The 3 series was always one of my favourite cars. Just iconic. All around this new 3 series is very beautiful. Love that they cleaned up the middle dash because before it was just too cluttered though they obviously tried to stay true to the BMW tradition.
This is the best looking BMW in over a decade (at the very least). Glad to see them start to get back on track. Also hearing that they're leaning more sporty than luxury now, which is also great to hear.
A great initial review of the new BMW 3er. It seems that BMW have aesthetically improved the interior bringing it more in line with Audi and Mercedes-Benz including incorporating a new and seemingly controversial electronic hand brake. I love electronic handbrakes and have had them in all my cars for the past 8 years. This is a different direction for BMW.
Finally, I have been waiting for this. Not the car, but the Autogefühl review of the car. Quick and detailed as always. BMW cars look so much better when they don't put GIANT kidney grills in the front. This 3 series is an absolute knockout in terms of design. Good job, BMW.
You are again the quickest reviewers ;-) Well done, BMW. A fresh and modern looking car- looking forward to the touring modell and hoping for attractive PHEV-engines!
My favorite parts are the rear lights, exhaust tips and the dash and center console. This is a beautiful car and I love it. Great attention to detail. Great review as always 👍👍👍
Awesome exhibiting of the new 3 Series guys! In my view, it is such a superior overall package to the C class and A4. Great, sensible design and changes made by BMW. Wish I will afford a proper specced one someday!
I like the new BMWs' dashboard layout! Simple and elegant, with only the essential buttons of the climate control, radio shortcuts/memory programmable buttons and, most importantly, the volume knob on it! The iDrive 7.0 having a touch screen is really helpful! You can put many functions in the screen and get rid of many buttons to make an interior simpler! The F30's dash looked somewhat of a half done job and a bit too square and its details (mainly the black square air vents) looked a bit boring! On the outside, I like the front end! It looks really sharp! The profile is a bit spiced up compared to the F30 and the rear end is also a nice job! The M-Sport package is the one for me! It looks great and, also, I like the classic M steering wheel more than the standard BMW one!
TP I have. It’s great! Only regret is I didn’t get the Sensatec dashboard covering. An oversight. But it’s so quiet and refined compared to my 2015 320d. Performance is plenty enough for me. And the M Sport Suspension is surprisingly good and comfortable with great handling.
Robert Bailey Reason i asked was cos i ordered the 320i m sport, without the sensatec and blue stitching, so wanted to know if it was a good or bad idea.
Nice initial impressions. In my eyes, this new 3er is clearly better with a much nicer interior. Waiting for the in-detail review and driving impressions :)
👍 for Thomas always ahead than others . New 3 series is just fantastic looking car perfect combination of sporty and elegant styling . Rear end can look even better without lexus like taillight . It will set the benchmark in its class surely .
It seems they really looked at Lexus to compete with them in certain market where Lexus is doing well. The bodykit at the front makes me think of Lexus as well.
Thank you for the detailed description of the changes, especially on the interior. Looking forward to your review of the M340i. Hope you get to cover the USA version.
As usual , classy and informative. The best car reviewer. Mention of the onward march of SUVs makes me hope that people will wake up one morning and say why drive what everyone else is driving - a delivery van with windows?
If you scroll down the comments, you will see alot of haters on the design, but personally i like it, typically when i new redesign comes out people hate on it until the see it in person, same situation with the c8 corvette
Thomas, you're like the automotive journalist/reviewer equivalent of Morgan Freeman with that calm and steely narration of yours. About the new design though, I think it's fine overall,but I can't help seeing a Lexus whenever I look at those L shaped taillights. It feels like they really didn't put that much effort into designing the rear fascia as much as they did for the rest of the car.
The BMW 3 Series is always the best looking sedan for the entire BMW family, guess maybe it is the best selling car for BMW, so they can't mess up this series. Anyway, good job Thomas, your review is so detail that I can feel like that I am actually experiencing the vehicle of my own.
Why do you say that it’s an cd-changer built in?? The buttons 1-8 are personal fast buttons that’s you can program to any function in the car. I use it for calling my girlfriend, one for navigation home and one for going in to the menu of sound settings.
Sharp looking cars. I like the direction. It'll be easily mistaken with the current "vier-er" until they gave the 4 a face lift. Fantastisch review Thomas.
Good review of a very nice car. When it comes to the material check, please do the door as a whole, which means that it would be great if you check the materials at the bottom aswell.
Miles better looking than the outgoing model, inside and out. The way the front bumper cuts through the headlights reminds me of the new 3008 and the taillights have a tinge of Lexus IS.
