Leak: G20 3 Series LCI Facelift Fully Revealed!

SteveChester · 05-13-2022, 06:40 AM

Rear diffuser same size as grilles on G80…..

Quadruple VANOS · 05-13-2022, 06:52 AM

The blue eyeliner in the headlamp housings is looking odd. Hoping that look signifies an electrified version and the US bound M340i won't be wearing makeup. 🤞🏻

karbonphiber · 05-13-2022, 06:55 AM

Front end Looks better than the current m4/m3

iifymbro · 05-13-2022, 06:58 AM

interested in seeing the m340i version cause maybe they saved it with that, because jeez... those two black plastic bits that jut out on either side of the lower front grill look like early prototype stuff they just left on, and the rear diffuser is comically sized

lights look a bit generic and not BMW but objectively look fine

JTO24 · 05-13-2022, 07:00 AM

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Originally Posted by Quadruple VANOS

The blue eyeliner in the headlamp housings is looking odd. Hoping that look signifies an electrified version and the US bound M340i won't be wearing makeup. 🤞🏻

Blue should be the laser light option.. my G80 has blue accents like that in the headlights.

NightWriter · 05-13-2022, 07:01 AM

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Originally Posted by Quadruple VANOS

The blue eyeliner in the headlamp housings is looking odd. Hoping that look signifies an electrified version and the US bound M340i won't be wearing makeup. 🤞🏻

No, that's the 330i (ICE). The blue is most likely the Laserlight indicator (current assemblies have them as well).

spuntyb · 05-13-2022, 07:05 AM

Funky, but not terrible!

#savethegrilles

wigglebutts · 05-13-2022, 07:08 AM

Ah, I know what I'm thinking of. The new BMW Elantra

vj123 · 05-13-2022, 07:09 AM

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Originally Posted by Quadruple VANOS

The blue eyeliner in the headlamp housings is looking odd. Hoping that look signifies an electrified version and the US bound M340i won't be wearing makeup. 🤞🏻

BMW Designers might have been inspired from MK7 GTIs which also had a red line in the bottom of headlights.

Jklotz · 05-13-2022, 07:11 AM

Wonder if it'll have the 2 iPad dash now?

Mavus · 05-13-2022, 07:11 AM

well gl with china kitsch design … brand is drifting away

EBII335 · 05-13-2022, 07:22 AM

I like this front end design direction. The G8X LCI needs to start with this front bumper and kidney grills as a base and add the typical M aggressive body work. Please BMW, ditch the current nostrils!!!

prei1978 · 05-13-2022, 07:24 AM

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Originally Posted by alep85

Not a huge fan of the rear, but I think the front is an improvement over the headlight shape of the non-LCI model. Looks a bit more like an E90/F30 now in the front, which is a good thing.

Still not a huge fan of all the sharp angles/creases down low, though. Hated that on the new 2 series, too. At least they didn't give the car the ugly 4 series grill treatment.

I disagree actually, I like the shape of the pre-LCI lights better with the little kink on the bottom. Makes it look more distinctive in a good way for me. The new ones are a bit... meh...

prei1978 · 05-13-2022, 07:25 AM

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Originally Posted by Mavus

well gl with china kitsch design … brand is drifting away

What do you expect BMW to do when literally one-third of all their cars are sold in China every year?

BMW sold more cars in China in 2021 than in the US, the UK, and Germany combined.

vladberca · 05-13-2022, 07:30 AM

Oh, can't wait to purchase the new model... although a 320d, M Sport 🤩

SoCali E36 · 05-13-2022, 07:32 AM

Oh would you look at that… BMW didn't fuck this one up.

MontyB1 · 05-13-2022, 07:34 AM

I don't think the updates are bad, you could have got the huge grill so be thankful.

The rear is little more than a tweak moving to the M-lite exhaust to all the range with is the same as they have done on the X3 same with the reflectors going up the sides. The front and lights are tweaks. The interior will be double screen setup that has already appeared in things like the 2AT and higher.

Will be interesting to see which if any of these are M-sport vs SE.

sharkymcpeterson · 05-13-2022, 07:37 AM

I think the car looks better in black, a dark color helps hide the lower rear better. But overall not a bad looking car. I'd buy one for my kid or something like that.

thurston · 05-13-2022, 07:41 AM

These cheap, plasticy non-body-color rear "diffusers" are pretty gross.

MontyB1 · 05-13-2022, 07:43 AM

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These cheap, plasticy non-body-color rear "diffusers" are pretty gross.

Yeah I think they are stretching what a diffuser is and how it works to the absolute limit. I wonder how many sales people say it increases downforce....

clifftr · 05-13-2022, 07:45 AM

I should probably know this but what does LCI stand for?

unfoundnemo · 05-13-2022, 07:55 AM

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I should probably know this but what does LCI stand for?

Life Cycle Impulse.

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