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- I'm stunned by the facelifted BMW 3-series
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The lci car that you're looking at is an M sport car which have always had more complex bumpers, especially in the back. The regular model will probably have a more clean and simplistic design in the back.
The huge diffuser and lower grille now makes sense, he's gotta compare the same trims to be fair
The black grill is also available in the pre-lci generation.
He's comparing m sport lci version with pre sport package it is kinda unfair
Perfect comment. I have the M Sport one and this facelift means: no thanks..wait 2025.
@@py6wo30 Same here, I saw leaks of the LCI back in July and hated it so much I put in my order for the M340i and now seeing official pictures of the LCI I can 100% say I made the right choice of pre lci
In my opinion, pre-facelifted version looks better with M-Sport package with typical M smile in the front and less aggressive diffuser in the rear, while facelifted version with regular trim looks way better than the older one.
Exactly, kinda unfair
Agree. Review is not comparing apples with apples and pointless when not the same spec
Agreed
Agreed! I like the pre-LCI front; was way more aggressive. If I didn't know, I would have thought the LCI was pre-LCI and vice-versa.
respect you opinion but i like the new m340i
Same. So much better.
BMWs have always been frustrating because it always feels like they just need a few tweaks to surface detailing. Proportions are usually on point.
10/10 for the exterior 😍. 4/10 for the interior 😨. Who the heck told BMW to take away the gear shifter, AC buttons, and slap a bridge tablet on the dash....🤷🏾♂️
modern society
Haha
Screens allow for update. With buttons, you're pretty much locked in. Imo, screen controls are better since you can customize it.
Agreed, it’s awful, especially for bmw. These new pasted on screen boxes look like it is not meant to be driven, rather ride around watching Netflix or something. It’s a horrible change and is absolutely classless and tacky.
Unfortunately that’s just the way of the future for the car companies (maybe not all yet, but most). It looks more and more like something people will have to adapt and get used to
The front looks more like the 5 series now which is awesome itself
Not really awesome though.
It has no self-identity now...
@@Kev27RS Brands these days aim for brand identity rather than model individuality. Which sucks for people who care, but does not matter at all to most people. All the brand wants is for people see the product and know without a doubt it is x brand, in this case BMW.
@@coreyk288 Agree!
It's a shame!
Cars have been looking pretty much the same for the past 10 years...
@@Kev27RS but it still has BMW's iconic looks
The BMW 5 ( G 30 and G G 31) Is the model more fine of the BMW production
The infotainment is definitely a big letdown. Slapping a wide iPad on the dash and omitting physical buttons is really aesthetically and functionally miles worse than the best UI they have created with the previous series.
exactly . they didnt even bother to integrate it properly to the dashboard and make some clean edges.
Disagree completely. It looks clean and modern as it should. If you want a car without screens buy one from 15 years ago
I guess they took it (not only the idea, but the actual part) from the new 7series - that´s why it even extends over the center console right into the passenger area 😀
Same with new mercs
Yes but this is the future, it's no longer 2006. Everything is digital and it allows more customization for the driver.
It's weird times we live in when Kias and Hyundais and Genesis have less controversial designs than BMW's and Mercs. Thanks for the insight!!! Great content as usual!!!
BMW always has got controversial design. Just look at the 7 series E65
@@edivad7888 Still the worse looking 7er, imo. The LCI made needed improvements, but that center console is a mess. My uncle has the 2008 model and even he doesn't like how they did the center console
mercs killing it rn
@@JoiceVaderd you may thing the E65 was bad, but controversy sells, the bangle butt 7 is still the best selling 7 ever. Again, controversy with BMW sells.
@@davidpettit6749 Yep. Definitely the best selling 7 Series, to date. The E46 is still BMWs best selling model, to date. No wonder that one is highly regarded.
If I'm honest, I liked the old one more.the new one has way too big air intake at the bottom and the kidneys now look like 5 series. But I'm glad that at least someone likes it.
I like the old one too.
