[neo871]

Originally Posted by KokkenTor

Photoshop from AutoBild:

wow....it looks stunning! i really like it!
-i was expecting to see e92 style headlights but there are other new things it the front that make it look much better than the current one!
-as 320what said, i don't think that the rear lights will have a different shape, just more leds or led bars like the facelifted 5 series and x3
-it also says on the bottom of the picture that the new 204 hp 323d will be available at the beginning of 2009!
-the wheels look hot too, i defiantly think they are staggered...
-the hood, the new grills, and the new spoiler give it a much more aggressive look
- the new mirrors are bigger indeed but the same happed to the new c-class and the new audi a4; i'm guessing it's a new safety regulation

this might not be the final facelift but still....i'm so happy with the choice i've made !!! (see my sig)

[rev]

BMW 3-Series Facelift Spied

Most revealing shots yet





These are without doubt yet the most revealing pictures of the upcoming BMW E90 3-series sedan facelift, slated to hit showrooms this summer. Since its launch at the Geneva Motor Show in 2005, the E90 racked up sales of 96,000 units in its first production year, in the U.S. alone. Now the 3-series is entering its fourth year of production and these pictures reveal just how BMW plans to boost the 3-series' appeal to make it a menacing competitor against Mercedes' C-class and Audi's recently launched A4 sedan.

Following earlier winter testing spy pictures, our photographers caught this silver-bluish E90 with a disguised front bumper and camouflaged head- and tail lights cruising along the streets of Munich. Based on these pictures the most apparent changes appear to be a new rear end with LED taillights, a new front fascia with a newly shaped engine hood and grille as well as new side mirrors. In line with BMW's current headlight design, expect to see accentuated "angel eyes" along with a revamped interior as well as an assortment of new even more environmentally friendly engines.

In September we rattled on about the possibility of BMW fitting its groundbreaking 2.0-litre turbocharged 204 bhp diesel engine, currently sitting in the 123d, in the E90 sedan and E91 touring range. Our sources say a 323d will be available in 2009. BMW's recently launched DKG (Doppelkupplungsgetriebe) double clutch gearbox is also likely to be featured as an option in the reworked 3-series product range.


Source: BMW 3-Series Facelift Spied

[Centurion]

I can see Concept CS design cues in the taillight cluster. Very unexpected.

[Osnabrueck]

I don't expect any significant changes to the rear lights apart from a change of the red/white plastic scheme and the addition of CELIS elements.

[mc_blue]

I think the shape will be different.

[EnI]

Again: expect rearlights to be designed in X6 Concept way, with a touch of X5.

And we have already seen the front bumper quite a while ago. Find the pics. They are here somewhere.

[coolraoul]

I'm with Osnabrueck on this.
However, this FL is already unusually big, with changes in the sheetmetal (the bonnet), so maybe also in the trunklid...

My guess still is that the intern design of the taillights will change, not the shape of them.

Edit: did not see your post EnI. So will the shape change, or only an all-red with CELIS intern design? They could change the part on the bootlid, remove the upper part to give a X6 or e46-like design...

[EnI]

Originally Posted by coolraoul

So will the shape change, or only an all-red with CELIS intern design? They could change the part on the bootlid, remove the upper part to give a X6 or e46-like design...

The "secret" will be revealed quite soon.
Till then - a hint: check the pre-latest spy pics. Make a precise observation of rear light cluster. It's all there. Nothing is really hidden.

[Just_me]

Just like with facelifted 7-series I believe the rearlights design will change. Im not sure M3 E90 owners is going to like it though.

[south]

Originally Posted by EnI

Again: expect rearlights to be designed in X6 Concept way, with a touch of X5.

And we have already seen the front bumper quite a while ago. Find the pics. They are here somewhere.

I remember, took a while to find though:



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