2012 3-series (F30) rendered by automotorsport - BMW 3-Series Forum (F30 / F32)

SoCalS2k · 04-11-2010, 09:52 AM

Saw this at http://www.bmwblog.com/2010/04/11/re...-bmw-3-series/

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I don't know how accurate that is but I'm liking what I see.

Heres a spy photo for comparison

TheRox · 04-11-2010, 10:45 AM

Wow...that is a very very good looking car.

Much better looking than the current akwardly styled e90 (I have an e90 LCI). BMW should be able to compete with audi with this.

Ron1n · 04-11-2010, 11:45 AM

Definitely like this render better than say...:

Evolution_GT · 04-11-2010, 12:08 PM

That is one ugly front! Too many sharp lines...

CarForHire · 04-11-2010, 12:28 PM

I can't see it happening.

BMW-Power · 04-11-2010, 12:43 PM

Looks a lot like the new 5-Series (F10).
I am not a massive fan of the bigger, wider kidney grills, apart from that the car looks fantastic!

ArabianSensation · 04-11-2010, 01:21 PM

It's cool but I think I like the e9x better...

Bimmerboy888 · 04-11-2010, 01:23 PM

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Originally Posted by BMW-Power

Looks a lot like the new 5-Series (F10).
I am not a massive fan of the bigger, wider kidney grills, apart from that the car looks fantastic!

Yeah it does look similar to the F10. I can't say I love it yet. But the rendering looks all right.

BMWI6 · 04-11-2010, 01:40 PM

I just threw up all over my computer, I can't believe how ugly that front is. I have to go clean my keyboard now.

ciomas · 04-11-2010, 01:54 PM

me like

goowatchi · 04-11-2010, 01:55 PM

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Originally Posted by BMWI6

I just threw up all over my computer, I can't believe how ugly that front is. I have to go clean my keyboard now.

so you typed all that with barf all over your keyboard??

PIMP "E" · 04-11-2010, 01:58 PM

nice

Erasmus · 04-11-2010, 02:07 PM

Nice car. The lower part of the grill is a bit too much imo, but the overall result looks great !!

Bimmer Nerd · 04-11-2010, 02:08 PM

The rear looks too much like the E90 LCI (both of them have LED's and sharp drops near the trunk) the F30 will be totally different imo. 3 series is bmw's benchmark vehicle, i doubt they will make such minor changes to the rear and make the front so aggressive compared to the e90.

jo-e90 · 04-11-2010, 02:14 PM

It sits a lot higher for easy access than the e90 just like the f10 sits higher

TheRox · 04-11-2010, 02:16 PM

I still say the front is beautiful...way better than the current e90.

I'd wager you guys prefer your e90's to this because you're used to them and you own them. Like any new design, it will get love once it comes out.

The Bangle designs were failures...though flame surfacing was the right thing to do. Akward styling is not...this is just perfection.

Wish it had come out 3 years earlier in 2009

SantaPimp27 · 04-11-2010, 03:02 PM

Looks terrible to me. back is ok, but the front looks way off

AllydNYC · 04-11-2010, 03:07 PM

GTFO ugly front bumper and headlights! It looks like its squinting to see the road.

linkinfrost · 04-11-2010, 03:09 PM

that front looks hideous.

Reminds me of a toothless old man making an angry face.

tyler9595 · 04-11-2010, 03:14 PM

I agree, the front bumper does not look good to my eye. WAY TOO MUCH flat, uninterestng space below the headlights and kidneys.

IMO, the beltline is too high and makes the car look like the stance is lifted.

Does this look like a product designed to steal buyers away from the Lexus ES 350?...baby boomer car or chick car?

Robert · 04-11-2010, 03:22 PM

Head lights and hood reminds me of EVO X with the difference in kidney grill. Even how the nose protrudes forward is like that of EVO. I don't mind the styling though. I am sure it will grow on me. Much better than pre-LCI E90.

bavarianboar · 04-11-2010, 03:31 PM

That looks like another F10, downsized a bit. 3 Series needs its own identity, as it has had in the past.

04-11-2010, 09:52 AM	#1
SoCalS2k Private First Class Drives: S2K! Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: LA Posts: 154 iTrader: (0) Garage List 2001 Honda S2k [0.00]	2012 3-series (F30) rendered by automotorsport Saw this at http://www.bmwblog.com/2010/04/11/re...-bmw-3-series/ I don't know how accurate that is but I'm liking what I see. Heres a spy photo for comparison
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04-11-2010, 11:45 AM	#3
Ron1n Speed Demon Drives: '10 335d E90 Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: The 858 Posts: 3,242 iTrader: (4) Garage List 2010 335d [5.00]	Definitely like this render better than say...: __________________ Last edited by Ron1n; 04-11-2010 at 12:43 PM.

