Automobile Magazine -2008 Cadillac CTS vs. BMW 335i and Mercedes-Benz C350

[CorpusCallosum]

When is the facelifted 3 series FL expected???

[Centurion]

Originally Posted by BMW_Owner

When is the facelifted 3 series FL expected???

Probably Eni can answer that question but I suspect second half of next year.

[CorpusCallosum]

I think it has potential to look best in class again as the core is there just the detailing at the front and rear need to be bought up to standard... and if the interior FL goes aswell as the 5 series then it should be a stonker of a car... still and again

[Choleric]

Call me crazy, but I think the CTS is the best looking of the bunch. That facelift was badly needed for the caddy. I have also been in the new CTS and the interior really is quite impressive.

[Centurion]

Originally Posted by BMW_Owner

I think it has potential to look best in class again as the core is there just the detailing at the front and rear need to be bought up to standard...

Yupp it's a well designed car which just needs a little puffing up. It should get head lights similar to the ones on the E92.

I still can't get over the beauty below. Most definite the best looking Bimmer I have seen this year. Perfection!

[Kowalski]

I couldn't care less about the Yank, because Cadillac won't sell many of them over here and it doesn't come as surprise the acceleration of the Mercedes C350 was faster than the more powerful Cadillac, as the new CTS is the Chris Moyles of its class.

BMW 335i for me please.

[Just_me]

Originally Posted by Choleric

Call me crazy,

You are crazy

[Just_me]

E90 dont need a facelift in the front, BMW should keep it the way it is now. Its the best part on this car and it still looks fresh, personally I think the front look just as good as the new C-class.
If there should be any changes then its the rearlights that needs a change. I dont want the rearlights to look exactly like the E92 but a similar shape would be nice. Thats the only exterior change I would like to see.

Things we know for sure, the E90 is getting better interior materials, stop-and-go function. E90 is going to get the same diesel/gasolin engines that can be found in 1-series.

[Giannis]

Hmm, it's the first time i find the 3er to be less fresh that its competitors. In those (beautiful) pics i see that the C and CTS are way more edgy and fresh. This doesn't mean that i don't consider the 3er to be the best looking of the 3 anymore. What i say is that i want a minor facelift to boost the car up!

[PHYBENZ]

The current 3 Series rear hasn't looked good or fresh since its inception. The rear design is plain, indistinguishable and the rear lights look cheap.