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#1 Post by Andrew » Sat Jun 03, 2006 3:38 pm

I need some help deciphering the BMW lettering system:

You've got F, K, and R prefixes, and GS, LT, CL, RT, GT, ST, S, RS, CS and R endings.

Can anybody clue me in on what they mean? Thanks.

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#2 Post by TechTMW » Sat Jun 03, 2006 11:26 pm

F - Funduro
K - Kompakt (ref. Drive train, all current 3 and 4 cyl bmw)
R - Rad (Cycle, lit. wheel)


GS - Gelandestrasse (trail and street)
LT - Luxustouring (or Light Truck :wink: )
CL - Cruiser Lux.
C - Cruiser
RT - Road Touring
GT - Gran Turismo
ST - Sport Touring (or Strasse on the f650st)
S - Sport
RS - Renn Sport (racing Sport)
CS - Classic Sport (or Scarver for f650cs)
R - Roadster

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#3 Post by Andrew » Sun Jun 04, 2006 3:34 am

TechTMW, thanks for the help!
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