2020 BMW M340i Makes World Debut at LA Auto Show

paliknight · 11-28-2018, 06:01 PM

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OMG the Subaru/Kia grille is horrible.

Agreed not really very BMW. Needs to be complete Murdered-out to hide the bad in the good.

The headlight designer and the grill designer seem to not really worked well together.

I can already sense the vendors on here designing an alternative to the throwing star grill.

On the upside though that Audi interior looks great!

trey100 · 11-28-2018, 06:02 PM

Rear looks good to me at least in this dark color. Front grille is pretty bad. Hopefully better in person.

The interior design is interesting but I don't like the way the shifter is in this area of grey plastic which then sits in that aluminum trim. Looks out of place.

Germanauto · 11-28-2018, 06:03 PM

Looks nice but why is the grille closed?

The unique kidney design is certainly interesting but I can't help it feels a tad gimmicky. Rest of the car is a home run.

ChrisM4 · 11-28-2018, 06:04 PM

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Is it weird that I'm yearning more and more for classic BMWs these days?

Not at all, it's why we love the cars in the first place. I'm seriously disappointed in the front end.

3PedalMINI · 11-28-2018, 06:06 PM

The more I see this car the more and more Im thankful I got an EOP F80 M3

this car is awful

uniqueMR · 11-28-2018, 06:13 PM

0-60 times are going down and down

einscot · 11-28-2018, 06:16 PM

can't believe this car looks just like the new porsche

ugly as F

SoCali E36 · 11-28-2018, 06:25 PM

I'm having the hardest time trying to like the looks of this car. I really hope the way it drives is what makes this car attractive.

zuschnell · 11-28-2018, 06:30 PM

Yep, this thing is boring and ugly. That grill is just awful. All previous 3 series gens looked better. I hope they find a way to do something nice with the m3, but I am skeptical...

ReRe · 11-28-2018, 06:39 PM

I wish the rear wheels could be as wide as those on the z4 :/

Tazmn Jr · 11-28-2018, 06:52 PM

The more I look at it the less I like it. I sure hope the view in person changes that for me.

odiesback · 11-28-2018, 06:57 PM

Wish I could unsee that grille

It seems that BMW has had a large turnovers of designers lately with each one designing a part without knowing about the others!

praxis218 · 11-28-2018, 07:09 PM

Up-close video. He says it looks better in person than in photos.

The virtual cockpit on/off animations are pretty slick.

john_luvbimmer · 11-28-2018, 07:23 PM

When I first saw the pictures of G20s at the Paris Motor Show, I just couldn't accept the design of grills, lights, side lines and rears. They all looked so non-BMW. But, honestly, after these months, I think I get used to the new style of G20s, and kind of like it now.

m3rxn · 11-28-2018, 07:32 PM

not bad

OUGrad05 · 11-28-2018, 07:42 PM

Probably already been said but that grill looks absolutely atrocious especially with the top 1/3 blocked off. WTF were they thinking.

fravel · 11-28-2018, 07:43 PM

Yup...looks like I'm sticking with my E90 for another cycle.

Macphisto · 11-28-2018, 07:47 PM

The M2 Competition grille is ugly and this one is uglier. The front is so fussy. The 330i M Sport is much nicer.

bimmerboy71195 · 11-28-2018, 07:52 PM

Standard Active Guard, Frontal Collision waring with City Collision Mitigation and Lane Departure Warning... This is a huge mistake making customers pay for features they will never use or want (standard means they just reduce the mark up)

Miko M · 11-28-2018, 07:53 PM

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Yup...looks like I'm sticking with my E90 for another cycle.

If BMW keeps going this direction you might be waiting many cycles.Lol
Many generations later.... you don't need a car, just crutches. Lol

OUGrad05 · 11-28-2018, 07:53 PM

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Standard Active Guard, Frontal Collision waring with City Collision Mitigation and Lane Departure Warning... This is a huge mistake making customers pay for features they will never use or want (standard means they just reduce the mark up)

Actually given current marketing trends that's smart on their part and it saves on insurance rates too.

kdbryce · 11-28-2018, 07:54 PM

I am really just not digging those kidneys. Nor the matte grey pieces. They should really have an "extended shadow line" option like on the M850i to have it all blacked out.

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trey100 Colonel 1125 Rep 2,564 Posts Drives: 2020 M2 Competition Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: New York iTrader: (0)	Rear looks good to me at least in this dark color. Front grille is pretty bad. Hopefully better in person. The interior design is interesting but I don't like the way the shifter is in this area of grey plastic which then sits in that aluminum trim. Looks out of place.
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Germanauto Major General 9698 Rep 6,082 Posts Drives: Alfa Romeo Giulia, Rosso Join Date: Jul 2016 Location: LA iTrader: (0)	Looks nice but why is the grille closed? The unique kidney design is certainly interesting but I can't help it feels a tad gimmicky. Rest of the car is a home run.
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zuschnell Captain 554 Rep 629 Posts Drives: '19 m5, '18 991.2 gt3, Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: chicago iTrader: (0)	Yep, this thing is boring and ugly. That grill is just awful. All previous 3 series gens looked better. I hope they find a way to do something nice with the m3, but I am skeptical... __________________ Gone but not forgotten: '10 X5M, '14 550ix, '17 M3 zcp, '11 aw e90 M3 zcp, ?11 sg e90 M3, '17 X5M, 19 F90 M5 Current: ?13 e92 m3 ESS 585, 22 f95 x5m Comp, Track - '18 manual 991.2 GT3, Wife's family truckster - '20 Volvo XC90 T8
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praxis218 Lieutenant 824 Rep 582 Posts Drives: 2017 M3 DCT Join Date: May 2005 Location: . iTrader: (0)	Up-close video. He says it looks better in person than in photos. The virtual cockpit on/off animations are pretty slick.
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OUGrad05 Captain 521 Rep 859 Posts Drives: 2023 i4 and 2022 Acura MDX Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: United States iTrader: (0)	Probably already been said but that grill looks absolutely atrocious especially with the top 1/3 blocked off. WTF were they thinking. __________________ 2023 i4 eDrive40 2022 Acura MDX
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