No One Can Catch The 3-Series Now – So How Are They Even Going to Come Close After This?

Photoshops and Speculation FTW!!

— StarSearch (View Profile)

Posted on 8/5/2009 3:19:10 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 8   

I have to say that the this is THE sweetest rendering of a 3 series sedan, it has some acura tl the 2003-2007 model in there. looks like it could be a M3 sedan. i like this but of course BMW will make it look nothing like this and the 3 has always been on top. With the 3 series I wont expect nothing less than spectacular from this car when the new model comes out. But BMW for some reason they always hit it right on the nose with the 3 series and everytime its compared to something comparable i would say about 85% of the time the 3 is on top.

But I am nothing but a 3 series coupe fan dont really care for the sedan version.

— B7FAN (View Profile)

Posted on 8/5/2009 3:28:51 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 5   

Of course the design rendering is speculative, but the idea is incredible. Design language is the last thing locked in. The more I look at the 3 Series, the more I like them. After reading the article, it makes current models seem so obsolete. I'll take an old 2009 M3 Coupe though if BMW has one kinda hanging around, in the back, collecting dust, possibly. Just curious. I'll take it in Interlagos Blue Metallic,
Fox Red Extended Novillo Leather.

— inspirion7 (View Profile)

Posted on 8/5/2009 3:48:05 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 2   

every manufacturer needs to be doing these things. lightweight materials will help, obviously.

— 1995e34 (View Profile)

Posted on 8/5/2009 3:57:13 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 4   

"It is this strategy that has prompted BMW to pull out of Formula One from the end of this year."

Nice spin over the real reason of their withdrawal there.

— FanboyOfTheTruth (View Profile)

Posted on 8/5/2009 4:17:11 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: -1   

"Premium" and "three cylinder engine" are mutually exclusive. BMW is killing themselves. I pray my E46 will live forever.

— Hantra (View Profile)

Posted on 8/5/2009 4:22:11 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: -1   

Rendering is nice. If it actually looks as good as this it could be my next car.

— _43LE (View Profile)

Posted on 8/5/2009 4:30:40 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 5   

It knows it is nice looking, seems to be grinning about it.

— Shredmo (View Profile)

Posted on 8/5/2009 4:42:14 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 2   

that is not a 3er...THAT car... is an acura TL.

— sstainba (View Profile)

Posted on 8/5/2009 4:51:05 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1   

Sources tell me it will have LED Corona's, HUD option, Solar Panoramic Sun Roof, DSG option, Class leading MPG, Full internet access and a revolutionary new 'snyc-like' interface rumored from Apple.

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— Agent001 (View Profile)

Posted on 8/5/2009 5:03:12 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 3   

And certainly not American....
And certainly not Chinese....
And certainly not English....
And certainly not Italian....
And certainly not French....
.......

— qweasdzxc (View Profile)

Posted on 8/5/2009 8:48:27 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1   

No, they dont mean anything to me because I have friends who drive both of those vehicles. They cannot wait for the day to get in to a BMW. They love my 335i sedan and wish they werent so upside down on their vehicles. I told them to spend the extra cash. There is nothing worse than paying too much for a car you hate to drive!
I know everyone has their personal preference and that is why there is more than one car company in the world, but you shouldnt settle. A hard lesson for my friends to learn.

— 2ndbimmer (View Profile)

Posted on 8/7/2009 10:19:28 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1   

First videos have made it to the Internet already. At 0:20 you can hear one of the prototypes being started.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bPTSUP_kwTs


PS. Rendering looks excellent.

— downtoearth (View Profile)

Posted on 8/5/2009 5:19:11 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: -6   

The post Bangle era begins

— sdcarguy (View Profile)

Posted on 8/5/2009 5:35:26 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 3   

It looks good but not the Autospies Site. Why?. Cause seems to me that you love BMW over all the other brands, Nothing bad with that but then change the name for BMWSpies or somthing else. You keep news of BMW for weeks or even months just cause they are bimmers. Almost 2 days ago I submit links For all the car enthusiast but they were not posted. Let me guess cause those are not BMW? The 3 series render looks great but the posibility of 3 cylinders on it seems to me as a good idea cause is a budget car, so for the ones not able to buy a 318 or 325 or other more expensive and exlusive brands, then they can chose the 309 or something else. In my personal opinion the only BMW that I see as a very atractive car is the 3 series coupe and the M3, based on that coupe. If the new 3 series looks like that, I won't be worried about the future of BMW cause the GTs series and X6 are already a waste of resources. I wish the New 5 series may have a nice look, for now and test mules looks already outdated .

If you want to see the renders and CGI of the next CLS, follow the links:

http://www.globalmotors.net/rendered-speculation-2011-mercedes-benz-cls-2/

http://www.globalmotors.net/rendered-speculation-2011-mercedes-benz-cls/

http://www.carspyshots.net/showthread.php?t=16207

http://www.motorward.com/2009/07/renderings-2011-mercedes-benz-cls/

— Yonder7 (View Profile)

Posted on 8/5/2009 6:28:40 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 2   

What the heck is all the excitement about, that new 3series looks like a crazed-frankenstein-robot-dog.