The giants of automotive journalism meets one of the giants of the automotive world - the 3er, and (22.39) who says the Germans don't have a sense of humour? I always enjoy watching a 3er unveiling for the fact that it's such an iconic model and despite a minor change in exterior styling direction, i'm not disappointed.
Class-leading interior. The exterior growns on you trust me, it looks very 5 Series. At the end of the day, the interior looks nicer than an A4 and drives better while being much more affordable and sport than a C class
great overview. im not a fan of this new 3er tho. i loved the rear lights on F30. they had a really nice shape to them. these ones look bland, they remind me of Lexus for some reason. oh and the door handles are a real eye soar. the oval cutouts seem huge. it looks really weird to me. the kidney grills are pretty huge too. just like on the 7 and 5 series. i didnt like those ones either. to me it makes the car too nosey. interior would look nice with the analog dials. so yea , overall not a huge fan . i much prefer the F30 to this
I’m actually really impressed. I wanted a TRD pro 4 runner , but before wanted a compact luxury sedan. But nothing really engaged me in the segment , I honestly didn’t think I would be into the design language of the new 3. But I’m impressed.
Mhm, I thought the new one was supposed to be revolutionary in design ? I can't see any big difference to the old one. It also doesn't look "newer" or more modern than it's 2012 released predecessor, only different and just like any other BMW in the last 8 years, inside out ... It's about time BMW comes up with some new ideas in design, because there is nothing really new about the latest 3 series, that surprises you or that you didn't expect to see already 2 years ago ...On the pro side I have to say, that the quality of the interior materials seem to have improved and that BMW doesn't follow the high tech overkill like Audi for instance and still keeps manual buttons and the twisting knob in the centre.
You are so right. The last BMW 3 series looked all Like Facelifts. This one isnt even better. The Problem is, that BMW dont want to Invest a Lot of Money. The 3 series needs a new Base. That would be a Revolution. So its boring .
You could say the same thing for the Audi A4, and to some extent the Mercedes C class. They are always gradual steps. Most people get put off by excessively radical changes (remember how much uproar the E60 and E65 caused?) they can't really afford to take big risks with their best selling 3-Series. Thats the same reason why VW never change the design of the Golf...to much riding on that model to risk alienating existing customers.
@@soundseeker63 I know but at least Audi or Mercedes changed in the interior a lot. Plus 2 or 3 years ago BMW had announced, that the next 3 series will be a revolutionary step in design and technology. Audi by the way has announced a major facelift for the A4, that will cost them almost a billion euros, since the car doesn't sell as expected. The consumers find the design too boring ...
Well I'll agree the tech is disappointing. It has the same engines as the old one. Albeit with more screens and techy things in the interior, hardly radical. I expected they'd be offering a proper electric version by now or at least a very impressive hybrid model, but not, same old same old. Even Volvo and Jaguar are ahead of BMW in that respect. But like I say, if something sells so well then there is little incentive for them to change it much until sales start to decline, which has not happened.
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Thomas, you're now just spoiling us with those reviews. Awesome work keep up love the channel
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Why am i here watching cars i cant afford within 10 years..
This is 100% going to be my next car. Looks absolutely amazing
The M3 version of it
congrat!
After my F30 and now G20 is big step forward in every segment
Dreams really do come true :). Now a proud owner of my own G20 3 series
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Camera stays still way too much this is production on a budget. But not bad.
The 3 series was always one of my favourite cars. Just iconic. All around this new 3 series is very beautiful. Love that they cleaned up the middle dash because before it was just too cluttered though they obviously tried to stay true to the BMW tradition.
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I love your editing style. No music, calm voice, extremely relaxing and informative. Keep it up!
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Looks like Clark Kent recently changed his career...
Clark Kent will get the blue exterior and red interior, you know, part of the uniform.
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This is the best looking BMW in over a decade (at the very least). Glad to see them start to get back on track. Also hearing that they're leaning more sporty than luxury now, which is also great to hear.
Thomas is the best reviewer that give attention to details, Well Done.
Thomas and autogefühl thank you for your beautiful videos!
Another great overview and first look! Thanks Thomas for keeping the quality of your vids at full HD, full screen and at full length!
Finally the 3 series looks good!
A great initial review of the new BMW 3er. It seems that BMW have aesthetically improved the interior bringing it more in line with Audi and Mercedes-Benz including incorporating a new and seemingly controversial electronic hand brake. I love electronic handbrakes and have had them in all my cars for the past 8 years. This is a different direction for BMW.
always the first and the best review in full HD full screen and full length
Finally, I have been waiting for this. Not the car, but the Autogefühl review of the car. Quick and detailed as always.
