Matt_330CI Posted February 14, 2012 Report Share Posted February 14, 2012 Epic! http://www.f30post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=612947 Looks stunning, IMO the first 4 door 3 series thats looked properly proportioned for decades. (Sorry loon owners, I just dont like 36, 46 and 90 saloons) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bry1990 Posted February 14, 2012 Report Share Posted February 14, 2012 that does look quite smart. prefer my clubsport tho. Cant wait to see the Msport coupe option. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CliffThomson Posted February 14, 2012 Report Share Posted February 14, 2012 I do like the look of that. It looks balanced, aggressive, and typically BMW. C. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suhail97 Posted February 14, 2012 Report Share Posted February 14, 2012 (edited) And it's in Estoril - one of BMWs best colours too! Shame it'll be a few years before I can afford one of these, I'm still undecided about which E90/E92 to get. And to make matters worse I've seen the new Alpina 5 series diesel: Edited February 14, 2012 by suhail97 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt_330CI Posted February 14, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 14, 2012 I wish Alpina would drop the 80's stying queues, it looks ridiculous on modern cars. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suhail97 Posted February 14, 2012 Report Share Posted February 14, 2012 I wish Alpina would drop the 80's stying queues, it looks ridiculous on modern cars. They need a new style of wheel I'll admit, but you can't argue with 350bhp and an 8 speed auto / semi auto Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt_330CI Posted February 14, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 14, 2012 It's the styling that kills it for me, cant and never have argued with the performance. Its the silly splitters and that god aweful Alpina logo on the front one. That kind of look hasnt looked good since the E30. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suhail97 Posted February 14, 2012 Report Share Posted February 14, 2012 Anyway back to the F30 - is the 335i saloon styled differently to the other saloons? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simonlpearce Posted February 14, 2012 Report Share Posted February 14, 2012 Nice looking motor, looks good in estoril. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay. Posted February 14, 2012 Report Share Posted February 14, 2012 Estoril is the best colour Not keen on the seats though - they look like neoprene like those gul pencil cases you used to get @ school (you lot are probably older than me so won't remember them ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suhail97 Posted February 14, 2012 Report Share Posted February 14, 2012 Estoril is the best colour Not keen on the seats though - they look like neoprene like those gul pencil cases you used to get @ school (you lot are probably older than me so won't remember them ) I had a Gul wet suit back in the day for windsurfing! Was probably a long time before they made pencil cases though.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daz 330 Cs Posted February 14, 2012 Report Share Posted February 14, 2012 It's the styling that kills it for me, cant and never have argued with the performance. Its the silly splitters and that god aweful Alpina logo on the front one. That kind of look hasnt looked good since the E30. Agreed 100% , that front splitter is so gash looking, along with the stupid white lettering & massive badges all over the bootlid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt_330CI Posted February 14, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 14, 2012 I dunno what thats all about, in the fine details it says leather only for the US. I presume they're poverty spec seats. Regarding styling, not sure. It looks good though eh? Front looks sharkish which is how BMW's should look. Article also says the sport on the F30 will the the fastest launch of that model since it started. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ Syxx Posted February 14, 2012 Report Share Posted February 14, 2012 It looks ok but if you view it from the side the car looks awful especially the front which looks like its got a squashed face, rear looks a bit like a Lexus. Wheels are gash as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
X-Man Posted February 14, 2012 Report Share Posted February 14, 2012 I don't like it. It looks like it is trying to curl out a particularly troublesome log the way that rear bumper sticks out. The low down shots of the front are pretty cool though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
momo Posted February 14, 2012 Report Share Posted February 14, 2012 (edited) I think the front end of the new 3-series looks stupid! Loved the E46 saloon facelift front (like mine ), liked the E90 front, think the new one just looks stupid! WTF have they done with the headlamps going into the grille? Apart from that, yes it looks good! Agreed with Alpina - they need to move with the times. Those decals on the bodykit looks silly these days.. Edited February 14, 2012 by momo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt_330CI Posted February 14, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 14, 2012 It looks ok but if you view it from the side the car looks awful especially the front which looks like its got a squashed face, rear looks a bit like a Lexus. Wheels are gash as well. Check out the wheels on the car in the top left of the website page - 19" upgrades. Style 403s I believe. http://www.f30post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=634014 Better wheels by miles Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ Syxx Posted February 14, 2012 Report Share Posted February 14, 2012 Check out the wheels on the car in the top left of the website page - 19" upgrades. Style 403s I believe. http://www.f30post.c...ad.php?t=634014 Better wheels by miles Agreed! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt_330CI Posted February 14, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 14, 2012 Bet they'd look good on an E46 Vert too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt_330CI Posted February 14, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 14, 2012 I love the side pic. The proportion of boot length to bonnet length is right, the doors look right. Its not easy to get it all right on what is essentially a boring shape. http://www.f30driver.com/images/2012-F30-BMW-3-Series-Wheel-Guide/BMW-F30-3-Series-Sedan-M-Sport-Package-Star-Spoke-Style-403-M.jpg I think the lights are sort of BMW's new design language, all makers have styling queues through out their range. It could be worse, they could look like the 1 series. http://www.cardotcom.com/photos/cars01/2012-bmw-118i-sport-line/2012-118i-sport-h.jpg Which reminds me of http://profile.ak.fbcdn.net/hprofile-ak-snc4/50554_270047017194_1149339_n.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt_S Posted February 14, 2012 Report Share Posted February 14, 2012 (edited) LOL. All the //M haters are gonna hate the seats! Can you see the red/blue/light blue bit in the piping? Edited February 14, 2012 by Matt_S Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colossuss Posted February 14, 2012 Report Share Posted February 14, 2012 The interiors of the e90 onwards are just horrible Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daz 330 Cs Posted February 14, 2012 Report Share Posted February 14, 2012 That trim is lush, it's factory fitted so it belongs there, M badges on bootlids and grills do not, hence the dislike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickyZ Posted February 14, 2012 Report Share Posted February 14, 2012 That trim is gash Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aidan316i Posted February 14, 2012 Report Share Posted February 14, 2012 Saw my first F30 over the weekend, really dont like it at all! One was blue, one was white, both at the local dealer! Its the front I dont like Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...