BMW 3 Series Facelift - Best Shots yet

 BMW 3 Series Facelift - Best Shots yet
BMW 3 Series Facelift / Copyright by AUTOMEDIA

Up until now the camoflaged BMW 3-series prototypes have hidden the small details that have been revisited by the Bavarian designers on the current generation series. But now these latest spy shots coming out from Germany reveal some of these features for the first time.

The most notable new feature that strikes us when studying these shots are the indicators that appear on the side mirrors and we get to see the styling of the redesigned taillights.The front fascia also appeared to have had a slight touch up with a new bumper, modified fog lights and a differently sculpted bonnet. We can expect to see a few other extremely minor modifications in the cabin and the engines may benefit from a bit of emission optimization.

The updated model will be unveiled at the Paris Motor Show this September and launched later in the year as a 2009 model.

 

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 wisp wisp
The Kidneys are different as well. Damn, the tail lights are still ancient.
May 29, 2008 9:16 pm
 brocky brocky
I agree. The tail lights just got worse. At least in the previous model you were able to clear out the top corner to make it clear on top and red on the bottom.
May 29, 2008 10:46 pm
 smokeonit1 smokeonit1
funny that this mule has the german air quality sticker on the lower right windshield. green (4) is the cleanest, which all euro4 get... why would a vehicle with US specs need that sticker? did they just change the bumpers/trunk to get it to US specs???
May 29, 2008 10:08 pm
 smokeonit1 smokeonit1
it seems that the plastic was just bolted on in the front for the US spec plate holder... and the trunk is the german one, space for the EU sized plate... does this mean that also the EU version will get fron side marker lights? i hope so. the 5series does have them in the EU version since the latest 5er was introduced, but all the other bmw did not upgrade to front side marker lights, i always thought bmw was very inconsistent with this.... if they change their thinking and upgrade all bmw with fron side marker lights they would be on par with volvo that has been giving all their EU models the fron side makrer lights...
May 29, 2008 10:12 pm
 Pentium Pentium
I don't know why all people hates 3 Series tail lights...I like them!
May 29, 2008 10:13 pm
 bakrione bakrione
already?!
May 29, 2008 10:22 pm
 _M7_ _M7_
US dosent matters cause they cars are so bad so anything its betters than theirs jaja Anyway the car its not artactive as an italian but I really like the 3 series much from an audi whit 3 tons or a merc how doesent turn
May 29, 2008 10:47 pm
 kevoluetion kevoluetion
Why are the indicators on the mirrors like Mercs and Audis?!
May 30, 2008 12:14 am
 dezibel dezibel
Indicators? Erm... You better look at it a bit better WCF. Those are just stickers, like on every other BMW prototype the last years.
May 30, 2008 12:46 am
 AG4 AG4
True, those look like amber/orange stickers on the side mirrors.
May 30, 2008 5:19 am
 GeGa GeGa
I think new kidneeys are better than previous.
May 30, 2008 10:06 am
 paaaaaatrick paaaaaatrick
thank god. I hate the looks of the 3-series.
May 30, 2008 11:23 am
 afterace2 afterace2
it would actually look kinda cool if this tape around the headlights would be body colored, far better than the current one
May 30, 2008 11:45 am
 MAB MAB
Those are just reflective stickers, its true. They've been slapping them on camo'd models for a while now. About these photos though - I love when spy snappers get a 'captive audience' like this; nice, still shots without a test driver flipping us all off - they're great. But doesnt the photographer ever think to snap some photos of the interior when they have the car right in front of them? Even if the interior is exactly the same, we'd know it; and if it was any different we could pick it apart as well. Just sayin'.
May 30, 2008 1:42 pm
 The_woo_factor The_woo_factor
I think the car looks a bit better overall. I like the new kidneys. Still, in terms of looks, i still prefer the Lexus IS250. It is sharper and fresher (especially the back lights).
May 30, 2008 10:49 pm
 blabla blabla
i am the greatest.
May 31, 2008 5:07 pm
i have an 08 335i. Great car except: iDrive is beyond awful, no headlight washers (BAD), nav system is poorly designed, and the placement of the foglight switch is poor. I like the styling..the new one won't be any great improvement in my opinion. I'm waiting on the all-new 5..THAT should be an interesting car.
July 10, 2008 3:22 am