The Ultimate BMW quiz.

[Hofmeister]

Just thought I'd post a quiz to test the knowledge of anyone who fancies themselves as a BMW aficionado. Obviously, most answers are freely available on the internet, so please dont post any, its just a personal test for all the bimmer fans on this site. I'll post all answers in 2 days time.
P.S. there might be a couple of trick questions thrown in here or there..

1. What does the "E" in BMW model codes stand for, and what does it mean in English?
2. What does the "Z" of the BMW Z line stand for and mean in English?
3. What was the first BMW to utilise the "E" model coding system?
4. What is the only BMW produced after the "E" model coding system was implemented, not to receive such a code?
5. Name 3 world firsts to debut on the E38 7-Series?
6. First BMW to have a kidney grille?
7. First BMW to be offered with an automatic transmission?
8. First BMW to be offered exclusively with automatic transmission?
9. How many IEOTY awards has BMW won?
10. First BMW diesel model?
11. First ever electric BMW?
12. What is the BMW symbol based on?
13. What BMW was the first car in the world to utilise the FlexRay data-processing system?
14. What is the only ever BMW produced with pop-up headlamps?
15. What is BMW's longest established "Series" model?
16. What distinquishes BMW /// M engine codes from their regular counterparts?
17. Who designed the E65 7 Series?
18. The E65 7 Series debuted the ZF 6HP25 automatic transmission, the first 6-speed auto to feature in a prioduction car, True or False?
19. Exactly how much power and torque did the S70/2 BMW V12 engine produce in the McLaren F1?
20. What is the RR Phantoms code name?
21. For how many consecutive years has BMW won the Dow Jones Sustainability Index award?
22. BMW invented "Stop-Start" True or False?
23. The Z1 was a test-bed for the "Z-axle" system. What does the Z stand for, what does it mean in english, and which mass-produced BMW model was the first to utilise it?
24. Which did BMW invent: parking sensors, or rain-sensing wipers?
25. What Range Rover feature did the E53 X5 inherit from BMW's involvement in the development of the third-gen RR?
26. What was the last /// M car to be hand-built, and first to be not?
27. What is the only /// M car to ever receive more power midway through its life-cycle?
28. Of what BMW model was there a V16-engined prototype built.
29. Which BMW model received the most dramatic visual changes after its LCI?
30. What was the BMW that premiered the driver-orientated dash structure?
Enjoy

 

[tristatez28lt1]

Wow this is definitely the toughest BMW quiz I've ever come across. This will take some time lol. Great quiz Hofmeister!

 

[Sunny]

Q27 seems wrong, more than one M car has had a power upgrade in it's life. Anyway looking forward to the answers as I don't know most of them.

 

[Mr Robert]

Q27 seems wrong, more than one M car has had a power upgrade in it's life. Anyway looking forward to the answers as I don't know most of them.

As does q #14.

Great quiz anyway!

 

[Sunny]

As does q #14.

Yea I can think of at least 2.

 

[Hofmeister]

Remember quys, some are trick questions... However for 27 I acn only think of one, because this is of course excluding special editions, like E30 Sport Evo

 

[Sunny]

Remember quys, some are trick questions... However for 27 I acn only think of one, because this is of course excluding special editions, like E30 Sport Evo

Not counting E30 M3 and it's gazzillion versions, there are at least 3 other M cars that got a power boost.

 

[Hofmeister]

there are at least 3 other M cars that got a power boost.

I know I'm answering the question, but I could only think of the E34 M5 increasing from a 3.6 L to a 3.8L with obvious powe rincrease, what other two could you think of?

 

[south]

Euro E36 M3 is one.


Best regards,
south

 

[Betty Swollocks]

Q31. What in God's name were they thinking with the design of the E83 X3?

 

[klier]

Euro E36 M3 is one.


Best regards,
south

Yeah, from 280 to 310 hp or something similar...

 

[Betty Swollocks]

Yeah, from 280 to 310 hp or something similar...

I believe it was from 286hp to 321hp.

 

[martinbo]

29. Which BMW model received the most dramatic visual changes after its LCI?

Hmmm, there isn't really an answer to this rather subjective question is there?

 

[klier]

I believe it was from 286hp to 321hp.

Yeah, 321 hp was definitely an M3 number I recall. And since the E46 was 343 hp or 360 hp, it must be the E36...

 

[Mr Robert]

But the 360 hp E46 M3 was the CSL.

There were 286 hp and 321 hp versions of the E36, along with the 295 hp GT, but like the CSL, that is a different model.

 

[Betty Swollocks]

The E36 definitely went from 286hp to 321hp with the introduction of the "Evo" model.

 

[klier]

But the 360 hp E46 M3 was the CSL.

Still an M3 but fair enough, it's a different M3. The regular model didn't change.

 

[Cashmere]

Still an M3 but fair enough, it's a different M3. The regular model didn't change.

by that notion, might as well include the E92 M3 and the M3 GTS.

 

[Hofmeister]

Hmmm, there isn't really an answer to this rather subjective question is there?

Well, just like BMW said the F01 LCI had received the most mechanical changes ever of any LCI I'm pretty sure they said the same visually for the one I have in mind, but again I cant be sure

 

[Sunny]

I know I'm answering the question, but I could only think of the E34 M5 increasing from a 3.6 L to a 3.8L with obvious powe rincrease, what other two could you think of?

1. E34 M5 from 314 to 340 or something like that.
2. E36 M3 from 280 to 321.
3. And the last one that no one will probably guess is Z3 M coupe/roadster which went from 321 to 325Hp in 2001, I know only a very minor increase, but it actually got a new engine - it went from S50 (from E36 M3) to S54 (from E46 M3).