BMW 5 Series

first generation of the BMW 5-series (1972–1981)
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BMW 5 Series

Summary

BMW 5 Series is an automobile model series[1]. It draws 376 Wikipedia views per month (automobile_model_series category, ranking #137 of 190).[2]

Key Facts

  • BMW 5 Series's image is recorded as BMW 528 (E12) – Frontansicht, 22. August 2013, Münster.jpg[3].
  • BMW 5 Series's instance of is recorded as automobile model series[4].
  • BMW 5 Series's follows is recorded as BMW New Class[5].
  • BMW 5 Series's followed by is recorded as BMW 5 Series (E28)[6].
  • BMW 5 Series's manufacturer is recorded as Q26678[7].
  • BMW 5 Series's part of the series is recorded as BMW 5 Series[8].
  • BMW 5 Series's subclass of is recorded as executive car[9].
  • BMW 5 Series's Commons category is recorded as BMW E12[10].
  • BMW 5 Series's powered by is recorded as gasoline engine[11].
  • BMW 5 Series's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03lfnk[12].
  • BMW 5 Series's brand is recorded as Q796364[13].
  • BMW 5 Series's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q174789', 'amount': '+4620'}[14].
  • BMW 5 Series's height is recorded as {'unit': 'Q174789', 'amount': '+1425'}[15].
  • BMW 5 Series's width is recorded as {'unit': 'Q174789', 'amount': '+1690'}[16].
  • BMW 5 Series's wheelbase is recorded as {'unit': 'Q174789', 'amount': '+2636'}[17].
  • BMW 5 Series's Golden ID is recorded as BMW_5_Series_(E12)-MNYNBW[18].

Body

Physical Characteristics

BMW 5 Series's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q174789', 'amount': '+4620'}[14].

Designation and Status

BMW 5 Series's instance of is recorded as automobile model series[4].

Why It Matters

BMW 5 Series draws 376 Wikipedia views per month (automobile_model_series category, ranking #137 of 190).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[19] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[20]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . golden.com. Retrieved . golden.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [19] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [20] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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