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BMW 3 Series (E90), the Glossary

The fifth generation of the BMW 3 Series range of compact executive cars is designated under the model codes E90 (saloon), E91 (estate, marketed as 'Touring'), E92 (coupé) and E93 (convertible).^[1]

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Andy Priaulx

Andrew Graham Priaulx, MBE (born 7 August 1974) is a British racing driver from Guernsey.

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Astra International

Astra International is an Indonesian conglomerate controlled by Jardine Matheson.

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An automatic transmission (sometimes abbreviated AT) is a multi-speed transmission used in motor vehicles that does not require any input from the driver to change forward gears under normal driving conditions.

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Avtotor

Avtotor (Автотор) is an automobile manufacturing company located in Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia.

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Bavarian Auto Group

The Bavarian Auto Group (BAG) was an assembler and distributor of motor vehicles in Egypt.

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BBC

The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is a British public service broadcaster headquartered at Broadcasting House in London, England.

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BMW

Bayerische Motoren Werke AG, commonly abbreviated to BMW, is a German multinational manufacturer of luxury vehicles and motorcycles headquartered in Munich, Bavaria, Germany.

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BMW 1 Series (E87)

The first generation of the BMW 1 Series consists of the BMW E81 (3-door hatchback), BMW E82 (coupe), BMW E87 (5-door hatchback) and BMW E88 (convertible) compact cars. BMW 3 Series (E90) and BMW 1 Series (E87) are 2010s cars, BMW vehicles and cars discontinued in 2013.

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BMW 3 Series

The BMW 3 Series is a line of compact executive cars manufactured by the German automaker BMW since May 1975. BMW 3 Series (E90) and BMW 3 Series are 2010s cars, coupés, Euro NCAP large family cars and station wagons.

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BMW 3 Series (E46)

The BMW 3 Series (E46) is the fourth generation of the BMW 3 Series range of compact executive cars manufactured by German automaker BMW. BMW 3 Series (E90) and BMW 3 Series (E46) are BMW model codes, BMW vehicles, cars of Mexico and Latin NCAP large family cars.

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BMW 3 Series (F30)

The sixth generation of the BMW 3 Series consists of the BMW F30 (sedan version), BMW F31 (wagon version, marketed as 'Touring') and BMW F34 (fastback version, marketed as 'Gran Turismo') compact executive cars. BMW 3 Series (E90) and BMW 3 Series (F30) are BMW model codes, BMW vehicles, cars of India, Euro NCAP large family cars and Latin NCAP large family cars.

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BMW 4 Series

The BMW 4 Series is a range of compact executive cars manufactured by BMW since 2013. BMW 3 Series (E90) and BMW 4 Series are coupés.

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BMW 4 Series (F32)

The first generation of the BMW 4 Series consists of the BMW F32 (coupé version), BMW F33 (convertible version) and BMW F36 (five-door liftback version, marketed as 'Gran Coupé') compact executive cars. BMW 3 Series (E90) and BMW 4 Series (F32) are BMW vehicles.

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BMW Brilliance

BMW Brilliance (officially BMW Brilliance Automotive Ltd.) is an automobile manufacturing company headquartered in Shenyang, China and a joint venture between BMW (as majority holder) and Brilliance Auto.

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BMW India

BMW India is the Indian subsidiary of German car manufacturer BMW.

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BMW M47

The BMW M47 and Rover Group M47R are straight-4 Diesel engines.

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BMW M57

The BMW M57 is a straight-6 diesel engine produced from 1998 up to 2013 in BMW's upper Austrian engine plant in Steyr.

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BMW Manufacturing (Thailand)

BMW Manufacturing (Thailand) Co., Ltd. is an automobile manufacturing company based Rayong, in the Rayong Province of eastern Thailand and a subsidiary of BMW Group Thailand.

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BMW Mexico

BMW Mexico, full name: Bayerische Motoren Werke de México S.A. de C.V., is the independent Mexican owned subsidiary of German Bayerische Motoren Werke AG, headquartered in Mexico City, Mexico.

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BMW N43

The BMW N43 is a naturally aspirated four-cylinder petrol engine which was sold from 2006 to 2013.

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BMW N45

The BMW N45 is a naturally aspirated four-cylinder petrol engine which replaced the BMW N40 and was produced from 2004-2011.