So they're gonna introduce 3 cylinder engines (bad idea as the utlimate bloated machines weighs more than you house these days), updating the outdated climate control system, 8-speed auto (copying Lexus again), internet connectivity and adding more "black box loggers" so they can void more warranties... whoop de doo.


I'm more curious as to how the original title can go from

"BMW 'reinvents the 3-series'"

to

"No One Can Catch The 3-Series Now – So How Are They Even Going to Come Close After This"


I guess this is "BMWSpies" after all, lol.

— sector (View Profile)

Posted on 8/5/2009 8:49:50 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 4   

Is very likely that they will develop a very quiet 3 cylinder engine, you know why?, I belive that it will sound as if your neighbor is cutting the grass, so it is better to keep it quiet, sadly all european brands will do the same soon or later.

— Yonder7 (View Profile)

Posted on 8/5/2009 9:13:15 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1   

I don't understand this 3 cylinder crap. They still have to balance it out, and the added weight will just make it as heavy as a 4-cylinder, so why not just stick to a multi-stage 4-cylinder engine and just same the development costs?

— investor27 (View Profile)

Posted on 8/5/2009 10:57:22 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 2   

Hmmm, so many ways to look at it.

Does going green mean BMW admits its engineering abilities are tapped out and they can't just keep adding cylinders for more power?

BMW is repositioning its 3 series in a futile attempt to challenge the Prius. Should be interesting and funny.

"‘premium’ is defined in terms of environmental compatibility." basically means BMW is giving their core market the one finger salute. "exchange students, Koreans and yuppies, screw off, you're making us look bad" or "you're not making us any money". Guess BMW doesn't realize their core customers only care about boosting self-esteem and to hell with the env't.
Sounds like BMW is just following Toyota's lead into greener pastures. "BMW, never lead."

— huu76 (View Profile)

Posted on 8/5/2009 11:20:26 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: -1   

If it's one thing I have learnt about Honda and BMW. No matter how dumbassed their ideas and their designs might be, people flock to them. Remember when ALL mid-sized sedans on sale in the US had a V6 option (Taurus, Camry, etc) and Honda stuck with the 2.2L I4 in the Accord? Didn't matter, the Accord was top if not second best seller without the 6. Remember when Chris Bangle arrived at BMW and EVERYBODY said that BMW's time at the top had come to an end? How wrong WE were. Sit back and wait. I'm not a BMW fan, but the truth is the truth. BMW can do no wrong in this our world. If they say 3-cylnders are workable, then trust them, they will make it work. There was once upon a time when the engineers said that a 5 cylinder was not balancable, nor was a V10. Wrong. Even further back, they said that cars could never go faster than 25mph or people would get severe nose bleeds. Wrong. Experts once said that iron ships would never float. Wrong. So much for expert opinions.

— tango (View Profile)

Posted on 8/5/2009 11:27:25 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 4   

Are all my future cars going to look like some sort of facial expression? I don't want a car that grins or smiles dammit!

— adamsaf723 (View Profile)

Posted on 8/6/2009 12:43:41 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1   

They pulled out of F1 because they suck. Had they been winning, they would have stayed on.

— dhkss2002 (View Profile)

Posted on 8/6/2009 2:06:44 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: 2   

the green movement is gaining steam every day. the world is changing. i bet this freaks out a lot of 1950's conservatards!

you can stop an invading army but you can't stop an idea whose time has come. and the time HAS come

BMW is being very smart. they know this is what people want, and they know oil prices will be through the roof a decade from now when we'll be really feeling the effects of peak oil

— DinamoR (View Profile)

Posted on 8/6/2009 3:39:52 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: 0   

dhkss2002: Not necessarly. Mercedes is winning and they are considering to pull out from F1 too.

— Yonder7 (View Profile)

Posted on 8/6/2009 12:09:55 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 2   

I hate conservation, but I'm conservacionist cause I have to tink in my childrens, they will live in the world that we leave in the future. Pay attention on the weather. It is already too late. What BMW is doing well, even if we do not like, is the smartest thing to do, AUDI, Mercedes and almost every brand in the world have planes to reduce emsions, and yes we will have to use smaller engines. Forseen.

— Yonder7 (View Profile)

Posted on 8/6/2009 12:15:15 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 2   

big BS article.

First of all, for someone to think that a 3er is "redifining" premium is a crock. There's nothing "premium" about a compact executive class of vehicle.

Second of all, they will not sacrifice performance for a "green" image, not in the 3er.

— ThierryHenry14 (View Profile)

Posted on 8/6/2009 5:36:57 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1   

They won't, but the world is pushing them and all the manufacturers.

— Yonder7 (View Profile)

Posted on 8/6/2009 7:05:17 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1   

tango,
Chris who.

— huu76 (View Profile)

Posted on 8/6/2009 7:21:48 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1   

Fantastic rendering! I hope the real one will look very much like this!

— lemmyb2 (View Profile)

Posted on 8/13/2009 2:51:01 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1