New to BMW? Begin here.
Five short steps. Each takes a few minutes and opens a door to the rest of Motron.
- 01 Lesson: engine codes
Read the badge
Learn how BMW names its cars: series numbers, chassis codes like E46 and G80, and what the M, i and X really mean.
- 02 Lesson: what is an engine?
Meet the engines
Straight-six, V8, electric drive. Start with the four-stroke cycle, then explore the engines that define each era.
- 03 Open the comparison
Compare two icons
Put an E30 M3 next to a G80 M3. Same badge, forty years apart. The numbers tell a story.
- 04 Browse models
Start your garage
Save the cars you love. Sign in later and everything comes with you.
- 05 Daily quests
Make it a habit
Five discoveries a day in Daily quests, and a streak that rewards curiosity.
Four cars to start with