12-05-2009, 08:18 PM | #3 |
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I am willing to bet that that's the case. The new regulations around pedestrian accidents require to have a bubbly soft front end, and that's exactly what it is.
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12-05-2009, 08:37 PM | #5 | |
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most likely yes... but no one will know for sure.
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12-06-2009, 01:48 AM | #7 |
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I think it will sport the snub nose, over-sized kidney styling BMW has seem to adopt as their new brand design language. I am praying that they do not but it is very likely they will.
While I love the rear end styling of the 5 and 7 series the front ends are just not good looking to me.
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12-07-2009, 07:50 AM | #9 |
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the leaked photos are already out
the new 3 facelift got the ugly 1 series headlights too
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12-07-2009, 11:25 AM | #10 |
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BS. New photos aren't out, they'd be photoshopped. Secondly, 1 series headlights would not go on the new 3.
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12-07-2009, 11:30 AM | #11 | |
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http://www.bmwblog.com/2009/12/04/le...ft/#more-25214 again, this is the face lifted 3 series, it's pretty obvious it got the new bug eye lights that started on the 1 series, are now on the new 5 series, and now the face lifted 3 series they are ugly on the 1 and everything else they put them on
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12-07-2009, 11:39 AM | #13 | |
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the new 5 series has the same ugly headlights, I cant see them changing the headlight style for the 3 series, it seems they are going with the bug eye look
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12-07-2009, 11:49 AM | #14 | |
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No matter what, you'll be able to tweak the looks of the car to your liking once you get it. I'm more worried about weight and size gains. Even the E90 is getting bigger than what I'd like out of my "fun" car. If they brought the 1er 5-door here, that's what I'd be driving right now. |
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12-07-2009, 06:59 PM | #16 |
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I wonder how different the front end design language would be if BMW didn't have to comply with the new pedestrian safety mandates.
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12-07-2009, 07:59 PM | #17 |
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There's no way to know for sure (unless you're a designer in Munich) but since BMW seems to be going for more unified styling between their models, I would say that there is a better than average chance of this happening.
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I like the new 5 alot...so the next 3 can't be that bad
the 3 usually look sportier than the 5
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Confusion there - I had been talking about the new model, not the facelift. I can see a bit of similarity in the photo you showed and the 1 series, but I don't see that similarity in the 5 series.
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I love z's front end and i don't want the new 3 series to lose of its compact shape. im kind of confuse cause i love the current design a lot, and i don't know if i have to wait for the new model or go with the current version.
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