BMW cars look so much better when they don't put GIANT kidney grills in the front. This 3 series is an absolute knockout in terms of design. Good job, BMW.
The designers must have looked a lot at the Lexus IS...
Yeah they look similar from the rear don't they? To be fair the L shaped taillights have always been a BMW design element.
This guy is the man
always showing new cars before anyone else, thank you !!
You are again the quickest reviewers ;-) Well done, BMW. A fresh and modern looking car- looking forward to the touring modell and hoping for attractive PHEV-engines!
You are truly the best car review guy on the market. Du bist einer der besten 😁
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My favorite parts are the rear lights, exhaust tips and the dash and center console. This is a beautiful car and I love it. Great attention to detail. Great review as always 👍👍👍
The rear lights are crap. Could just as easily be an Audi A4 if you take away all the badges. Very bland design.
really appreciate the clean and professional presentation. the studio, the cars, thomas. impeccable
Thanks so much m8
Awesome exhibiting of the new 3 Series guys! In my view, it is such a superior overall package to the C class and A4. Great, sensible design and changes made by BMW.
Wish I will afford a proper specced one someday!
Thanks 🙏
Autogefühl always the first one reviewing the new car releases. I was so expecting this one, thanks Thomas!
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The new 3 is beautiful!!! Better then its rivals. Thomas your reviews are really great.
Technical reviews are why i come to your channel. The best!
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I like the new BMWs' dashboard layout! Simple and elegant, with only the essential buttons of the climate control, radio shortcuts/memory programmable buttons and, most importantly, the volume knob on it! The iDrive 7.0 having a touch screen is really helpful! You can put many functions in the screen and get rid of many buttons to make an interior simpler!
The F30's dash looked somewhat of a half done job and a bit too square and its details (mainly the black square air vents) looked a bit boring!
On the outside, I like the front end! It looks really sharp! The profile is a bit spiced up compared to the F30 and the rear end is also a nice job!
The M-Sport package is the one for me! It looks great and, also, I like the classic M steering wheel more than the standard BMW one!
Many reviews about new 3 series but Thomas team are the best !
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First g20 review I saw! Great job!
its looks like AUDI cars ...NO!!
Yeap.
Ordered my mineral grey 330i today. Can't wait!
You should have received it by now
TP I have. It’s great! Only regret is I didn’t get the Sensatec dashboard covering. An oversight. But it’s so quiet and refined compared to my 2015 320d. Performance is plenty enough for me. And the M Sport Suspension is surprisingly good and comfortable with great handling.
Robert Bailey
Congratulations.
Is it really bad without the sensatec dashboard?
TP no, not really bad. Would have been a slight cosmetic improvement.
Robert Bailey
Reason i asked was cos i ordered the 320i m sport, without the sensatec and blue stitching, so wanted to know if it was a good or bad idea.
Wow...so beautiful front...better than 5er... Nice presentation Thomas...as usual.
Thats mind blowing presentation with a great video resolution. Keep up the goodwork
Thomas thank you.
Awesome review as always Thomas. Nobody does it like autogeful!
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Nice initial impressions. In my eyes, this new 3er is clearly better with a much nicer interior. Waiting for the in-detail review and driving impressions :)
As someone who loves the design of the 5 series, but doesn't need the size of that car, the 3 series is perfect!
First review series of 3 serious
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👍 for Thomas always ahead than others . New 3 series is just fantastic looking car perfect combination of sporty and elegant styling . Rear end can look even better without lexus like taillight . It will set the benchmark in its class surely .
It seems they really looked at Lexus to compete with them in certain market where Lexus is doing well. The bodykit at the front makes me think of Lexus as well.
I just ordered a 330i M Sport in that stunning blue! Looks amazing.
Back lights are same in Audi A5 just inverted.
Stefan Ciganovic or lexus is
audi is Front-Wheel Drive. So.. .... yeh ... so ...
Exactly
or 100% copied Lexus RC tailights
Best review of the new 3 series by far! Keep up the good work Thomas.
thanks so much !
The back of it looks like the Lexus g series
the little upward curving character line by the rear fender is very reminiscent of the lexus is too. c'est la vie.
Mercedes working with Nissan so...
Or even an Audi
But smoothed out, curvy, and done well.
....and the front like Peugeot.
Thank you for the detailed description of the changes, especially on the interior.
Looking forward to your review of the M340i. Hope you get to cover the USA version.
Thanks 🙏 yes we ll be able to drive one if the very first prototypes of that next month
Full screen, full HD let's go
And full lens
And full 60fps
As usual , classy and informative. The best car reviewer. Mention of the onward march of SUVs makes me hope that people will wake up one morning and say why drive what everyone else is driving - a delivery van with windows?