You are comparing Pre LCI non MSport with LCI MSport, which not makes really sense.
You are right
I liked the dip on the old headlights, but not the "T" shape on the bumpers. The new M rear bumper is horrible (the new M240i has the same problem).
Interior wise, I *definitely* prefer the old one, but I'm sure this new one is cheaper, so giving the impression of being "so modern", it must be win-win for the manufacturers.
The T shape is actually removeable in the M package
Interior will not be as cluttered. Can't complain
You really need to take a look at the non-M sport facelift version, it looks soo good imo!!! Id even say it looks better than the m version and in general this has never been the case for me so far. So my ranking would be:
1. M-Sport Pre-Facelift
2. Normal Facelift
3. M-Sport Facelift
4. Normal Pre-Facelift
yes thats what i was thinking
only complaint i have is that the lower intake is too big
At least not the grill, I’m down
Totally agree. Looks like Audis grill 😄
Looks ridiculous to me but otherwise a nice car
Its an audi grill under the bmws one
Nice 👍
@@alonsocordaro4880 i didn't even realise it before your comment. It's hilarious!
The old headlights look better IMO
New one looks more like the 5 series
Way better
I’ll reserve judgement til I see it in person because I like the old one better and I think the pictures make it look odd.
I agree!
The facelift looks absolutely gorgeous. The only critism is the interior screens should be intergrated into the dashboard and gear selector larger with buttons for radio volume
I completely agree with your comments about the interior. The preLCI shows more care in designing a housing for the IC and integrating the screens into the dash design.
I don't dislike the current pre-facelift 3-Series sedan!
I always appreciated that cut in the middle of the headlights, because it reminds me of the original E46 headlights.
The overall car has hints here and there to the E46, even the taillights...
(Overall the E46 looks better by the way...)
I don't think the facelift is that much of an improvement though.
Plus, the white one is a basic 3-Series and the gray one appears to have a M-Package.
Not really comparable.
I agree in the interior part. It takes away that feeling of the interior being build around you and looks way colder. The new 7 series made a great job with that huge Ipad screen covering it organically by parts of the cockpit. like a little roof over the speedometer. it gives it more of a feeling as if you were build into the car and not thrown onto the street
The front and rear bumper analysis is done with a base “luxury line” compared to LCI M Sport.
Side profile is M-Sport vs LCI M-Sport
The M340i will be the same other than bigger exhaust tips
Being such a fan of the E46 and growing up with that as my favorite BMW I prefer the pre LCI because of the slight notches at the bottom of the headlight. If anything though I am very happy that they are sticking with the normal size grille
IMO black is the best colour for both the original and LCI G20/21 - it's the colour that hides all these weird angles and flourishes. Great review, cheers
Facelift model looks amazing! Modelled on the current G80 M3 (without the large grill of course). Well done BMW 👏
weird to compare a pre LCI non M-sport car to the LCI M sport. New car looks good but I preferred the pre LCI M-sport car.
If the leaks are anything to go by, this is the non M- Sport package. Although BMW design has two different sketches.
@@zaamuro8408 You can clearly see the M sport decal on the side of the new one.
Yes this is a really bad comparison
Proud owner of a 2019 3 series and 2020 M4 Heritage Edition. Love BMW.
Facelift car has so much better proportion, specially I like the new front lights-
I definitely like this over the previous model. As someone who drives a lot, I prefer the larger screens to enable interaction a lot easier.
The 3 series was the best looking car in the line up. They had to do something very wrong to ruin it. They tried pretty hard to with the rear.
i prefer the headlighrts on the pre face lifted one and also this is the second time in recent history that bmw has made a good facelift, yk the 5 series
I’ve always loved BMW cockpits and dashboards. I love the new tech an incredibly HD Touchscreen 🖥, but it looks odd how it protrudes rectangularly and I wish it was more seamlessly integrated into the dashboard.
for sure the screens look like it was an after thought for how they put it on the dash I do like the stack displays on mercedes better
That new design on the 3 may be the with the M-Sport Package, so might not be comparing apples to apples!
