[whosagrubb]

One of the cool things about living so close to the BMWNA Headquarters is getting to see all sorts of cars in different degrees of camouflage.. Anyway, the other day I pulled into a CVS parking lot and parked next to what at first glance of the taillights looked like a current generation 5. Once I got out of the car though I noticed that whatever it was was just about the same size as my E90 328i.. Once I walked around the front and saw the headlights it was clear what the car was. Unfortunately I didn't have a ton of time to stare at it, but I did snap a photo. I'm not sure if I like the front end yet, but it's a nice looking car.

[Vector Pilot]

Good job, the live photo makes the [Sport Line-Mineral Gray?] F30 look a lot better than the retouched publicity shots.

[ENINTY]

God I hope that's the European spec license plate bracket; that thing is fugly. Nice "shadow" Roundel too.

Good job at the pic.

[justinnum1]

HOLY SHIT!!! thats the mineral grey i got

epic job


btw, do those look like the xenons or halogens

[Red Bread]

Originally Posted by justinnum1

btw, do those look like the xenons or halogens

Those appear to be the halogens, so I'm guessing that's a 328i.

[justinnum1]

Nice, i got halogens


Can anyone tell what color interior that is? Doesnt look black or red...

[Red Bread]

Hard to tell from the pic, but I'd guess it's Everest Grey. That's a sports line car with the horrific US front plate holder, let's hope it's removable. Playing around the UK configurator, there's no way those are HID's, so they must be the standard halogens.

[US///M3]

Does the car's front end look good in real life? Those headlights,bumper... really ugly in the picture. It looks busy,Sorry!

[justinnum1]

I like the headlights, dont like the bumper, but i live in florida and dont have to deal with it

[Red Bread]

Originally Posted by justinnum1

I like the headlights, dont like the bumper, but i live in florida and dont have to deal with it

There was early talk that the US bumper would have that ugly wart permanently. This pic sure makes it look like a removable item though, which it hopefully is. I've lived in two states, CA and TX, that require front plates, but have never run one and provided this ugly thing can be removed, don't plan on changing that. However if the US bumper comes with that standard, I will either run a front plate or pay out the nose for a Euro bumper cover.

[justinnum1]

omg i hope not

worst case i would get one of those cool european plates maybe


btw, OP, what camera? and did you use flash for that pic?

[justinnum1]

check this pic out
http://www.bimmerpost.com/forums/att...5&d=1319813592

maybe they add the plate at pdi or at the dealer

[Justin Spelman]

Originally Posted by justinnum1

check this pic out
http://www.bimmerpost.com/forums/att...5&d=1319813592

maybe they add the plate at pdi or at the dealer

But that's not the US spec model like the one in the OP's pic.

[Red Bread]

Originally Posted by justinnum1

check this pic out
http://www.bimmerpost.com/forums/att...5&d=1319813592

maybe they add the plate at pdi or at the dealer

That's an EU car, with no orange side markers. In the past, the EU bumper has been identical to the US bumper, just without the side markers. Some early rumors have been that BMW went to two separate bumper designs with the US one having that awful thing molded into it. There haven't been any good photos of US spec cars yet to show if that's the case or not, here's to hoping it's just a bad rumor and that lump can be easily removed or just left off all together.

[justinnum1]

Originally Posted by Red Bread

That's an EU car, with no orange side markers. In the past, the EU bumper has been identical to the US bumper, just without the side markers. Some early rumors have been that BMW went to two separate bumper designs with the US one having that awful thing molded into it. There haven't been any good photos of US spec cars yet to show if that's the case or not, here's to hoping it's just a bad rumor and that lump can be easily removed or just left off all together.

yea

[whosagrubb]

Originally Posted by Red Bread

There was early talk that the US bumper would have that ugly wart permanently. This pic sure makes it look like a removable item though, which it hopefully is.

One would hope so since it is a tad ugly. I didn't recall the plate mount being a separate piece but after looking at the larger version of the photo it would seem to be..

Originally Posted by justinnum1

btw, OP, what camera? and did you use flash for that pic?

I snapped that photo with my iPhone 4s, no flash. Unfortunately I only took one other photo from a bit further away to capture the differences in the front end of my car vs. the F30, but I have seen this car around a few times now, so I'll try to nab a few more pix next time.

EDIT: I uploaded a slightly larger version of the original photo as well as the other one I took which might show better whether or not the plate mount is removable or not..

[Red Bread]

Awesome, thanks. It sure looks separate in this shot.

[Vector Pilot]

I'm looking at Mineral Gray Sport Line with Modern Line wheels and I recall seeing another Mineral Gray Sport Line with Modern Line wheels posted on another thread or on another forum, is this the same car?

[justinnum1]

awesome!!!

[patrice03]

that is indeed a sport line with grey leather.. did you have a chance to see the car inside ? impressions on the gray leather ?? I now salesmen would not advice to go for it, however, now that the dashboard comes i dark, gray might become more popular.. I am considering actually taking one sport line with this leather.. pitty you don't have other shots, but thanks anyway !! long time we have not been feed with new pictures! early january, we have a big car event and hopefully bmw will realese new cars with + options and leather options.

[okolisr]

Don't worry about the wart...you can clearly see in earlier photos of the US-version bumper (example below) that the license-plate mount is made as a separate piece. If you study the photo, it looks like the bumper will have the same "lip" as the European version if you remove the holder -- it is unlikely that they are glued together. Note however that the US bumper must still be made from a different (or modifiable) mold because of the US side reflector insert -- for a total of 4 different molds when you include the M-Sport version.

[justinnum1]

another nice pice...those def look like the xenons