[TEGRITY]

Originally Posted by Hawkdog

///M logo in the grill on a 440 is horse 💩.

Can’t agree more. It’s an eye sore for me in person seeing every other standard BMWs going around with M badges all around (more than M cars). People who know will know but for the masses?

[komoornik]

Originally Posted by WWM3

Where's the Gran Coupe LCI?

production 07/24, 4 months later

[drexplode]

US will not get those seats and front laser lights i guess :-/

[kjx]

Originally Posted by Limegrntaln

Nice looking. I can’t believe the M4 CSL tail lights made it to a M-Lite. $8,500 tail lights. Crazy.

Probably a lot cheaper now as it’s now in the standard 4 series parts bin. Guaranteed for the M4 LCI now. They’ve further differentiated the 3-series/M3 from the 4s again like when the 4 series first came out - it had subtle things like laser headlights that 3 series didn’t get until LCI.

Depending on the price, probably a worthwhile upgrade with OEM parts for pre-LCI M4s.

[Limegrntaln]

Originally Posted by Bimmerfun82

Love the flat-bottom steering wheel

Originally Posted by chicagofan00

Biggest surprise is the laser taillights for sure! Otherwise not much else that wasn’t really expected overall.

Well, I guess the steering wheel too…

Maybe this will bring the price down on the tails, to a more humane price, who knows?

I missed the flat bottom wheel, at first. Good this is, this is an LCI, refresh, so, the wheel should fit our cars. If the carbon interior package fits it, with the paddles, I may get one. Then sell my car.

[Davidbmwdd]

Would it be possible to fit new steering wheel in existing m340 2023.
Would G20 for the next refresh 2025 also get new laser rear lights ?

[MattTheCarNut]

Originally Posted by SliChillax

I hate that they removed the leather stitched steering wheel airbag cover, what a downgrade. The rest looks good though.

They’ve actually already been doing it on the 2 and 3 series for months. Looks so odd and cheap.

[Cortexiphan]

Those tail lights are really beautiful.
Headlights are great too, but the highlight is the tail lights IMO.

On the other hand, I wish 4 series concept headlights were implemented. I’m telling this because for the F32 generation, the headlights of the original concept were implemented in the LCI. I was hoping the same for G22.

[JJacksonIII]

Originally Posted by Hawkdog

///M logo in the grill on a 440 is horse 💩.

No doubt. If I pick one of these up I'm replacing that with an Aplina badge.

[TJR_///M3]

Originally Posted by TEGRITY

Can’t agree more. It’s an eye sore for me in person seeing every other standard BMWs going around with M badges all around (more than M cars). People who know will know but for the masses?

Agree, but…
Those who know a real M know, and those who don’t (“the masses”) don’t care anyway…

[Limegrntaln]

Originally Posted by Davidbmwdd

Would it be possible to fit new steering wheel in existing m340 2023.
Would G20 for the next refresh 2025 also get new laser rear lights ?

I would “imagine” it would, since this is just an LCI. It’s still a G Model 3 series. Just a bumper and light refresh. With maybe a few other bits and bobs tossed in.

[kjx]

Originally Posted by TJR_///M3

Agree, but…
Those who know a real M know, and those who don’t (“the masses”) don’t care anyway…

Yeah but what will an owner who’s ashamed to have it there supposed to do now. Paint it black?

[IAMXX]

Tail lights are fire!

But kinda disappointed that we see the same iteration of the steering wheel for 4th year in a row(?). I was hoping for a changed design. Otherwise a nice facelift. However won't see this car flying off the shelves as the updates are rather minute and the secondary market is still in total tatters.

[Bimmerfun82]

Originally Posted by kjx

Yeah but what will an owner who’s ashamed to have it there supposed to do now. Paint it black?

I had the ///M badge on the back of my Z4 M40 and never felt quite right about it, but I also didn’t want 40i back there by itself. By historic BMW standards the straight-line performance is there with the b58 + mild hybrid, but the brakes, suspension, interior, etc doesn’t measure up to the ///M logo. I would prefer they leave it off the 440i - it’s just branding - and if I purchased one I’d probably remove it. The 40 in 440 used to stand for something strong by itself going back to at least the 540i 6 speed we had in 1997 (well, displacement, but I digress…).

[dsforman13]

I'm not buying one so i dont care but cant believe they finally removed the gear selector like mercedes. Terrible!

[GOTOFMS]

4 extra ponies.

[TJR_///M3]

Originally Posted by kjx

Yeah but what will an owner who’s ashamed to have it there supposed to do now. Paint it black?

Interesting question.
Do you really think there are, err, ‘M-Lite’ owners who are ashamed to have M identities on their vehicles?
It seems that other marketing departments are all falling into the same trap e.g. AMG appearing on practically every Merc I see.
There is clearly revenue opportunities from this approach, but it would be nice to see the M’s further amped up and get their own branding again.
I’ll wait to be flamed on this, but maybe it’s time for the Audi approach of something like S and RS?

[Game]

Wow this refresh is so damn good. Love everything about it.

[toddwalton]

Originally Posted by kjx

Yeah but what will an owner who’s ashamed to have it there supposed to do now. Paint it black?

Buy another car.

[SW19]

Looks like they are finally offering the M Seats for the M440i in the US based on the interior pics.This should also apply to the MY25 M340i LCI Part 2 which is great news.

[toddwalton]

Originally Posted by dsforman13

I'm not buying one so i dont care but cant believe they finally removed the gear selector like mercedes. Terrible!

I’ve been driving a 4 Series without the gear selector for 5 months and it makes no difference. Other than it’s easier to get to your cup holders and wireless charger, which is a plus.

[toddwalton]

Originally Posted by IAMXX

I was hoping for a changed design. Otherwise a nice facelift. However won't see this car flying off the shelves as the updates are rather minute and the secondary market is still in total tatters.

Umm, the 4 Series actually has been flying off the shelves:

“There have been countless of social media comments bashing the oversized nostrils, but it turns out, BMW might be onto something. The BMW 4 Series family (coupe, convertible and gran coupe, including the i4) had 50,777 sales in 2023, compared to 36,954 in 2022. That's exactly an increase of 37.4 percent. To put things in context, the better looking, at least in our opinion, G20 BMW 3 Series only had 33,997 units sold to customers in 2023.”

Source: BMWBlog