TTAC Spy Shots: BMW 3-Series Facelift

by Edward Niedermeyer

Published: March 5th, 2010

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.

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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.

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- Suspekt on Mar 05, 2010
  
  'z4eva', i am going to one up you on the flaming... I think the E60 5 series is one of the most iconic 4 door cars of the past decade, if not ever. From the day I first laid eyes on it and in photographs ever since, I think it is simply one of the most perfect exterior designs I have ever seen. Even to this day, I will do full walk arounds and spend minutes digesting what is absolutely perfect exterior execution. The E60 M5, even after seeing the new Cadillac, Mercedes, Audi, Lexus, Infiniti, Jaguar, etc etc design language continues to hold the candle as the most perfect looking 4 door sedan I have ever seen. The desing is so cohesive, so slab sided, so fresh, I just cant say enough about it. I never understood the criticism of the "bangled 5 series". Forget the M5 for a moment, simply take a 2008 E60 with the M sport package. I think that car could be parked next to any other 4 door car on this planet and holds its own even 5 years from now (at which point, the design would be 11 years old). Bottom line, the E60 5 series for all its critics was an iconic design.
  
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- 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.
  
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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.

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