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      05-13-2022, 11:09 AM   #89
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There was nothing wrong with the current 3 series, should've left it alone.
I hate the fact that BMW seems to be removing fog lights from most models now.
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      05-13-2022, 11:12 AM   #90
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      05-13-2022, 11:22 AM   #91
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Normally LCI's are an objective design improvement over pre-lci cars (even if current owners clamor otherwise). However, this is just not. Both the front and back end are discongruous. Original was beautiful.

Last time I remember this happening was when they messed up up the headlights of the LCI E92. However, at least they vastly improved the taillights.
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      05-13-2022, 11:30 AM   #92
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Headlights are very cool, but I don't know how I feel about the exhaust tips looking so small now.
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      05-13-2022, 11:32 AM   #93
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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.
I expect they design ugly plastic covers for that specific market and other features just like they did with lwb models for decades. I don't see P putting out models that look horrid.
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      05-13-2022, 11:33 AM   #94
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Best looking non-m sport front end on a 3 that I've seen. Or wait, is this m sport? I see an m badge on the front fender, and the rocker panels look a bit aggressive.
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Thank goodness I got the OG.
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Pre LCI much better looking front and rear. Lazy.
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Best looking non-m sport front end on a 3 that I've seen. Or wait, is this m sport? I see an m badge on the front fender, and the rocker panels look a bit aggressive.
gotta believe it is the m-sport since they have M badges on the side
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Hmm.. doesn't look very good from these photos, in my opinion. It looks more KIA-ish than Germanic and sadly, the exhaust tips are no longer attached to the finishers. Maybe the photos are just bad, but I'm getting the sense of a greater resemblance to the fwd 2 series gc than the pre-lci, and that is no compliment.
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Where's the cover for the front Towing eye ???


I mean , its plain to see on the front bumper of i3, but none of these new "leaked" images shows it.




There's a lot about these images that just doesn't add up for me.
This front bumper is 10x better.
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Definitely has a 2GC look to it. That's not a compliment
Yup, first thing that came to my mind…2 series GC. Ugh!
Haha… I didn't read the prior comments before I responded, but I ended up saying something very similar
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Plastic is cheaper to manufacture that metal remember
But all bumpers are plastic…
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Lmao am I the only one who likes this a lot? I hate the G80, never grew on me, I have a 2021 G20 330xi with Msport and I think this looks great, I'd like to see the potential I3 or an M340i on this model.
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^ I believe they all have the M on the side? Or something on the side. As far as the LCI, I actually like it. The headlights look better, the rear isn't bad. I never liked the G20 non-laser DRL's.
Interesting. The headlights are the thing that seem to bug me the most. They almost look too narrow to me.
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      05-13-2022, 12:23 PM   #104
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Like the 4GC M sport with the ugly extra chunky rear valence that goes halfway up the bumper, this is not it 😩😩
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      05-13-2022, 12:37 PM   #106
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Looks like the M235i the guy around the corner has. I suppose these days if you want the true BMW aesthetic(s) of yesteryear, you've almost certainly gotta go the ///M route. If not full ///M, most certainly M-Sport. Some of the lower models are starting to resemble their Kousins at Kia. Nothing against Kia really, but I'd like for the styling to be a bit more cutting edge and robust. But I guess I also get that not everyone is blessed like many of us to go full-///Mpulse and foolish have insanely expensive cars. Wow, how many puns and bad jokes can I put in this post?

All things considered though, if I had a choice between the comparable models (Kia, Genesis, Alfa etc.), save the Audi I'm probably sticking w the Bimmer.
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I'm diggin' the shape of the grille but it's so damn busy below the grille that this only works in black paint for me. Tail lights are a slight difference but still too thin for what I like. Overall I think it's fine. Not jumping for joy but not disgusted at all.
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      05-13-2022, 12:41 PM   #108
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Thank goodness I got the OG.

Right on. Mine looks identical to yours. I was already leaning towards buying my lease in November and now the facelift leaves me no choice...
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The same as any other LCI reveal thread...

Pre-LCI owners: "I'm glad I have my <insert model year>!"

Same person one year later: "I just traded in for an LCI... what a beast!"
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      05-13-2022, 01:03 PM   #110
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Obviously, we have LED, and laser lights, but what is the third set of headlights? Looks like they went full retard with the lasers... everybody knows you never go full retard.
In other markets (ehem, Europe), there were always three tiers of headlights - standard LED, adaptive LED (corner-swivel) and Laserlights. Other markets might only have the upper two levels.
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