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      03-22-2013, 04:10 PM   #23
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Not liking to the front guards... Other than that it looks great
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      03-22-2013, 04:17 PM   #24
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im confused... someone help me out here... this is the new 3 series coupe or 4 series coupe??? it looks like 3 series... but the 4 series concept looked like a completely different model...?
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      03-22-2013, 04:19 PM   #25
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New car looks sweet!
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      03-22-2013, 04:21 PM   #26
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nothing special f30 actually looks better to me
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      03-22-2013, 04:22 PM   #27
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love thoses tails ;d really nice car
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      03-22-2013, 04:46 PM   #28
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im confused... someone help me out here... this is the new 3 series coupe or 4 series coupe??? it looks like 3 series... but the 4 series concept looked like a completely different model...?
yea you are confused...


Here are the cliff notes:

See:

The 3 series started out as a coupe model with the E21.

Then when the E30 came out, they made the coupe and the sedan identical, the difference would be only the number of doors...

Similarly the E36 and E46 models came out with both coupes and sedans version sharing the same structure and model number (as it was with the E30)

When the next 3 series sedan got revealed, it was identified as the E90.
Then the 3 series coupe started its diversion by getting a different model code: the E92.

As you know the F30 is the latest 3 series sedan model.

From here on, it's just f***$@ up...
The 3 series coupe doesn't exist anymore.

Appears this 4 series, which is a coupe, identified as F32.

So in short the 4 series is the new 3 series coupe.

And later(soon) BMW will make a 4 series Gran Coupe, which is a 4 door version of a 2 door car (F32) of the 4 door (F30) which originally started as a 2 door (E21).

Yea?


The question is: will we ever have a 3 series coupe again ? or will its true successor be the 2 series coupe, which is an evolution of the 1 series coupe ?

Will the real E30 M3 successor please stand up ?!
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Long live the beautiful and timeless E92. Probably one of the finest hours from BMW, ever.
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      03-22-2013, 04:49 PM   #30
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Looks great. Now you can get an s5 with BMW dynamics!
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nothing special f30 actually looks better to me
Says the F30 owner
I like the looks of the 4 coupe and think it looks better than the 3 coupe.
Bring on the M4!
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Says the F30 owner
I like the looks of the 4 coupe and think it looks better than the 3 coupe.
Bring on the M4!
true, maybe also because it doesn't have the m-sport kit, imo should be standard it just gives it more sportier look, but honestly if I had to choose again and i probably will this summer I would still go with the sedan it just looks more proportional to me, and of course M4 and M3 will be sick no arguing with that
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      03-22-2013, 05:42 PM   #33
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Very nice! I'm debating between the 4 Grand coupe F36 and the 5 F10 series as my next car, coming from a 6 year old E92
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A step backwards in styling overall. Pep- boys Bimmer with a new number. Sure hope the M4 strays far from this.
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Is it just me or does the new coupe look like it has a carbon fibre (CFRP) roof?
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The wider rear fender is what I always wished was different with the E92, it looks too soft/subtle for the kind of power it has, plus limits rear tire widths even with rolled fenders. It always made me want to do a wide body so I could fit some 12's!
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      03-22-2013, 07:19 PM   #37
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Newer is better.
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      03-22-2013, 07:28 PM   #38
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Love their new take on the Hofmeister Kink. The flow of the roof down to the trunk is much nicer than the model it's replacing. Overall a beautiful design. Haters gonna hate but they will sell the shit out of this model.
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      03-22-2013, 07:59 PM   #39
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The new coupe has some of the body characteristics specially from side of the new Audi S5.
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      03-22-2013, 08:20 PM   #40
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Looks like ill be holding on to my e92 m3 for alot longer . Not feeling this
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      03-22-2013, 08:34 PM   #41
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S5 middle with an e92 greenhouse and f30 front and read end. Looks great, despite the size and dumb new nomenclature.

Hopefully the 2 series coupe (I roll my eyes when I say 2 series even though I am sure it will be a great car) will be very similar with e46 dimensions.

Edit, and functional or not, that backwards 7 behind the front wheel looks like a cheap add on. Any function that vent happens to provide is overwhelmed my it's tacky look.
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      03-22-2013, 08:37 PM   #42
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I've always loved side vents. Ferrari GTO, GTB, etc. I love my E92, but oh you kid!
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      03-22-2013, 09:03 PM   #43
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Love the E92. I believe its one of the nicest looking cars bmw ever made. It looks way better to me than the new F32.
you must be on crack
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like the lines and lights on the 4 but maybe just me I don't feel the more sloping roof line on the 4 is better looking than the previous generations, this shape make it looks like the weight of the whole car is moved forward and all concentrated on the top of the driver's head rather than on the C pillar and rear wheels.

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