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Beautiful review and very class leading design.
Thanks team.
Put it next to a Giulia and then laugh at yourself for calling it class leading design.
Class leading is a bit of an exaggeration.
Thank you for the comment.
Give an example for a bitter looking model in the same class !
Giulia looks like a cross eyed owl and can't drive 1000 miles without going to the mechanic
Class leading design? They were clearly inspired by Lexus, lol.
Looks great, great review by Thomas, thanks
Another excellent review.
If you scroll down the comments, you will see alot of haters on the design, but personally i like it, typically when i new redesign comes out people hate on it until the see it in person, same situation with the c8 corvette
The M-Sport is FUGLY!
The Sportline looks much, much better; without those ugly lumps and bumps of the M-Sport.
Nice review Thomas! 😎
Great presentation, Thomas, as ever. Bravo 👏
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Thomas, you're like the automotive journalist/reviewer equivalent of Morgan Freeman with that calm and steely narration of yours.
About the new design though, I think it's fine overall,but I can't help seeing a Lexus whenever I look at those L shaped taillights. It feels like they really didn't put that much effort into designing the rear fascia as much as they did for the rest of the car.
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GY: Agree with you 100%!
Easily the best looking BMW today. Perfect.
Superb material! I think you already made my favorite color also blue :)
The BMW 3 Series is always the best looking sedan for the entire BMW family, guess maybe it is the best selling car for BMW, so they can't mess up this series. Anyway, good job Thomas, your review is so detail that I can feel like that I am actually experiencing the vehicle of my own.
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Thomas, in Brazil we have a BMW factory as well. The new 3 series will be made here also.
Thomas best reviews ever! Great video as usual 👍
What a beauty! I would go for the analog displays for so many reasons... hoping the "pasta and rice" versions will be nice as well..
Why do you say that it’s an cd-changer built in?? The buttons 1-8 are personal fast buttons that’s you can program to any function in the car. I use it for calling my girlfriend, one for navigation home and one for going in to the menu of sound settings.
those are hotkeys yes
Sharp looking cars. I like the direction. It'll be easily mistaken with the current "vier-er" until they gave the 4 a face lift. Fantastisch review Thomas.
The M3 will be a beast, I just hope they work on the sound of the M car.
Good review of a very nice car.
When it comes to the material check, please do the door as a whole, which means that it would be great if you check the materials at the bottom aswell.
Miles better looking than the outgoing model, inside and out.
The way the front bumper cuts through the headlights reminds me of the new 3008 and the taillights have a tinge of Lexus IS.
awesome review.Can't find a good reason to give up my F30 for this. You saved me a trip to the dealership.
The rear could've had a Lexus badge and nobody would've noticed it wasn't a Lexus
Tom yeah maybe but its a BMW so it doesnt matter
I would have noticed the difference
spot on.
Looks Audi Volvo Lexus from the rear. Not really bmw. Why the fuck is the lower part still gray plastic?
volvo from the front. Back is Lexus.
Blue one for sure! Love how the led lights wrap upwards. Sporty.
It looks very futuristic nice work to the engeneers and to Thomas :D
Where? Only on the inside.
Well, the front is perfect inside close to Audi's perfect interiors, back has a bit strange shapes but the taillights are very good
The giants of automotive journalism meets one of the giants of the automotive world - the 3er, and (22.39) who says the Germans don't have a sense of humour? I always enjoy watching a 3er unveiling for the fact that it's such an iconic model and despite a minor change in exterior styling direction, i'm not disappointed.
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Class-leading interior. The exterior growns on you trust me, it looks very 5 Series. At the end of the day, the interior looks nicer than an A4 and drives better while being much more affordable and sport than a C class
Kidney grill looks better than predecessor one
Yeah, this is the grill design they should be using on the x3 and x5, instead of that huge ugly "flared nostril" design.
will look even badass if vertical grills got chrome treatment
Nope.
The tail lights look like the "new" Audi's design from a couple years back.
Awesome review, thanks. Very pleasant to watch.
great overview. im not a fan of this new 3er tho. i loved the rear lights on F30. they had a really nice shape to them. these ones look bland, they remind me of Lexus for some reason. oh and the door handles are a real eye soar. the oval cutouts seem huge. it looks really weird to me. the kidney grills are pretty huge too. just like on the 7 and 5 series. i didnt like those ones either. to me it makes the car too nosey. interior would look nice with the analog dials. so yea , overall not a huge fan . i much prefer the F30 to this
Same here. Especially the tail lights. :-/
You sound like a big whiner. Who cares what you think.