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Tbh i really like the facelifted one especially the front, although i'd like it more if the front air intake was a bit narrower. the rear will look much better if they covered the parts you showed with proper bumper, the rest of it is just stunning . nothing to say about the interior, the prefacelift model is more BMW like .
love your videos and cant wait to see your touch on that new 3 series .
much love from Morocco
The standard and M-Sport versions of BMW's cars look great, it's the M cars where they are dropping the ball
Please compare with a M-Sport package pre-facelift next time!
I love your breakdown of all of this, however I need to point out for the front and side view you’re looking at a m-sport face lift and a non m-sport pre facelift. Because of this the bumpers are going to be completely different, if there is a picture of the face lift non m sport then you can compare the two much better
Than how can you love this breakdown when it fails at the very start?
I loved the prefacelift, expecially the M sport
The 2019-2022 BMW 3 Series is the most well-proportioned and best looking 3 series ever.
Compared to the previous sporty Version I think it's a brillant facelift evolution. Let's hope the facelift of the regular Version is as good as this. This is a win for me.
I've got a pre-LCI M-sport on order, and I placed the order when I did on the basis that I really didn't want a giant screen instead of dials in a classic cowling - and I'm happy i guessed right!
Would have been gutted to lose a proper gear stick too, and the E46 notches.
You made the right decision. This new model leaves much to be desired, especially given the interior.
Ha Ha. Guess what? Is yours in production yet? Cause if not, they're going to roll you over to a 2023.
100% agree with the opening statement of the video, this is the first time in a long time, at least 10 years or so now that they've made a car more attractive with a LCU or new series. Don't know what these guys are thinking with their design in general but this one looks AWESOME
The bottom rear end looks more aggressive and less boring compared to the older model. Agree with the older dash over the new one. The separation looks much cleaner and inviting as you stated. I just ordered the 2023 M340i xdrive so I guess I'm stuck, LOL!
I actually think the interior is great, really makes a statement and I think the screen brings more customization that people wanted
To me it seems they are trying to force people to use the voice commands instead of buttons and it’s ultimately a cost savings measure just having a screen that controls everything.
The E92 was such a good looking car. None of the newer 3 look as good as Mercedes
Ugh. It might be an improvement, but I don’t end up liking either of them. 1 step forward with the simplified grille and headlights, 2 steps backward with the bumper treatment.
The simplified headlights are not really an improvement though.
It pretty much looks like a 5-series now...
The cut in the middle of the pre-facelift headlights, reminded me of the original E46 headlights, which isn't a bad thing!
Hi, I have a 2021 G21 3 series. From the facelift, I tend to prefer the new front side, but the original one was not that bad either.
The standard rear side (not the M sport one) is also better after the facelift (T shapes have been removed and replaced by simple reflectors).
I never liked the M sport exterior, but the things have gone worse with the facelift.
But the worst remains the interior which is a clear nogo for me.
I really appreciate the way the screens were integrated in the pre facelift version.
The new interior looks way better. As a mercedes fan i think its super clean and feels more clean. They surely finessed the small details on the new interior.
Nice now I may be able to get one of the pre-face lifted ones on discount
Dude well said!! I was literally thinking the same, i got the 2022 3 series and prefer that, i only like the night headlights/bumper more
You should compare m sport version pre LCI with M sport LCI which you did for side and interior comparison but not for the front and rear where you used non M sport Pre facelift model
Is the facelift 3 in that picture an msport version or SE? the prefacelift in the above picture is an SE and I agree doesn't look great, but the msport version of the pre-facelift looks nice
Thank GOD the grille isn’t ruined. And the side view still keeps its beautiful surfacing. But all the other details like the lower intakes and especially the terrible rear end almost invalidate the praise i just gave it
Perhaps if you compared apples for apples and had an image of a pre-facelift M sport variant with the Shadow line pack vs the LCI which is an M sport with Shadow line pack.your opinion would be worth listening to.
