2013 F30 3-Series Body Profile/Proportion Illustrated vs E90 / E46 - Page 3 - BMW 3-Series Forum (F30 / F32)

zibawal · 04-26-2010, 07:09 PM

How abt coupe?

archtheque · 05-01-2010, 03:22 PM

hey guys,

i was shopping for a new rear aero package on my dealership website and i came across this! i supposed it's a pretty "reliable source" considered this wind came straight from the dealership and they have the most direct knowledge about the new 3-series from the bavarian land. most pics i saw here were what i think is a new different genre of 3-series more in tune to the new release of 5-series gran tourismo. hope i'm not wrong about this. anyway, spread the news and share these pics with everyone here. thanks!

Castel · 05-01-2010, 10:09 PM

Wow, that last picture looks really good, I like it.

Brett_McS · 05-25-2010, 09:11 PM

Wheels Magazine (Australia) lined up all the 5-series cars from inception together with the latest. It was very clear from this picture that the new 5-series was a development, not of the previous (Bangle) one, but of the one before!

Since I love the look of the e46, I hope the same goes for the new 3!

dlbrooks18 · 05-25-2010, 11:41 PM

wow, you got some real talent

dlbrooks18 · 05-25-2010, 11:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by archtheque

hey guys,

i was shopping for a new rear aero package on my dealership website and i came across this! i supposed it's a pretty "reliable source" considered this wind came straight from the dealership and they have the most direct knowledge about the new 3-series from the bavarian land. most pics i saw here were what i think is a new different genre of 3-series more in tune to the new release of 5-series gran tourismo. hope i'm not wrong about this. anyway, spread the news and share these pics with everyone here. thanks!

looks good!

kilinko · 06-20-2010, 11:09 PM

Don't like the front view.

gcha79 · 06-25-2010, 12:02 AM

I was at a focus group session for the design of the F30 coupe version a couple of weeks ago. The rendering of the F32 M3 version is pretty close to the "prototype" we saw. The big differences would be the front bumper area looks more like a scowl, minus the "gills" and slots in the hood, different rims, and other typical M3 stuff. Don't want to get sued, so enough talking for now...

E92K.C10 · 06-25-2010, 10:09 AM

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Originally Posted by tony-tone

Awesome work!

+1

emedinac · 07-20-2010, 11:34 AM

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Originally Posted by mtechnik3

Great work. Thank you for posting and sharing, Mii!

I like wat u did with your car how did u get the rims?

Deltari09 · 07-21-2010, 01:51 AM

Great job there showing all the lines, but damn, that front fascia looks ugly

arnold · 07-24-2010, 02:56 PM

cant wait to see it

Bimmermaniac · 07-24-2010, 05:37 PM

Cool!

ssaylor · 07-29-2010, 01:46 PM

Dunno, that horizontal crease is the reason I didn't buy the 135...

hotrod2448 · 07-29-2010, 03:30 PM

It has buckteeth. Why does the grill seem to stick out past the bumper? I'm not digging this generation of BMW so far... I hope the 3er changes my mind when it officially debuts.

yakev724 · 08-09-2010, 03:10 PM

From license plate-up, the front looks like a shark, nose, eyes.... just like the front of the 6 series looks like a fat parrot fish.

Rear I feel would be much better proportioned with exhausts to match the bumper cut-outs and not the cigarettes we see...

But look at the front page, with e46 though f30 side by side. What all these designs are covering up is the clear evolution of the car into a bloated safety box because of regulations. Roof gets slightly higher, as does the hood, and rear pillars are becoming more vertical.

Safety is making it impossible to design a great-looking car because the designers have ridiculous proportions to work with.

J-Sin · 08-17-2010, 03:19 AM

Reminds me of a pissed off gopher or the old A-10 Warthogs.

ellipsis212 · 08-17-2010, 10:55 AM

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Originally Posted by aznm0nk3y

Reminds me of a pissed off gopher or the old A-10 Warthogs.

+1 on the pissed off gopher

PeterMichael · 10-06-2010, 09:38 AM

Very nice looking

Ricky_Sok90 · 10-11-2010, 02:18 PM

NIceee

DavS1 · 10-11-2010, 02:56 PM

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Originally Posted by yakev724

What all these designs are covering up is the clear evolution of the car into a bloated safety box because of regulations. Roof gets slightly higher, as does the hood, and rear pillars are becoming more vertical.

Safety is making it impossible to design a great-looking car because the designers have ridiculous proportions to work with.

And the cars have to get even bigger because of this!

I'm not digging that 3 so far, but im sure when it debut's it will grow on me like every other!

coma954 · 10-12-2010, 07:39 PM

Most of these mock ups resemble the 5 series way too much... I doubt thats gonna be the case when the true pics come out. But then again the 5 and the 7 do look pretty similar. I'd say the first drawings on this thread will be pretty accurate.