I’m actually really impressed. I wanted a TRD pro 4 runner , but before wanted a compact luxury sedan. But nothing really engaged me in the segment , I honestly didn’t think I would be into the design language of the new 3. But I’m impressed.
Mhm, I thought the new one was supposed to be revolutionary in design ? I can't see any big difference to the old one. It also doesn't look "newer" or more modern than it's 2012 released predecessor, only different and just like any other BMW in the last 8 years, inside out ...
It's about time BMW comes up with some new ideas in design, because there is nothing really new about the latest 3 series, that surprises you or that you didn't expect to see already 2 years ago ...On the pro side I have to say, that the quality of the interior materials seem to have improved and that BMW doesn't follow the high tech overkill like Audi for instance and still keeps manual buttons and the twisting knob in the centre.
You are so right. The last BMW 3 series looked all Like Facelifts. This one isnt even better. The Problem is, that BMW dont want to Invest a Lot of Money. The 3 series needs a new Base. That would be a Revolution. So its boring .
You could say the same thing for the Audi A4, and to some extent the Mercedes C class. They are always gradual steps. Most people get put off by excessively radical changes (remember how much uproar the E60 and E65 caused?) they can't really afford to take big risks with their best selling 3-Series. Thats the same reason why VW never change the design of the Golf...to much riding on that model to risk alienating existing customers.
@@soundseeker63 I know but at least Audi or Mercedes changed in the interior a lot. Plus 2 or 3 years ago BMW had announced, that the next 3 series will be a revolutionary step in design and technology.
Audi by the way has announced a major facelift for the A4, that will cost them almost a billion euros, since the car doesn't sell as expected. The consumers find the design too boring ...
Well I'll agree the tech is disappointing. It has the same engines as the old one. Albeit with more screens and techy things in the interior, hardly radical. I expected they'd be offering a proper electric version by now or at least a very impressive hybrid model, but not, same old same old. Even Volvo and Jaguar are ahead of BMW in that respect. But like I say, if something sells so well then there is little incentive for them to change it much until sales start to decline, which has not happened.
The new Series 3 looks AWESOME.. I love it
Always the first.good work Thomas.we appreciate your channel and good reviews
I really like the new 3 series! Also, what's even cooler is the Rolls Royce still hubcaps that say straight when your driving!
BMW did a great job
By turning a BMW into Audi/lexus?. It's by far the worst BMW i have ever seen.
Thomas, you forgot to mention that the BMW logo centre hub caps on the wheels spin around independently, so that the logo is always the right way up!
They do? I ll check that in the driving review
Thank you BMW! You've made my choice easier, it's now a C class or a A4
Artanis c look good
lol A4 looks like a fancy Toyota. and C class is just ugly.
Soorma530 c class looks better than a4 and even new bmw
lol no it does not bro. shit looks like a new born turtle. interior on C class is nice though.
Soorma530 i think amg style good on c class .. i agree avangarde is shit .. in my opinion
Most relevant and in-depth first glance review out there. Thanks mate!
cheers pal !
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The new 3 series is thing of beauty , I love it.
Where are headlight washers? These are mandatory for 2000+lm headlights?!
Sad they didn't add them.
I love washers. I have a weird liking for them.
Great video as always.
BMW design seems to be going backwards.
Great review!! Finally we have new 3 series !
Rear lights from an Audi A5, just turned upside down.
Confirmed. I have A5 sb
Thanks for the great review Thomas! Good to hear we will see the wagon early next year. I hope the wagon comes to Canada.
Rear like a lexus .... Front lights like the Peugeot 3008 and the front daytime running lights like the rear lights of the Mk6 golf gti 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Lew775 exactly lol
The front lights is inspired in the old e46 3 series..
E46 is the best!
I would say MK 7 Gti
Lol, no. Go back and take a second look.
Im liking that interior a lot. Can’t wait to see the M3
tail lights from LEXUS, i can't believe you did it BMW, it's awful
it looks like F30 is the last real BMW 3-er
The e46 is the REAL last real 3-er
ChristianoRS actually no. I just checked both cars and you are wrong.
Love at first sight
Must buy at 2019.. work hard, get BMW fast
you guys deserve more attention and views
Feel free to recommend!
I think the old exterior is better looking then the new one.
Agreed
When an new model appears on the internet everybody says its uglier than the last one till they see it in real life
TechGod I think the old Audi A5 is better looking the current one also. The shapes are wrong if you asking me.
You just 'think'
@@adelincatinean2904 E mult mai fain modelul nou :))))