BMW 3 Series Coupe and Convertible Facelift Spy Photos

BMW 3-Series Cabriolet E93 facelift spy photo / CarPix

By Thami Masemola
August 4, 2009 1:55 AM
Filed Under: BMW, German, Spy Photos

Just over a year ago BMW unveiled the facelifted 3 Series sedan. The time will soon come for the Coupe and the Convertible to show their faces in full too. But for now we must satisfy our curiosity with these spy pictures of both models doing final testing before their public debut at the 2009 Frankfurt Motor Show.

Modifications include a new front bumper, headlamps, LED rear lights and a new rear bumper. Previous spy pictures showed only the front bumper in disguise but these snapped shots show the true changes. Both models will exhibit these changes when unveiled in September.

Since BMW has a habit of escorting a new product launch or update with a new engine or an upgraded one, our curiosity is running at full speed trying to figure out which new powerplant will accompany these cars. That information might leak out ahead of the show. If not then the wait will be a long one.

 

Comments

mtbpig
August 4, 2009 3:47 AM
2011(US) 335i will probably get the same 326hp engine used in the new 740i.


Edited by user on August 4, 2009 at 4:13 AM
awhk
August 4, 2009 4:15 AM
Thank god it doesn't have the new ugly nose like the 5-GT or the X1. Looking good!

tableman
August 4, 2009 4:51 AM
Doesn't the front end look like a Pontiac Gran Prix??

BabyMilo
August 4, 2009 4:56 AM
Im ucrious of what the tail lights will look like, because i think that they look really good at the moment, because the rest of it will get the same updates as the 3 series did.

TheKing
August 4, 2009 4:06 PM
I though they were not going to botehr with a facelift with the already perfect Coupe and Convertible. No other car can compete with the current design - including the stretched overated design of the A5 with an ugly arse. So they will have this facelift in September, car will probably be for next year and they will have just moe than a year to the end of the current 3 Series lifecycle.... I guess this will boost sales for the remaining time.

TheKing
August 4, 2009 4:08 PM
I don't think they need one

nederina
August 4, 2009 6:19 AM
let me guess.. 340i - the same 3.0 twin turbo engine from 740i?


Edited by user on August 4, 2009 at 6:19 AM
p0ssuid0
August 4, 2009 6:25 AM
I bet on the 323d...

trinity
August 4, 2009 10:44 AM
Hoping for the V12 from the 760i - but thats never gonna happen :(

Narco
August 4, 2009 5:49 PM
+1

Fishes,

Narco.

N20_Purge
August 4, 2009 12:12 PM
It doesn't need a facelift already. Don't fix something that isn't broken BMW!

radmeister
August 4, 2009 12:54 PM
I dont know if its the 323d, it wouldnt have the dual rear exit exhaust. Maybe 335d? 282hp and 428lbft would be SICK! They would take the US market by storm as the first performance diesel.


Edited by user on August 4, 2009 at 12:56 PM
eeoikari
August 4, 2009 2:07 PM
Hoping that BMW puts the upgraded N57 306hp twin-turbo diesel engine in 3-Series, the same one they put in the 740d. Even though there's nothing wrong with that older one.

theoldman
August 4, 2009 1:13 PM
Good news BMW Good news!!!!

I am sure it will be better than the old model: BMW has proved again and again it is capable of making its models better

TheKing
August 4, 2009 4:21 PM
I am not sure about the current E90 facelift.

X6M
August 4, 2009 2:02 PM
Best BMW 3 series coupe ever, facelift will make this car even better.


Edited by user on August 4, 2009 at 2:59 PM
sb
August 4, 2009 3:28 PM
BMW Designed by HOLDEN. Looks like the GTO from a few years back

Kypraio
August 4, 2009 11:32 PM
Ah crap...gotta sell my e92 Coupe before the face lift now :(

exchangeandmart
September 7, 2009 6:02 PM
The latest BMW 3 series got a 5* star review by Exchange and Mart http://bit.ly/pPqJq which is pretty amazing - not many cars get the full 5 stars! The only thing negative to be said about it really is the options are very expensive on it, so we i better get playing the lottery! If I did have the opportunity to own this car though, I would definitely go for it.

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