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BMW N46

The BMW N46 is a naturally aspirated inline-four piston engines which replaced the BMW N42 and was produced from 2004 to 2015.

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BMW N47

BMW N47 is a four-cylinder common rail diesel engine that has many improvements over its predecessor, the M47.

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BMW N52

The BMW N52 is a naturally aspirated straight-6 petrol engine which was produced from 2004 to 2015.

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BMW N53

The BMW N53 is a naturally aspirated straight-6 petrol engine which was produced from 2006 to 2013.

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BMW N54

The BMW N54 is a twin-turbocharged straight-six petrol engine that was produced from 2006 to 2016.

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BMW N55

The BMW N55 is a turbocharged straight-six petrol (gasoline) engine that began production in 2009.

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BMW N57

The BMW N57 is a family of aluminium, turbocharged straight-6 common rail diesel engines.

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BMW S65

The BMW S65 is a naturally aspirated V8 petrol engine which was produced from 2007 to 2013.

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BMW South Africa

BMW South Africa (Pty) Ltd. is an automobile manufacturer based in Rosslyn, South Africa.

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BMW X1 (E84)

The E84 BMW X1 is a subcompact crossover SUV/C-segment model was produced from 2009 to 2015. BMW 3 Series (E90) and BMW X1 (E84) are 2010s cars, BMW vehicles and cars of India.

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BMW xDrive

BMW xDrive is the marketing name for the all-wheel drive system found on various BMW models since 2003.

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BMW Z4 (E89)

The BMW Z4 (E89) is the second generation of the BMW Z4 range of two-door roadsters, and was produced from 2009 to 2016. BMW 3 Series (E90) and BMW Z4 (E89) are BMW vehicles and hardtop convertibles.

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British Touring Car Championship

The Kwik Fit British Touring Car Championship is a touring car racing series held each year in the United Kingdom, currently organised and administered by TOCA.

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Canadian Car of the Year

Canadian Car of the Year winners, as chosen by the Automobile Journalists Association of Canada.

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Car and Driver

Car and Driver (CD or C/D) is an American automotive enthusiast magazine first published in 1955.

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Car and Driver 10Best

Car and Driver 10Best is a list annually produced by Car and Driver (C/D) beginning in 1983, nominating what it considers the 10 best cars of the year.

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Car of the Year

Car of the Year (COTY) is a common abbreviation for numerous automotive awards.

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Car of the Year Japan

The annual Car of the Year Japan Award (日本カー・オブ・ザ・イヤー, nihon kā obu za iyā), also known as Japan Car of the Year (or JCOTY), is an annual Car of the Year award given for newly released or redesigned vehicles released in the car buying market in Japan in the twelve months beginning 1 November.

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Chennai

Chennai (IAST), formerly known as Madras, is the capital city of Tamil Nadu, the southernmost state of India.

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Colin Turkington

Colin Henry Turkington (born 21 March 1982) is a British racing driver from Northern Ireland who competes in the British Touring Car Championship for Team BMW.

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Compact executive car

A compact executive car, also known as a compact luxury car, is a premium car larger than a premium compact and smaller than an executive car.

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Convertible

A convertible or cabriolet is a passenger car that can be driven with or without a roof in place.

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Coupe

A coupe or coupé is a passenger car with a sloping or truncated rear roofline and two doors. BMW 3 Series (E90) and coupe are coupés.

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D-segment

The D-segment is the 4th category of the European segments for passenger cars, and is described as "large cars".

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Diesel engine

The diesel engine, named after Rudolf Diesel, is an internal combustion engine in which ignition of the fuel is caused by the elevated temperature of the air in the cylinder due to mechanical compression; thus, the diesel engine is called a compression-ignition engine (CI engine).

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Dual-clutch transmission

A dual-clutch transmission (DCT) (sometimes referred to as a twin-clutch transmission) is a type of multi-speed vehicle transmission system, that uses two separate clutches for odd and even gear sets.

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Euro NCAP

The European New Car Assessment Programme (Euro NCAP) is a European voluntary car safety performance assessment programme (i.e. a New Car Assessment Program) based in Leuven, Belgium.

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Facelift (automotive)

An automotive facelift, also known as mid-generational refresh, minor model change, minor model update, or life cycle impulse, comprises changes to a vehicle's styling during its production run including, to highly variable degree, new sheetmetal, interior design elements or mechanical changes, allowing a carmaker to freshen a model without a complete redesign.

