The facelift version of the E90 3-Series Sedan has been on the market for some time now but since the E92 Coupe and the E93 Cabriolet came later, the facelift versions of these babies have only just arrived.
Like all of the latest BMWs, the ‘angel eyes’ in the headlamps are now lit by LED and are white in colour, eliminating the need for you to go and swap the previously default yellow angel eyes for white ones. I personally prefer them in yellow though, but BMW says the white ones improve visibility and they are brighter as well.
The top of the line non-M 335i models have now made the switch to the new N55 engine. It looks like the twin-turbo N54 will be reserved for the higher powered output levels – the 450Nm versions in the 7-Series, and the ‘is” models such as the Z4 sDrive35is. You can probably expect a 335is model for the 3-Series coming up soon.
As for the exterior changes, perhaps its best if you just look at how they look like in detail after the jump. The bumpers and lights are new, the overhang is slightly longer due to the new bumpers, and the kidney grilles have a chrome band and look slightly wider. Enjoy!
After dabbling for years in the IT industry, Paul Tan initially began this site as a general blog covering various topics of personal interest. With an increasing number of readers paying rapt attention to the motoring stories, one thing led to another and the rest, as they say, is history. An avid electronic gadget aficionado as well as big-time coffee lover, he's also the executive producer of the Driven motoring TV programme.
bumper looks old style,but the car is nice~cliche
Its about time, the E93 series is a lemon, HPFP failures, E93 convertibles that leak like there is no tomorrow, no customer relations anymore
The pre-facelift coupes n cabriolet looks fine…, only the prefacelift saloon was downright ugly…, new engines are good, but cosmetics are not so effective but different… its like putting on braces on a geeky smile…but it looks good in chrome (on the red coupe) rather than black plastic which looks cheap (the silver cc)
but still …doesnt decrease their desirability …..
oops…sorry its the same colour
anyway
see the roof folding mechanism…its really a sight to behold!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=stPYS3yacn0
oh. very2 cute.
somehow i felt that the pre-facelift's better.they shud change the rear light to somethg better.it looks 100% the same.n the new bumper looks boring.
I've been a long time reader of Paul's blog but I have never had the urge to leave a comment except, well, this time. This facelift has definitely intrigued me, though, in a bad way.
Just a personal opinion, I think Chris Bangle had overall done a much much better job than Adrian van Hooydonk. First, it was the F10, which was a real letdown. And that disappointment is followed by this facelift. Just a few comments on the facelift
take it easy, just personal opinions:
1) The rear lights – This is the biggest disappointment of all. I have been a long admirer of the pre-facelifted rear lights. It used to have a young sporty sexy lady look from the back. And that was what differentiate it substantially from the E90 sedan. It looks like the width the lights have been reduced slightly? I can't tell what exactly was changed but the overall look of the facelifted backside reminds me of a 70-year-old cow "girl" that I unwillingly saw on the street of Times Square in New York. So I wonder if Adrian has a different preference for woman's butt?
2) The bumper – Isn't this supposed to be a young sporty car? What goes through Adrian's mind when he decided to put up this old man bumper that looks even worse than the one on a C-Class?
3) The side view – Aligned with the F10's design, I think the character line below the door (side skirt) has been smoothen out. That, in my opinion, is just like preferring a girl with less character. Man, we all love character don't we?
Just my 2 cents…
wow this is very good.
im surprised no one say the front looks like new bmw 5
the front now looks more like a 7 series. (NOT GOOD)
The 4 door sedan still looks like the previous model, does not look like this if I am not mistaken. BMW clearing old stock?
why bother with this when you can have a better look with M3
Nice looking twin exhausts…..
it looks subtler, chun!.
finally theyve revised the paddle shifters that nw have different fuctions as in like, left is for downshift, right is upshift, previously, both paddles can do ups and downs, (to go up, flick it, to downshift, one needs to press it using ur thumb)
the 335i pawns most cars
why does Adrian have to ruin all Bangle's good design with his own?..
BMW, we want Bangle back!!
Oh God, did Adrian get his inspirations from a peanut when he was sketching the front lights?..
1 of the BEST looking convertibles !!!
i think we will see less and less BMW on the road and more and more Mercedes .. the Merc E Class coupe is a million times better than this .. especially the AMG bodykitted one ! Beautiful .. The Current BMW linep except the Z4 is a joke to me .
@tim – I agree. Adrian is ruining all Chris Bangle's good work.. which is sad
the rear light is ugly!! the previous looks much better!!!
looking good there, 2 door coupe. My e90 sedan look like dinosaur now. haaaarhhhh
BMW N55 engine uses single turbo. Any reason why they op for this instead of Twin-Turbo in N54? Does N54 still applicable in newer models?
Somehow i dont favour the large kidney grills on new models… but the other parts such as new headlamp, rear lamp and body is refreshing otherwise.. Once a BMW always something unique..
anybody who buys a merc over this is a total banana.
Yeah look how well the top works on the E93 holding water out
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dOk-gk7G1h8