BMW F30 3 Series M Sport Info and Photos

stefan · 10-15-2011, 11:43 AM

WOAH! That steering wheel is straight out of my first BMW.. a 92 325is. And that thing was bad ass! Nice!

I'm actually really liking the msport trim now. I am positive that an LCI'ed rear end will clean things up.

skiernan36 · 10-15-2011, 11:46 AM

wow, the m sport actually looks worse

BMWinNorthdakota · 10-15-2011, 11:58 AM

Lighter

More aggressive

Vintage to some extent (while staying modern) (I.e, steering wheel)

More efficient

More "showy"

What the hell is there to bitch about people? This car is beautiful....

jjjheimer · 10-15-2011, 12:18 PM

Looks great but the wheelgap is awful. The car is going to needs some serious rollers and springs to fill those.

Masheen · 10-15-2011, 12:33 PM

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Originally Posted by remmib

No real plans yet, but hopfully my next car will be a F30 or F10 m-sport, but I don't know when.

Allright, I am waiting for the F33 to show up. I'm going to make a move then, I guess

BMWFreaky · 10-15-2011, 12:34 PM

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Originally Posted by stefan

WOAH! That steering wheel is straight out of my first BMW.. a 92 325is. And that thing was bad ass! Nice!

I'm actually really liking the msport trim now. I am positive that an LCI'ed rear end will clean things up.

+1

my 93' 325i

Eric@e2design · 10-15-2011, 01:40 PM

The hood is a square shape lol

jeremicium · 10-15-2011, 01:46 PM

I think the m sport fixes most of the gripes I have about the modern, sport, and luxury lines.

I'm liking the look. inside and out.

The hood is square. Not in love with that, but I can live with it.

PlutoniumTans · 10-15-2011, 01:47 PM

n55 FAIL , if this came out with n54 I would've grabbed it no questions asked

Professor///M · 10-15-2011, 01:58 PM

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Originally Posted by PlutoniumTans

n55 FAIL , if this came out with n54 I would've grabbed it no questions asked

Did they say n55 for sure? If so, the car is 0.3 - 0.5 slower than the e90. The air intake/airbox is much different than the current N55... so maybe it's a subtle change or a new engine.

Regardless, I'm not impressed with the new M-Sport package. I don't think it looks as aggressive as the e90, and the new rear end is a bit sad... it's just a bit boring.

I think the 550 MSport looks so much more aggressive

Also, looks like they took out the LED rear lights. bummer.

ezt · 10-15-2011, 02:05 PM

Where are the cup holders?

uhn2000 · 10-15-2011, 02:25 PM

I loooovee the new steering wheel, so sick and tired of the same BMW one with big fat ugly black pillow case in the middle. This car is stunning, excellent job BMW. Honestly I know this sounds crazy I would drop this and keep my Targa instead of possibly stepping up to an M5 and have to give up Targa.

Bimmerforlife · 10-15-2011, 02:43 PM

I adjusted the lighting on this pic using photoshop, I think this new steering wheel looks really sporty. It's gonna feel really nice in your hands, I especially like how they kept all the controls so tighty on each side. There's really no reason to have such a huge airbag on a sporty car like the 3 series. I also think this steering wheel will look great on the new coupe too.
The DCT shifter is awesome, I sooo wish I had that on my 2011 335i

dday · 10-15-2011, 02:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Bimmerforlife

I adjusted the lighting on this pic using photoshop, I think this new steering wheel looks really sporty. It's gonna feel really nice in your hands, I especially like how they kept all the controls so tighty on each side. There's really no reason to have such a huge airbag on a sporty car like the 3 series. I also think this steering wheel will look great on the new coupe too.
The DCT shifter is awesome, I sooo wish I had that on my 2011 335i

that's not DCT it's the new 8 speed automatic

Ferre86 · 10-15-2011, 02:58 PM

+1 Nice steering wheel !!

GuidoDoc · 10-15-2011, 03:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Needsdecaf

Don't agree.

Sat in an S4 last weekend (B8). Interior quality not up to BMW standards. Materials and fit and finish sub-par.

I agree, maybe S4 is a little flashier but I don't quite see the difference everyone else talks about. S4 seats are cool though.

shanecarmaster1 · 10-15-2011, 03:16 PM

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Originally Posted by illirep

losing the german simplistic look and acquiring the japanese over-style appearance

+10000000000000000000000000000000000000000

My thoughts exactly.

M3WC · 10-15-2011, 03:25 PM

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Originally Posted by dday

that's not DCT it's the new 8 speed automatic

Yes, I keep seeing people mention the DCT.

These cars are either getting the new 8-speed automatic or manual gearbox.

Bimmerforlife · 10-15-2011, 03:31 PM

It looks alot like the double clutch transmission shifter in the 135i coupe. I thought it was DCT in this pic above.

dday · 10-15-2011, 03:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Bimmerforlife

It looks alot like the double clutch transmission shifter in the 135i coupe. I thought it was DCT in this pic above.

BMW's new auto and DCT shifters look very very similar. The 3 series is getting an 8 speed auto.

Needsdecaf · 10-15-2011, 03:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Bimmerforlife

It looks alot like the double clutch transmission shifter in the 135i coupe. I thought it was DCT in this pic above.

This shifter is available in the F10 on the Sport Auto Transmission option.

bimmer_335 · 10-15-2011, 04:00 PM

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Originally Posted by illirep

losing the german simplistic look and acquiring the japanese over-style appearance

you summed it up nicely.

Front end is decent but i dont like the head lights merging into the grill. It kinda ruins the front end for me.

I see that they are trying to modernize the interior... I however liked the simplistic look of BMW, bimmer were staying close to the roots. I'm not too sure about how trim kinda falls off on the passenger side.

oh well... hopefully they will do a better job with the coupe. Personally i think they kinda messed up with this one.

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BMWinNorthdakota Banned 244 Rep 1,106 Posts Drives: 2007 bmw 335i e90 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Fargo ND iTrader: (0)	Lighter More aggressive Vintage to some extent (while staying modern) (I.e, steering wheel) More efficient More "showy" What the hell is there to bitch about people? This car is beautiful....
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jjjheimer Private 2 Rep 53 Posts Drives: 2009 E90 M3 M-DCT Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Edmonton, AB iTrader: (0)	Looks great but the wheelgap is awful. The car is going to needs some serious rollers and springs to fill those.
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Bimmerforlife Major 388 Rep 1,273 Posts Drives: E90 335i Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: FL iTrader: (0)	I adjusted the lighting on this pic using photoshop, I think this new steering wheel looks really sporty. It's gonna feel really nice in your hands, I especially like how they kept all the controls so tighty on each side. There's really no reason to have such a huge airbag on a sporty car like the 3 series. I also think this steering wheel will look great on the new coupe too. The DCT shifter is awesome, I sooo wish I had that on my 2011 335i Last edited by Bimmerforlife; 10-15-2011 at 02:44 PM.. Reason: .
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Bimmerforlife Major 388 Rep 1,273 Posts Drives: E90 335i Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: FL iTrader: (0)	It looks alot like the double clutch transmission shifter in the 135i coupe. I thought it was DCT in this pic above.
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