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Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile

The Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA; International Automobile Federation) is an association established on 20 June 1904 to represent the interests of motoring organisations and motor car users.

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Front-engine, four-wheel-drive layout

In automotive design, an F4, or front-engine, four-wheel drive (4WD) layout places the internal combustion engine at the front of the vehicle and drives all four roadwheels.

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Front-engine, rear-wheel-drive layout

A front-engine, rear-wheel-drive layout (FR) is an automotive design with an engine in front and rear-wheel-drive, connected via a drive shaft.

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GM 6L transmission

The 6L 50 (and similar 6L 45) is a 6-speed longitudinally-mounted automatic transmission produced by General Motors.

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Homologation

Homologation (Greek homologeo, ὁμολογέω, "to agree") is the granting of approval by an official authority.

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Inokom

Inokom Corporation Sdn.

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Insurance Institute for Highway Safety

The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety and Highway Loss Data Institute (IIHS-HLDI) is an American nonprofit organization.

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Jakarta

Jakarta, officially the Special Capital Region of Jakarta (DKI Jakarta) and formerly known as Batavia until 1949, is the capital and largest city of Indonesia.

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Joji Nagashima

Joji Nagashima (born 1955; 永島譲二) is a Japanese automobile designer for BMW.

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Kaliningrad

Kaliningrad (p), known as Königsberg until 1946 (ˈkʲɵnʲɪɡzbʲerk; Królewiec), is the largest city and administrative centre of Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave between Lithuania and Poland.

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Keychain

A keychain (also key fob or keyring) is a small ring or chain of metal to which several keys can be attached.

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Kulim District

The Kulim District is a district and town in the state of Kedah, Malaysia.

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Leipzig

Leipzig (Upper Saxon: Leibz'sch) is the most populous city in the German state of Saxony.

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MacPherson strut

The MacPherson strut is a type of automotive suspension system that uses the top of a telescopic damper as the upper steering pivot.

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Manual transmission

A manual transmission (MT), also known as manual gearbox, standard transmission (in Canada, the United Kingdom, and the United States), or stick shift (in the United States), is a multi-speed motor vehicle transmission system, where gear changes require the driver to manually select the gears by operating a gear stick and clutch (which is usually a foot pedal for cars or a hand lever for motorcycles).

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Model year

The model year (sometimes abbreviated as MY) is a method of describing the version of a product which has been produced over multiple years.

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Multi-link suspension

A multi-link suspension is a type of independent vehicle suspension having three or more control links per wheel.

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Munich

Munich (München) is the capital and most populous city of the Free State of Bavaria, Germany.

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National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is an agency of the U.S. federal government, part of the Department of Transportation, focused on transportation safety in the United States.

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Naturally aspirated engine

A naturally aspirated engine, also known as a normally aspirated engine, and abbreviated to N/A or NA, is an internal combustion engine in which air intake depends solely on atmospheric pressure and does not have forced induction through a turbocharger or a supercharger.

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Norbert Reithofer

Norbert Reithofer (born 29 May 1956 in Penzberg, West Germany) is a German businessman and former chairman of the board of management (CEO) of BMW.

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Petrol engine

A petrol engine (gasoline engine in American and Canadian English) is an internal combustion engine designed to run on petrol (gasoline).

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Pillar (car)

The pillars on a car with permanent roof body style (such as four-door sedans) are the vertical or nearly vertical supports of its window area or greenhouse—designated respectively as the A, B, C and (in larger cars such as 4-door station wagons and sport utility vehicles) D-pillar, moving from front to rear, in profile view.

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Rayong

Rayong (ระยอง) is a city (thesaban nakhon) on the east coast of the Gulf of Thailand and the capital of Rayong province.

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Regensburg

Regensburg (historically known in English as Ratisbon) is a city in eastern Bavaria, at the confluence of the Danube, Naab and Regen rivers, Danube's northernmost point.

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Retractable hardtop

A retractable hardtop — also known as "coupé convertible" or "coupé cabriolet" — is a car with an automatically operated, self-storing hardtop, as opposed to the folding textile-based roof used by traditional convertible cars. BMW 3 Series (E90) and retractable hardtop are hardtop convertibles.

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Rosslyn, South Africa

Rosslyn is an industrial suburb of Akasia, 29 km north-west of Pretoria and part of the City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality in the Gauteng province of South Africa.

