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      12-02-2014, 11:35 AM   #243
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Well looks like MY2016 will be both the LCI and new engines!
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Well looks like MY2016 will be both the LCI and new engines!
Based on what info? Do you have a link?
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      12-02-2014, 04:19 PM   #245
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Based on what info? Do you have a link?
How about looking at the first post from the thread?
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How about looking at the first post from the thread?
That post is 2 months old and there is a lot of info saying the new engines will not be part of the US LCI, but instead a year later. dwalls90 says otherwise and I'd like to find out what he knows.
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That post is 2 months old and there is a lot of info saying the new engines will not be part of the US LCI, but instead a year later. dwalls90 says otherwise and I'd like to find out what he knows.
1) 7 series (debuting as MY2016 this year, probably in July) Has the B48 engine in it:

http://www.7post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1063817

2) 3 series LCI spy shots with apparent updated engine info. Looks like now the 340 will be released this summer but the 330 may not until the following year. Seems odd to me seeing as the B48 for the 330 is already being used in other vehicles:

http://f30.bimmerpost.com/forums/sho....php?t=1062961

At the end of the day, nothing is official until BMW gives us a press release. That said, it would make no sense to introduce the new engines a year after the LCI, when they are going to be used in the MY2016 7 series for the and are already in the mini which is released.
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      12-03-2014, 02:21 PM   #248
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Seems odd to me seeing as the B48 for the 330 is already being used in other vehicles:
Not exactly. The first car with this tune of B48 is the newly released F45 225i AT. There's no longitudinal version of this engine in production yet.

Also keep in mind that this conversation is about the U.S. market. Europe will get 330i at LCI.
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So ... Will US spec LCI f30 be released as 340i and 330i, with new respective engines? B48 & B58 specifically?


I'm confused.
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1) 7 series (debuting as MY2016 this year, probably in July) Has the B48 engine in it:

http://www.7post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1063817

2) 3 series LCI spy shots with apparent updated engine info. Looks like now the 340 will be released this summer but the 330 may not until the following year. Seems odd to me seeing as the B48 for the 330 is already being used in other vehicles:

http://f30.bimmerpost.com/forums/sho....php?t=1062961

At the end of the day, nothing is official until BMW gives us a press release. That said, it would make no sense to introduce the new engines a year after the LCI, when they are going to be used in the MY2016 7 series for the and are already in the mini which is released.
Thanks for the help.
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      12-03-2014, 09:54 PM   #251
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So ... Will US spec LCI f30 be released as 340i and 330i, with new respective engines? B48 & B58 specifically?


I'm confused.
Read the first post, the section dated 3/9/14.
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Read the first post, the section dated 3/9/14.
Excellent. Thanks! Just wanted to make sure nothing changed!
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What about F36? ... I guess that will come a year later?

I have to say I'm a little distraught. I am picking up my new 435 GC F36 in January and in a few months it will already be out dated by 440's.

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What about F36? ... I guess that will come a year later?

I have to say I'm a little distraught. I am picking up my new 435 GC F36 in January and in a few months it will already be out dated by 440's.

It will be the end of 2016 before you start seeing LCI F36s on the road. Enjoy your car man.
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It will be the end of 2016 before you start seeing LCI F36s on the road. Enjoy your car man.
I hear you, and I wouldnt have minded it so much if the 335/435 designations weren't changing.

As soon as you see 340's on the road, the 335s will become 'old', or worse associated with 330s.

God damn SA, I'm going to kill him for not telling me about this...
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I hear you, and I wouldnt have minded it so much if the 335/435 designations weren't changing.

As soon as you see 340's on the road, the 335s will become 'old', or worse associated with 330s.

God damn SA, I'm going to kill him for not telling me about this...
Get a 440i badge for $20?

Your SA has zero official info about any 340i, much less a 440i F36 that won't even be on the road, 1.5 years from today.
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What about F36? ... I guess that will come a year later?

I have to say I'm a little distraught. I am picking up my new 435 GC F36 in January and in a few months it will already be out dated by 440's.

First page of this thread predicts Start of Production as March 2016 for F36 LCI. As of this posting that's 15 months away. Also, it will likely be a month or two after that new 440i GC's start arriving on container ships in the US, so summer 2016 at the earliest.

It's like buying a computer... there's always a newer, better model coming out around the corner. IMHO, if you always wait for the next big thing you'll always be waiting. Have a blast with your new car and don't worry about it. Even after the new model comes out your car will still be awesome.
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It will be the end of 2016 before you start seeing LCI F36s on the road. Enjoy your car man.
I hear you, and I wouldnt have minded it so much if the 335/435 designations weren't changing.

As soon as you see 340's on the road, the 335s will become 'old', or worse associated with 330s.

God damn SA, I'm going to kill him for not telling me about this...
Disagree. There a lot of differences. Including tail pipes, ect
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Get a 440i badge for $20?

Your SA has zero official info about any 340i, much less a 440i F36 that won't even be on the road, 1.5 years from today.
You're right... but I'm still going to kill him.

I bought a 328 just before 330's came out and had to leave 3 years of hell...
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Heh, and here I bought an M3 as late in the cycle as possible because I wanted the N/A V8. I couldn't care less what the badge on the new one says. Experience the car for what it is and forget about what else is out there. It leads to a happier ownership experience.

Try 3 years of putting up with the thought that you missed all the new possible updates. As someone mentioned in another thread, the updates will be more than skin/badge deep .... updated nav software, idrive controller, led lights, new front lights and facia, new engines, more hp/torque, new model designation, wider array of color choices ... possibly some updated interior touches, including full leather dash.
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The headlights are going to be the same as 4 concept car:




Regardless of whether you like these or not, your 435 will look out-dated.
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Try 3 years of putting up with the thought that you missed all the new possible updates.
You should rent.
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Try 3 years of putting up with the thought that you missed all the new possible updates. As someone mentioned in another thread, the updates will be more than skin/badge deep .... updated nav software, idrive controller, led lights, new front lights and facia, new engines, more hp/torque, new model designation, wider array of color choices ... possibly some updated interior touches, including full leather dash.
Heh. I went and test drove the new M4. It's a very, very nice car. There are tons of updates. Way more than an LCI's worth of changes. The thing is, none of those things change the car I have. It's not like my car got worse when the new one came out. Try to remember that. Everything you love about your car stays the same.

I suppose if I cared that much about having the absolute most current automobile, I'd follow ynguldyn's posts very closely before purchasing (he provides a lot of leaked update details). I do the same thing with my computer purchases by following Mac Rumors. If a computer is due for an update, I wait.

Not trying to kick you when you're down. Just thinking of ways to help. Sometimes I feel better about a bad decision once I've identified how I'll avoid making the same mistake twice.
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