CEO: How do we fix it with the new facelift?
Artist: make it look like the 5 series and we're golden
Yeap when i saw it, i knew you would like it. It just looks so much cleaner than before despite the small changes
the only two new beautiful bmw's are 5 series and 3 series.
I love pre facelift version, but totally agree with you, that new one looks better. Almost as 5 CS.
What about the 8 series?
@@TheCarKrazeOfficial, my bad. 8 is beautiful too.
So i have a 2021 3 series so maybe I am biased, but I actually prefer the old headlights, and mines is portimao blue with the msport black grille, so I think the grille looks just as good. also prefer the old front bumper in msport, it looks more aggressive. I actually like the new screen though!
Haha, I wrote literally your opening words in our BMW forum yesterday - it is really the first improvement in design we've seen in a long time... The interior, however...
you could have compared it to the old M-sport spec, too and it would be a similar outcome: the facelift looks much nicer than either of the old variants.
the front was always such a mess and the supposedly e46 inspired headlights had none of the e46 classy elegance, just looked bad
Thank you, nice design analysis, clear and straight to the point. We say in spanish "en gustos se rompen géneros" which literally translates as "in tastes genres are broken", meaning that preferences may change from person to person. This applies to these G20 models. I agree with you about the car rear and the interior. I prefer the "old" model. But I disagree about the front. Again, I like more the "old" one. I have thought about the reasons for the designers to make these changes. It is not only beauty, but differentiation from the "old" model too. A facelifting is expected to make visible changes in the car, so design changes may be forced away. Furthermore, BMW may decide, based on production efficiency, to take elements from its higher gamma to pass them to the new G20, for example the screen on the board. But at the end of the day we all agree about one thing, both, the "old" and the new cars, are beautiful. Regards from México.
This is how a proper BMW should look like. This is the best looking bmw in a long long time. Perhaps ever?
In terms of the interior. I completely agree.
Look at The 2020 3-Series but m-sport, looks way better than the new one
I so agree with everything. You are pointing out almost identical stuff as I see. I am not in design, just a regular 3er driver.
Why this angle and that angle on the bumper and the side lines. Aerodynamic bro. It’s their design language if u go through deep enough.
The rear is really aweful compared to pre-LCI M-Sport, it's like they have two WTC towers on each side and then the enourmous not needed fake diffusor in the middle. The front is OK and possible to live with. For interior pre-LCI is just better.
The grill like the one on M3/4 won't happen on the regular 3-series or 5-series. Also the new light design in X7 LCI and new 7-series won't either.
Looks like the 5 series now, which I like.
I like the facelift front & grille but i prefer the DRL signature to sweep upwards like the G30 LCI. Prefer the pre-LCI rear bumper and the dashboard. The OS8 dash & instrument panel also look out of place like a piece of after market add-on. I still like the joy-stick aluminium gear lever from the F30s.
As someone who goes back and forth between two g series 3 series regularly…. A 2021 330i and a 2023 m340i .. just had a 2019 330i…. Individual criticisms aside… the larger screens are much more engaging, cleans up the clutter I’m used to from the pre lci and as a daily driver the cleanliness is actually really appreciated …
wait, what happened to the 3 series with the huge grille? or was the new m3 not based on the 3 series?
I just bought out my Pre-LCI M340i. I do like the the way the refresh looks but lease rates are ridiculous at the moment.
You're comparing the sportline front end to the new msport. Yet in the sideview you use the msport line. I do like the new headlights more, but like the old msport bumper better. Same what you did on the rear. But love the reviews!
I’m stunned too! 😮
Simple graphics age so much better. Glad they took a step back and not overstyle.