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Run-flat tire

A run-flat tire is a pneumatic vehicle tire designed to resist the effects of deflation when punctured, allowing the vehicle to continue to be driven at reduced speeds for limited distances.

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Sedan (automobile)

A sedan or saloon (British English) is a passenger car in a three-box configuration with separate compartments for an engine, passengers, and cargo. BMW 3 Series (E90) and sedan (automobile) are sedans.

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Shah Alam

Shah Alam is a city and the state capital of Selangor, Malaysia and situated within the Petaling District and a small portion of the neighbouring Klang District.

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Shenyang

Shenyang is a sub-provincial city in north-central Liaoning, China.

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Station wagon

A station wagon (US, also wagon) or estate car (UK, also estate) is an automotive body-style variant of a sedan with its roof extended rearward over a shared passenger/cargo volume with access at the back via a third or fifth door (the liftgate, or tailgate), instead of a trunk/boot lid. BMW 3 Series (E90) and station wagon are station wagons.

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Straight-four engine

A straight-four engine (also referred to as an inline-four engine) is a four-cylinder piston engine where cylinders are arranged in a line along a common crankshaft.

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Straight-six engine

The straight-six engine (also referred to as an inline-six engine; abbreviated I6 or L6) is a piston engine with six cylinders arranged in a straight line along the crankshaft.

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Super ultra-low emission vehicle

Super ultra-low emissions vehicle (SULEV) is a U.S. classification for passenger vehicle emissions. BMW 3 Series (E90) and Super ultra-low emission vehicle are Partial zero-emissions vehicles.

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The Guardian

The Guardian is a British daily newspaper.

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Toluca

Toluca, officially Toluca de Lerdo, is the state capital of the State of Mexico as well as the seat of the Municipality of Toluca.

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Top Gear (2002 TV series)

Top Gear is a British motoring magazine and entertainment television programme.

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Turbocharger

In an internal combustion engine, a turbocharger (also known as a turbo or a turbosupercharger) is a forced induction device that is powered by the flow of exhaust gases.

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Twin-turbo

In an internal combustion engine, twin-turbo is a layout in which two turbochargers work in tandem to compress the intake fuel/air mixture (or intake air, in the case of a direct-injection engine).

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V8 engine

A V8 engine is an eight-cylinder piston engine in which two banks of four cylinders share a common crankshaft and are arranged in a V configuration.

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What Car?

What Car? is a British monthly automobile magazine and website, currently edited by Steve Huntingford and published by Haymarket Media Group.

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Wheel sizing

The wheel size for a motor vehicle or similar wheel has a number of parameters.

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World Car Awards

The World Car Awards (also known as World Car of the Year, WCOTY) is a group of automobile Car of the Year awards selected by a jury of 102 international automotive journalists from 30 countries.

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World Touring Car Championship

The FIA World Touring Car Championship was an international touring car championship promoted by Eurosport Events and sanctioned by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA).

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ZF Friedrichshafen

ZF Friedrichshafen AG, also known as ZF Group, originally Zahnradfabrik Friedrichshafen, and commonly abbreviated to ZF, is a German technology manufacturing company that supplies systems for passenger cars, commercial vehicles and industrial technology.

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2010 24 Hours of Le Mans

The 78th 24 Hours of Le Mans (French: 78e 24 Heures du Mans) was a non-championship 24-hour automobile endurance race for teams of three drivers each fielding Le Mans Prototype (LMP) and Grand Touring (GT) cars held from 12 to 13 June 2010 at the Circuit de la Sarthe, near Le Mans, France, before 238,150 spectators.

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6th of October (city)

6th of October (label; ستة اكتوبر) is a city in the Giza Governorate of Egypt.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BMW_3_Series_(E90)

Also known as 335i, BMW 3 Series (E90/E91/E92/E93), BMW 3 Series (E91), BMW 320si, BMW 320si E90, BMW 335i, BMW 335i Cabrio, BMW 335is, BMW E-90, BMW E-91, BMW E-92, BMW E-93, BMW E90, BMW E90 320si, BMW E90 325i, BMW E91, BMW E92, BMW E92 335i, BMW E92 M3, BMW E92/E93, BMW E93, BMW E93 Convertible.

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See also

BMW model codes

Cars discontinued in 2013

Cars of Mexico

Hardtop convertibles

Latin NCAP large family cars

References