote: >> >> "i' stands for injection, but here's are question for you "inliners"..... >> what does the 'e' stand for in BMW 525E?????? >> >> Chuck Duffy heeft geschreven in bericht <7iukf1$tp2nopsams4.newsguy.com>... >> >Erk wrote >> > >> >> I = Injected! In 74 BMW had a 3.0 liter sedan called the 3.0 S (it was >> >>carburetted) >> >>In 75 this Same car WITH L-Jetronic INJECTION was the 3.0 Si and the coupe >> >>was the 3.0CSi (one guess as to what the C stands for.) >> >>-Erk >> >>75 3.0 Si (Sport Injected) >> > >> > >> >OK maybe 24 years ago this meant something - but does BMW even make a car >> >without fuel injection anymore? >> > >> > >> > >> >
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