Model Lineups

How each range is organised and named: series, generations, codes and badges.

Audi
Audi Model Lineup Explained
Otto explains Audi’s model names: A and Q, the numbers, S, RS and quattro, e-tron, TFSI and TDI, the A4-to-A5 change, generation codes and the range in Oman.
BMW
BMW Model Lineup Explained
Otto explains how BMW names its cars: series numbers, letters such as i, d, e and xDrive, M Sport versus M Performance and M, and the 5 and 7 Series badges.
Mercedes-Benz
Mercedes-Benz Model Lineup Explained
Otto explains Mercedes-Benz names: the A, B, C, E and S classes, GL and CL models, d and e, 4MATIC, model codes like W 202 and where AMG, Maybach and EQ sit.
MINI
MINI Model Lineup Explained
Otto explains MINI’s model names: Cooper as a family name, the C, S, E and SE letters, ALL4, John Cooper Works versus JCW Trim, and codes such as R56 and F56.
Porsche
Porsche Model Lineup Explained
Otto explains Porsche’s model lines and names: the 911 generation codes from 964 to 992, and what Carrera, S, 4, GTS, Turbo, GT and E-Hybrid mean.
Volkswagen
Volkswagen Model Lineup Explained
Otto explains Volkswagen’s model names and codes: Golf and Passat generations, what GTI, GTD, GTE, R, TSI, TDI, 4MOTION and ID. mean, and Gulf differences.

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