[liang]

Originally Posted by DdotRoq

Here's to hoping the 4-series' interior does not look like this. While I do like the driver-centric design, the "tub feeling" from the windshield section/dash is not so attractive. Also, I really LOVED the hidden cup holders. Now, it looks like they're removing another unique design the previous 3-series had.

Agreed, I rarely use the cup holders.

The navi screen better be retractable. Looks like it is blocking the visibility of the road.

[BenTrovato]

I don't like how the front dash swoops around the screen and cuts off the right part of the dash. It doesn't appear to flow very well. Hopefully the screen is retractable, it looks odd always sticking up like that. Everything else looks sharp though - I'm sure it will look visually appealing in the proper lighting.

[han405]

my scale is tipping over to the side of the new 991 911 right now..

[Hedoniste]

Will the iPad be retractable?

[dday]

can't believe they added cup holders. Though part of me hopes they are still useless with a MT, I imagine your hand would hit them any time you shifted into 1, 3 or 5. I like my cars with unusable cupholders (not kidding)

[Muffnbluff]

Originally Posted by atlanta2004m3

Unless you get a stick, then those are almost the crappiest place to put the cupholders. For THE crappiest place please refer to the old E46 cupholder location, which would be just behind the shifter. In those old cars it was a case where you had to reach over the actual cup in order to grasp the shifter without banging/rubbing/etc with your entire forearm.

In the case of the F3X it will be a possible fist or knuckle that punches into your cup, depending on relative sizes of aforementioned cup and fist, of course.....especially under "enthusiastic" driving conditions.

I usually don't drag race with a full drink in the car. I'm just glad to see real cupholders instead of the flimsy ass dash ones.

The interior looks pretty nice, awfully tempted to get a new 328 for the wife next year.

[Blindside_137]

meh, love the lines of the e9X currently and nothing there really excites me at all.. I'll wait til friday to judge though

[dday]

Originally Posted by han405

my scale is tipping over to the side of the new 991 911 right now..

OK? If I had the money for a new 911 the 3 series wouldn't even be a consideration. You can buy two 3 series for the cost of one 911 so they aren't really competitors.

[Muffnbluff]

Originally Posted by dday

can't believe they added cup holders. Though part of me hopes they are still useless with a MT, I imagine your hand would hit them any time you shifted into 1, 3 or 5. I like my cars with unusable cupholders (not kidding)

I don't know, looks to be a decent amount of room there, guess they'll just need a short throw shifter to keep it from moving too far forward.

[falcon133]

Send the price please...

[David1]

If this is it I am very unimpressed. The screen integration on the 6 series is perfect compared to this. This looks like a Radio Shack add on screen and an afterthought especially when compared to the dash on the 5 series.

[tbensous]

Looks like the laziest/stupidest/ugliest nav screen integration ever... They forgot it at the beginning of the design, so they just stuck it on top at the end ? Where is the smooth integration of the 6

[epiphone3]

The thing that concerns me most is how the dash swoops down on the passenger side and cuts off the wood trim. It looks so odd to me that I am wondering if it is some sort of cover that they used to cover the doors that overlaps here or something?

[David1]

Originally Posted by Leo_328i

Thank heavens the driver-orientated dashboard is back.

I hated the old flat E9X dash. Every single 3 Series dash before the E9X was more BMW-like IMO.

Yaaay, a couple of degrees, big deal. I had no problem with my dash now. This set up just looks like the dash is bent.

[Roth517]

Do NOT like how the top of the dash swoops down over the wood in front of the passenger. The nav screen looks like an afterthought, sticking up there. And, last, but not least, a manual parking brake? Seriously? This isn't 1995.

I hope to God the F32 looks different inside, but I doubt it.

[David1]

Originally Posted by 517

Do NOT like how the top of the dash swoops down over the wood in front of the passenger. The nav screen looks like an afterthought, sticking up there. And, last, but not least, a manual parking brake? Seriously? This isn't 1995.

I like a manual parking brake. Makes winter parking lot manuvers more fun!

[mundo74]

One more thing. Assuming it's a pop up and it's part of the nav package, why would you drop 2k on a screen to hide it. I want to see mine all the time. Anyways I'm one of the few that actually like my dash pimple for the nav.

[Justin Spelman]

Originally Posted by mundo74

One more thing. Assuming it's a pop up and it's part of the nav package, why would you drop 2k on a screen to hide it. I want to see mine all the time. Anyways I'm one of the few that actually like my dash pimple for the nav.

This is a fixed screen just like the 1 series and 6 series. They been saying this since the first screen was spied.

[M-Power111]

not bad, i agree the screen looks outta place, other than that it looks good.

[Hedges]

I'm sold based on the cup holders which are definite improvement!

[esqu1re]

Not bad. Center tunnel kind of reminds me of the new 6.

[Ranjohn]

Great design. Got ride of the Nav tumor. That looked fugly. Also the armrest area looks closer to the higher series cars. Cupholder has not been my concern. But it looks like they still placed the door lock button on the center (old place). For some reason I still like the old shift stick better. No buttons whatsoever, but well, great improvement overall.