TTAC Spy Shots: BMW 3-Series Facelift

Edward Niedermeyer
by Edward Niedermeyer

We’ve seen photos of the refreshed BMW 3-Series coupe and convertible, but shots of the sedan have proven somewhat more elusive. Luckily TTAC has eyes everywhere. Commenter dinu01 spied this updated 3-Series testing near Toronto. “Both front and rear emblems are taped,” he reports. “The driver did not want to be photographed and went between 150-160 km/h.” Have a spy shot of your own? Share it with our contact form, and we’ll share it with TTAC’s readers.


Edward Niedermeyer
Edward Niedermeyer

More by Edward Niedermeyer

Comments
Join the conversation
4 of 14 comments
  • Z4eva Z4eva on Mar 05, 2010

    I know I'm going to get flamed for it, but I'm going to go out on a limb and say the current gen 3-series, prior to its recent face lift, was one of the best looking small sedans ever. It was distinctive and unmistakable without being gaudy. I predict we'll all look at that car in 30-40 years and recognize it as one of the emblematic cars of this time.

    • See 1 previous
    • Amendment X Amendment X on Mar 05, 2010

      No, the E60 is not iconic. It is a misshapen, poorly-executed mish-mash of designs. The E39 was iconic.

  • JeremyR JeremyR on Mar 05, 2010

    I can understand mistaking a 5-series for a 3-series, since the 3-series is so damned big anymore.

  • V8-1 Go hybrid and wait for Toyota to finish its hydrogen engine and generator/separator.
  • Poltergeist I expect this will go over about as well as the CR-Z did 15 years ago.
  • Michael S6 Welcome redesign from painfully ugly to I may learn to live with this. Too bad that we don't have a front license plate in Michigan.
  • Kjhkjlhkjhkljh kljhjkhjklhkjh A prelude is a bad idea. There is already Acura with all the weird sport trims. This will not make back it's R&D money.
  • Analoggrotto I don't see a red car here, how blazing stupid are you people?
Next