05-01-2010, 03:22 PM	#46
archtheque New Member Drives: 335 XI Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Minneapolis Posts: 8 iTrader: (0)	2013 3-series hey guys, i was shopping for a new rear aero package on my dealership website and i came across this! i supposed it's a pretty "reliable source" considered this wind came straight from the dealership and they have the most direct knowledge about the new 3-series from the bavarian land. most pics i saw here were what i think is a new different genre of 3-series more in tune to the new release of 5-series gran tourismo. hope i'm not wrong about this. anyway, spread the news and share these pics with everyone here. thanks! Attached Images

05-01-2010, 10:09 PM	#47
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05-25-2010, 11:41 PM	#49
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07-21-2010, 01:51 AM	#55
Deltari09 Second Lieutenant Drives: 2011 3-Series Coupe Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Hawaii, USA Posts: 291 iTrader: (0)	Wow! Great job there showing all the lines, but damn, that front fascia looks ugly

07-24-2010, 05:37 PM	#57
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04-26-2010, 07:09 PM	#45
zibawal Captain Drives: 2012 X5D Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: SFO BAY AREA Posts: 977 iTrader: (0)	How abt coupe?

05-25-2010, 09:11 PM	#48
Brett_McS Registered Drives: 325i E46 Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Newcastle Posts: 1 iTrader: (0)	Wheels Magazine (Australia) lined up all the 5-series cars from inception together with the latest. It was very clear from this picture that the new 5-series was a development, not of the previous (Bangle) one, but of the one before! Since I love the look of the e46, I hope the same goes for the new 3!

06-20-2010, 11:09 PM	#51
kilinko New Member Drives: E90 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: VA Posts: 20 iTrader: (0)	Don't like the front view.

06-25-2010, 12:02 AM	#52
gcha79 New Member Drives: 335i Coupe Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: So. Cal. Posts: 13 iTrader: (0)	I was at a focus group session for the design of the F30 coupe version a couple of weeks ago. The rendering of the F32 M3 version is pretty close to the "prototype" we saw. The big differences would be the front bumper area looks more like a scowl, minus the "gills" and slots in the hood, different rims, and other typical M3 stuff. Don't want to get sued, so enough talking for now...

07-24-2010, 02:56 PM	#56
arnold butchie Drives: 2010 335i Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: cape town sa Posts: 28 iTrader: (0)	cant wait to see it

07-29-2010, 01:46 PM	#58
ssaylor Desert Rat 1 Drives: 2011 335is - Alpine White/Blk Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: The Sonoran Desert Posts: 259 iTrader: (0)	Dunno, that horizontal crease is the reason I didn't buy the 135... __________________ 2011 BMW 335is - Alpine White/Black, DSG 1989 BMW 325is - Zinnoberrot/Black 2009 Audi R8 - Ice Silver/Black (gone, but not forgotten) My BMWCCA Gallery

07-29-2010, 03:30 PM	#59
hotrod2448 grand poobah Drives: E90 335d AW, E70 X5 SG Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Charlotte, NC Posts: 2,003 iTrader: (0) Garage List 2011 335d [0.00]	It has buckteeth. Why does the grill seem to stick out past the bumper? I'm not digging this generation of BMW so far... I hope the 3er changes my mind when it officially debuts.

08-09-2010, 03:10 PM	#60
yakev724 Brigadier General Drives: 06 330i Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Long Island Posts: 3,528 iTrader: (48)	From license plate-up, the front looks like a shark, nose, eyes.... just like the front of the 6 series looks like a fat parrot fish. Rear I feel would be much better proportioned with exhausts to match the bumper cut-outs and not the cigarettes we see... But look at the front page, with e46 though f30 side by side. What all these designs are covering up is the clear evolution of the car into a bloated safety box because of regulations. Roof gets slightly higher, as does the hood, and rear pillars are becoming more vertical. Safety is making it impossible to design a great-looking car because the designers have ridiculous proportions to work with.

08-17-2010, 03:19 AM	#61
J-Sin The Artist Drives: 2011 E90-LCI & 2008 E82 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Bossier City, LA Posts: 883 iTrader: (1) Garage List 2008 BMW 135i [0.00] 2011 BMW 328i [5.00]	Reminds me of a pissed off gopher or the old A-10 Warthogs. __________________ Betty White - 2011 E90LCI 328i Black Betty - 2008 E82 135i

10-06-2010, 09:38 AM	#63
PeterMichael New Member Drives: E91 LCI 320d Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Portugal Posts: 19 iTrader: (0)	Very nice looking

10-11-2010, 02:18 PM	#64
Ricky_Sok90 New Member Drives: Black/ M-pkg/ Prem pk Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Los Angeles, Ca Posts: 14 iTrader: (0)	NIceee

10-12-2010, 07:39 PM	#66
coma954 New Member Drives: '09 335i - Loaded Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Ft. Lauderdale Posts: 19 iTrader: (0)	Most of these mock ups resemble the 5 series way too much... I doubt thats gonna be the case when the true pics come out. But then again the 5 and the 7 do look pretty similar. I'd say the first drawings on this thread will be pretty accurate.

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