In my opinion the new 3 series M Sport looks much more aggressive than before
I don’t think the front end comparison is fair as the LCI is for the M340i and the car you showed us the Sport design, not the comparable Pre-LCI M340i. I prefer the Pre-LCI M340i because of the homage to the E46 as you mentioned, but the new one doesn’t look bad by any means. It actually fits the other M/M Sport models a lot better through the lineup
At first look, I didn’t liked the facelift. But now I really like it
I’m with you 👍🏾 the refresh is soooooooo much better 😍 bravo 👏🏾 BMW
The E92 and E93 facelift was also stunning!
I wish that you would compare both M Versions instead of the pre facelifted non-M Version. That would make much more sense. I drive the current G20 with M Package and I love the design. But also I have to confess that I'm not quite sure which one looks better. Both look great but for me they're very close.
Looks great on the outside, not a fan of the big iPad... Still will probably be inline to get one... When will it be released?
My first reaction (which didn't change after a few hours) was:
- Front: yes!
- Side: yep!
- Back: give me the usual "boring fake extractor" instead (this one goes way too much up interrupting the wide stance I personally prefer)🤦🏿♂️
- Dashboard: another gigantic and curved screen 🤦🏿♂️🤷🏿♂️
Exactly, why the need for the oversized flatscreen? So Merc like (which I hate to be honest)
u shouldve compared the m sport version of the pre facelifted version imo. the outside differs very much between them
The front of the Lci looks good however the rear and more so the interior with the big screen slapped on is a step backwards. Also, they removed the gear shifter in the Lci - why?
This facelift makes the 3 series look like the new civic!!
The new one looks dope!
To get a clear picture you need to compare a Pre LCI M-Pack with LCI M-pack , I a gree with you on the interior
btw the older 3 series model u showing is not the m sport model, its the luxury line, so it would better to compare the previous m sport model to the new model below
Totally agree with u mate. I prefer a simpler interior design which also shows more effort in making it instead of slapping a big ass screen across the dash. A huge disappointment to ditching the gear level!
I love both of the 3 series
Inside looks perfect and better on the re design. More modern 🎉
The previous fog lights with the T -shaped module were really out of place in design cohesion . Glad they clean that up
The pre lci vehicle u compared the lci vehicle to was not a m sport package model. The lci used to compare has the m sport package.
Now the shadowline (black trim) is standard for all models. The chrome trim is optional.The other way around comparing with the preLCI, at least in Europe.
Agree.
The front, it feels more generous, fullness.
The back, I also don't like the trapezium black cut out on the side of the bumper. It's on the X4 as well. It just looks out of the place.
The interior, when I first look at it, I asked, why BMW wanna copy the A Class? I am sure they can comeout with their own way.
The last RWD 1-series LCI was an improvement. If this is, it's not the 1st.
You're comparing the Base pre-LCI car with M-Sport trim LCI car. Pre-LCI M-Sport also had more open front air vents. Not quite as wide open in the middle, but arguably even more open at the sides (of the front).
BTW 'M-Sport trim' does not mean M340i, it means the cars with sports suspension (passive or adaptive), variable sports steering, often uprated brakes (not always with the smallest engines), sports seats etc. M-Sport, Sport Plus ('Pro') pack, Sports Plus (later 'Pro') Model (a bit more than the option pack), and the M340i/d use the same sportier bumper shapes, sometimes the M340 with additional embellishments.
Will there even be 'base' bumper shapes for the LCI? Don't know if they've been pictured yet, or maybe scrapped in a range simplification?
I like the T shaped inlet on the pre face lift version. To me it looks like a modem interpretation of a classic “NACA Duct”. The black grill as people have already said was an option which is most likely the case with the facelift 2023 model.
Love the new design BTW!
the pre lci m340i is soo aggressive and looks extremely good
Great update to the infotainment!
I think they did great with the 5 series facelift as well
The pre face lift was more elegant. This new one is more aggressive. I'm not quite sure which one I like better yet. They certainly have not ruined it so that's good. I think it's a good step and I'm glad they did not put those enormous grills on it.
I agree with you on the pre-lci executive model. But if you look at the M-sport model it's a completely different story. The pre-lci M-sport looks way better than the lci