The sedan is the body style BMW built its reputation on, and it is the one under most pressure. This page lists every BMW sedan sold in the United States today, how the numbering works, where the electric models fit, and which sedans have quietly disappeared from the American price list.
The current US sedan lineup
Model years and fuel economy come from EPA filings for the US market. The engine shown is the one in the most recent model year certified for sale.
| Model | US model years | Latest version | Engine | EPA combined |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BMW 3 Series | 2022–2026 | 330i Sedan | 4-cyl | 31 mpg |
| BMW 5 Series | 2022–2026 | 530i Sedan | 4-cyl | 31 mpg |
| BMW 7 Series | 2022–2026 | 740i Sedan | 6-cyl | 28 mpg |
| BMW 2 Series | 2014–2026 | 230i Coupe | 4-cyl | 30 mpg |
| BMW i4 | 2022–2026 | eDrive35 Gran Coupe (1 | Electricity | 109 mpg |
| BMW i5 | 2024–2026 | eDrive40 Sedan (19 inc | Electricity | 110 mpg |
| BMW i7 | 2023–2026 | eDrive50 Sedan (19 inc | Electricity | 88 mpg |
| BMW M3 | 2011–2026 | M3 Sedan | 6-cyl | 19 mpg |
| BMW M5 | 2022–2026 | M5 Sedan | 8-cyl | 14 mpg |
The pattern in that table is worth stating plainly: the four-door BMW range is now split between combustion models numbered 2 to 7 and electric models numbered i4 to i7, and the electric ones are not separate cars. The i4 is the 4 Series Gran Coupe body. The i5 is the 5 Series. The i7 is the 7 Series.
How the numbering works
Two numbers, two meanings, and they are easy to confuse.
The first digit is the size class. A 3 Series is smaller than a 5 Series, which is smaller than a 7 Series. That has been true since the 1970s and it is the most reliable rule in BMW’s naming.
The rest is the output rating, not the engine size. A 330i does not have a 3.0-litre engine — it has a 2.0-litre turbocharged four. The number is a positioning figure indicating where the car sits in the range, and it stopped matching displacement when BMW went to turbocharging. A 540i and a 340i share neither engine nor displacement with their badges.
The letter matters too. i after the number means petrol; d means diesel; e means plug-in hybrid. But i before the number, as in i4, means fully electric. So a 330i is petrol and an i4 is electric, and the same letter is doing two different jobs. We take the whole system apart in BMW model names explained.
Where the electric sedans fit
BMW’s electric four-doors share bodies with the combustion cars rather than standing apart from them.
- i4 — the 4 Series Gran Coupe body, EPA combined 109 MPGe in eDrive35 form.
- i5 — the 5 Series, 110 MPGe.
- i7 — the 7 Series, 88 MPGe.
MPGe is the EPA’s equivalent measure for electric vehicles and is not comparable to the mpg of a petrol car — a 31 mpg 330i and a 109 MPGe i4 are being measured differently.
The practical consequence of the shared-body approach is that you can buy the same 5 Series in petrol or electric form and the car is otherwise the same object. That is not how most manufacturers have gone about it.
The M sedans
Two four-doors carry a full M badge: the M3 and the M5. Both have been certified for US sale continuously since 1989 and 1991 respectively, which makes them among the longest-running nameplates in the range.
The current M3 Sedan uses a 3.0-litre turbocharged six and returns 19 mpg combined. The M5 uses a 4.4-litre turbocharged V8 and returns 14. For context, the 330i in the same body returns 31.
An M3 is not a 3 Series with a package. It is built by BMW M GmbH, and its VIN begins WBS rather than WBA — a distinction you can check on any car in thirty seconds with our VIN decoder.
What the specification tables actually said
EPA records fuel economy but never collected horsepower, torque or weight. Those numbers exist only in the factory brochures, and the figures on this site come out of the US-market brochures in our archive.
| Car | Power | Curb weight |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 325i Sedan | 184 hp | 3,219 lb · 1,460 kg |
| 2004 330i Sedan | 225 hp | 3,285 lb · 1,490 kg |
| 2009 328i Sedan | 230 hp | 3,362 lb · 1,525 kg |
| 2009 335i Sedan | 300 hp | 3,593 lb · 1,630 kg |
| 2004 745i | 325 hp | 4,376 lb · 1,985 kg |
| 2004 760Li | 438 hp | 4,872 lb · 2,210 kg |
Two decades in one table: a 2004 325i made 184 horsepower, and today’s 330i — the same size class, a smaller engine — makes considerably more while returning better fuel economy. That is the turbocharging change in a single comparison.
What has gone
The sedan range is narrower than it looks. The 4 Series and 8 Series are coupes and convertibles rather than sedans, with the Gran Coupe versions being the four-door exceptions. The 6 Series sedan — the Gran Turismo — is no longer in US filings. The M8 last appears in the 2025 model year.
The direction is consistent with what happened to BMW’s wagons, which left the US market entirely in 2019: body styles that compete with an SUV in the same showroom tend not to survive. Our page on the SUV range covers the other side of that trade.
Common questions
How many sedans does BMW sell in the US?
The four-door range currently spans the 2 Series Gran Coupe, 3 Series, 5 Series, 7 Series, the electric i4, i5 and i7, and the M3 and M5.
Does the number on a BMW mean the engine size?
Not since turbocharging. A 330i has a 2.0-litre engine; the 30 is a positioning figure, not a displacement.
What is the difference between an i4 and a 4 Series?
The i4 is electric and uses the 4 Series Gran Coupe body. The 4 Series has a combustion engine.
Is the M3 a 3 Series?
It shares the body but is built by BMW M GmbH with a different engine, and its VIN starts WBS rather than WBA.
What is the most fuel-efficient BMW sedan?
Among combustion models, the 330i and 530i at 31 mpg combined. The electric i5 rates 110 MPGe, measured on a different scale.
Sources
- EPA fueleconomy.gov: US model years, trim names, engine configuration and combined fuel economy.
- Original US-market BMW brochures held in this site’s archive, source of the horsepower and weight figures.