[G333]

LCI on LCI of LCI.... lets make other two LCI next year...

[[/:\] GP9000]

Interesting to see a LCI 2.0 on The 3, prolonging the lifecycle?
It really is a future classic and still one of the best looking cars in the line-up.

I‘m not a fan of the Arctic Racing Blue. To me it looks like a boring shade. I wish they would have added a shade of Green. Then the it would be a real classic combo.

Fire/Vegas red looks 🔥🔥🔥on M340 M Pro!!! It‘s a winner for 3 series.

Dislikes: kidneys on 330i look flat compared to LCI 1.0, black piano plastic on steering, mirrors on 330i LCI 1.0 have a more aero-dynamic look, too.

[[/:\] GP9000]

Arctic Racing Blue M340i M Sport

[[/:\] GP9000]

Vegas Red M340i M Sport Pro

[infamousq]

Originally Posted by spak888

So would this be an LCI 2.0?

Right I was losing my mind at first....

[Blue Angel]

Originally Posted by cfm56d7b

3 series is so good that only evolutionary changes are needed. Nice job, BMW.

Same for the 5…

[DenHaag3er]

This is just some american repackaging nonsense and not an actual LCI right?

[carlover86]

Originally Posted by Swingsetmafia

Dammit, I'm a big sucker for ambient lighting. I have a 2024 m340i sitting at port right now waiting on a boat and I'm kinda bummed Im just missing out on getting the new lighting. Maybe it'll be something we can plug n play later on?

I think its a downgrade! Same position as you and have delivery of our car this week.

They removed the ambient lighting across the passenger side under the dash trim, similar to the 4 series LCI. Yes, they added the lighting in the HVAC, but why couldnt they keep the one under the dash trim?

[LostInSpace]

I'd pay an extra 5 grand for round gauges.

[jhm5]

They dumped the 2025 330e for US... after improving the battery to give 53 miles of electric only range and boosting the charging speed. Those improvements would make the plug-in hybrid much more practical, but BMW NA will not import it. Duh.

[monkeyman8]

Originally Posted by LostInSpace

Those wheels. Mercedes has the best wheels.

Not really. Can't tell you how many AMG wheels I've cracked over the years. Notorious for this.

[GOLFFRR]

Arctic looks good in those pics

[ChrisWMT]

Originally Posted by SW19

You missed that the B58 in the M340i now comes with the OPF which ruins the the sound of the exhaust.They don’t mention that in the press release.We all know why.

Do we know OPF is for certain?

[RigaTony1982]

Originally Posted by [/:\] GP9000

I‘m not a fan of the Arctic Racing Blue. To me it looks like a boring shade.

Guess it's better than another shade of gray, no?

[DFW_M]

Originally Posted by Quadruple VANOS

Relieved that we’re still getting RWD here in the US instead of being forced into buying an xDrive system I don’t want.

Because you can’t push a button to use it in the RWD and get the option for xDrive if wanted??

[Ricochet48]

Originally Posted by [/:\] GP9000

I‘m not a fan of the Arctic Racing Blue. To me it looks like a boring shade. I wish they would have added a shade of Green. Then the it would be a real classic combo.

Fire/Vegas red looks 🔥🔥🔥on M340 M Pro!!! It‘s a winner for 3 series.

The M340i has not really had any colors I like except for the orange in the pre-LCI. I would LOVE a green, but they appear to only save that for full M's and such.

Arctic blue looks classy and I think it can pull off a Tacora red interior combo and not look childish (like Portofino would as it's too Superman themed). Overall it's a balance between a gray and light blue, looks very mature to me.

The Fire Red just looks like any other red to me. Also red limits your interior options as basically only boring black works well.

Thundernight for the G42 is by far the best color available to the masses at this point (Isle of Man Green is great, but pricey at the M level).

[[/:\] GP9000]

Originally Posted by DenHaag3er

This is just some american repackaging nonsense and not an actual LCI right?

Agree. It‘s a model year update, but not a LCI.

[[/:\] GP9000]

Originally Posted by RigaTony1982

Guess it's better than another shade of gray, no?

How about Storm Bay. It‘s a nice combo of grey / blue and delivers a lot of shades in between.

[RigaTony1982]

Originally Posted by [/:\] GP9000

How about Storm Bay. It‘s a nice combo of grey / blue and delivers a lot of shades in between.

Yeah, it is nice. Guess a good compromise between blue and gray

[RigaTony1982]

Originally Posted by Ricochet48

The M340i has not really had any colors I like except for the orange in the pre-LCI. I would LOVE a green, but they appear to only save that for full M's and such.

Arctic blue looks classy and I think it can pull off a Tacora red interior combo and not look childish (like Portofino would as it's too Superman themed). Overall it's a balance between a gray and light blue, looks very mature to me.

The Fire Red just looks like any other red to me. Also red limits your interior options as basically only boring black works well.

Thundernight for the G42 is by far the best color available to the masses at this point (Isle of Man Green is great, but pricey at the M level).

I owned the pre-LCI M340i in Sunset Orange. I've never gotten more compliments on a car color in my life.

Also, both Cognac and Beige/Oyster color interiors work on red cars. My Z4 is red with the Ivory White interior, but a lot of people also pair it with Cognac and it looks good:

[Deho]

Originally Posted by jhm5

They dumped the 2025 330e for US... after improving the battery to give 53 miles of electric only range and boosting the charging speed. Those improvements would make the plug-in hybrid much more practical, but BMW NA will not import it. Duh.

Yeah I'm also very disappointed about that. Seems like Canada isn't getting it either (even though it's early to tell, but the canadian press release didn't include the PHEV either).

As PHEVs are getting better (and better understood) and compare favorably to EVs for most people, I don't get this decision; the current 330e has a very small range and slow charging, but the new model fixes that.

I took a quick look this morning and the PHEV accounts to 15% of the 3 series for sale now in my province. One out of three 3 series I see on the road here seem to be the 330e. That's not an insignificant number and my guess is that those consumers won't go back to 100% gas after owning a PHEV...

[SW19]

Originally Posted by ChrisWMT

Do we know OPF is for certain?

Yes.I already ran the VIN for a US MY25 M440i coupe and a Canadian one in the VIN decoder.The ViN specs showed that both cars have the OPF.Its listed in the VIN decoder as Code 1D1 Abgastechnik Sulev30 Pm.Thats the OPF.The MY25 M340i in the US and Canada is getting the same updated B58 engine that the MY25 M440i Coupe has so it will also have the OPF.Here are some screenshots from the VIN decoder showing the OPF for a US car.