First good look at the prototype 2005 3-series
And it's actually attractive!
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Auto Spies perspective: Obvoiusly, there is a lot og guesswork in this picture but we're getting close the final look of the next generation 3-series. And the surprise is, we actually LIKE what we see this time. We like the soft flowing lower line below the doors and we don't mind the rear tailight scheme. We think it is actually nicer than the current tailights "1990's Honda Civic" look.
Here's what we predicted in January about the car...
2005-06 3 Series
What can we expect?
It will have an entirely new surface treatment (not flame-surfaced like the Z4) that will be very similar to the xActivity vehicle shown in Detroit (We’re not sure if we’re excited by that…we were un-impressed to say the least by the xActivities exterior. We did LOVE the interior of the car though). Our Spies said there are many clues to it’s exterior look on the xActivity (maybe, the brushed aluminum trim around the windows will make it? We hope so)
- It will be a larger car than its predecessor. After testing the G35 sedan and seeing the room in that, it had better be! True
- It will be more powerful…our guess is 260-300HP True
- The interior of the base car will be highly upgraded compared to the current 3 series with a lot more standard features you can see. True
- There will be multiple interior upgrade packages. Our guess is sport, luxury, M, etc. True
- The look of the car will be balanced like the current car. The way that this was explained to us was when you see the current three series, the car does not look radical or raked down in the front and jacked-up in the rear, it just looks balanced. Look for the more radical look on the M’s and Sports. True
- Lighting technology has really advanced over the last few years so look for more use of LED’s in the upcoming 3’s front AND rear lights. Lights will be like the current 7-series but different. The xActivity really gives us a glimpse there. True
- The car will use more aluminum in its design. True
- The front grill and hoods vents will be a variant of the xActivity style. Jury is still out
- The dash cluster is a variant of the Z4 with a strong resemblance. True
- The iDrive will be implemented on the dash, ala xActivity. Jury is still out
- There will be less console blockage between the driver and passenger giving the car the appearance of more interior space (Great idea!) True
- The price of the car will remain the same or less but with more standard features. True
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