04-11-2010, 12:08 PM	#4
Evolution_GT Captain Drives: 08A22E93N52 Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Toronto Posts: 856 iTrader: (0)	That is one ugly front! Too many sharp lines... __________________

04-11-2010, 12:28 PM	#5
CarForHire Major Drives: Slow in the left lane. Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: NOVA Posts: 1,298 iTrader: (0) Garage List 2007 E90 328i [0.00]	I can't see it happening. __________________ Race car driving is like sex...all men think they are good at it. - Jay Leno

04-11-2010, 12:43 PM	#6
BMW-Power First Lieutenant Drives: 335d E92 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Lincolnshire Posts: 381 iTrader: (0) Garage List 2007 Audi TT Roadster [0.00] 2008 BMW 335d [0.00]	Looks a lot like the new 5-Series (F10). I am not a massive fan of the bigger, wider kidney grills, apart from that the car looks fantastic! __________________ 335d : Sparkling Graphite : Coral Red Dakota Leather

04-11-2010, 10:45 AM	#2
TheRox Colonel Drives: 6mt Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Here and there Posts: 2,313 iTrader: (2)	Wow...that is a very very good looking car. Much better looking than the current akwardly styled e90 (I have an e90 LCI). BMW should be able to compete with audi with this.

04-11-2010, 01:21 PM	#7
ArabianSensation Lieutenant Drives: M3 Join Date: May 2009 Location: Chicago Posts: 466 iTrader: (0)	It's cool but I think I like the e9x better...

04-11-2010, 01:40 PM	#9
BMWI6 Major Drives: 335is Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Miami, Fl Posts: 1,314 iTrader: (2)	I just threw up all over my computer, I can't believe how ugly that front is. I have to go clean my keyboard now. __________________ If everything seems under control, then you aren't going fast enough"

04-11-2010, 01:54 PM	#10
ciomas Captain Drives: LCI e92 335 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: london UK / 3city PL Posts: 654 iTrader: (0)	me like

04-11-2010, 01:58 PM	#12
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04-11-2010, 02:07 PM	#13
Erasmus Private Drives: 528i F10 Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: The Netherlands, Europe Posts: 88 iTrader: (0)	Nice car. The lower part of the grill is a bit too much imo, but the overall result looks great !! __________________ The natural state isn't preferable ...

04-11-2010, 02:08 PM	#14
Bimmer Nerd I \| L Photography Drives: E46 M3 Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Los angeles, ~818~ Posts: 7,422 iTrader: (11)	The rear looks too much like the E90 LCI (both of them have LED's and sharp drops near the trunk) the F30 will be totally different imo. 3 series is bmw's benchmark vehicle, i doubt they will make such minor changes to the rear and make the front so aggressive compared to the e90.

04-11-2010, 02:14 PM	#15
jo-e90 Private Drives: WO Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: us Posts: 93 iTrader: (0)	It sits a lot higher for easy access than the e90 just like the f10 sits higher

04-11-2010, 02:16 PM	#16
TheRox Colonel Drives: 6mt Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Here and there Posts: 2,313 iTrader: (2)	I still say the front is beautiful...way better than the current e90. I'd wager you guys prefer your e90's to this because you're used to them and you own them. Like any new design, it will get love once it comes out. The Bangle designs were failures...though flame surfacing was the right thing to do. Akward styling is not...this is just perfection. Wish it had come out 3 years earlier in 2009

04-11-2010, 03:02 PM	#17
SantaPimp27 Lieutenant Drives: Slow homie Join Date: May 2008 Location: Jersey Posts: 412 iTrader: (1)	Looks terrible to me. back is ok, but the front looks way off __________________

04-11-2010, 03:07 PM	#18
AllydNYC Loading... Drives: 08' 328xi Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: invalid_value Posts: 2,181 iTrader: (15) Garage List 2008 328xi [5.00]	GTFO ugly front bumper and headlights! It looks like its squinting to see the road. __________________ BBS CH w/PSS\|H&R Coilovers\|Front Strut Bar\|CF CSL Trunk\|Front Splitters\|LCI Halogens\|LUX 5.1\|Blacklines\|Black Grill\|CF/White roundels "A Associate or Bachelors degree is America's most over rated product"

04-11-2010, 03:09 PM	#19
linkinfrost Private Drives: M3 Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Seattle Posts: 62 iTrader: (0)	that front looks hideous. Reminds me of a toothless old man making an angry face.

04-11-2010, 03:14 PM	#20
tyler9595 Lieutenant Drives: 2013 135is Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Indianapolis, IN Posts: 562 iTrader: (0)	I agree, the front bumper does not look good to my eye. WAY TOO MUCH flat, uninterestng space below the headlights and kidneys. IMO, the beltline is too high and makes the car look like the stance is lifted. Does this look like a product designed to steal buyers away from the Lexus ES 350?...baby boomer car or chick car? __________________ 2013 135is (N55), Carbon Black, ZPP, ZTP, DCT, HK audio, heated seats Previous - 2010 e90 335i (N54), BSM, 6AT, ZSP, ZPP, ZCW, Hi-Fi, Nav, BMW PPK & PE, Dinan S2 Previous - 2007 e90 335i (N54), BSM, 6AT, ZSP, ZPP, ZCW, Hi-Fi

04-11-2010, 03:22 PM	#21
Robert Major General Drives: 135i, current is350 Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Socal Posts: 6,768 iTrader: (1)	Head lights and hood reminds me of EVO X with the difference in kidney grill. Even how the nose protrudes forward is like that of EVO. I don't mind the styling though. I am sure it will grow on me. Much better than pre-LCI E90.

04-11-2010, 03:31 PM	#22
bavarianboar Captain Drives: on the freeway Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Santa Barbara, California Posts: 848 iTrader: (0)	That looks like another F10, downsized a bit. 3 Series needs its own identity, as it has had in the past.

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