Here’s a fun series of photos that we snapped while we were out shooting the F30 BMW 328i Sport Line. Alot of people usually comment that the F30 3-Series looks like an F10 5-Series that has gone to the gym and got itself a toned body. Since we had the opportunity to shoot an F10 and an F30 side by side, and they both happened to be in a shade of grey, we jumped at it just for fun! Enjoy the small set of photos.
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.
f10 has more like a ‘big daddy, you don’t want to mess with this” look, while the f30 looks more fun, outgoing and athletic, with the “try me” look. Either way, the both look really nice.
The lines of the car are so similar, if not almost identical to the point where the placement of the fog lamps and rear bumper reflectors are the same.
Its nice, especially the F30 with its lowered and sharper snout but I can’t help wondering if the car designer at BMW got a bit lazy and scaled the F10 down to come up with the F30.
While F30′s styling is generally sharp & aggressive, I can’t help but wish its side windows are narrower in proportion to the body, just like the F10′s sleek side profile.
yeah, i wish that all cars in the world looks like dugong front. because vios is the best, ultimate, God-like, and highly reputable car in the world. Even my God driving vios in the heaven u know?
Choose the 5-series, better/more elegant/safer because of weight & size. More importantly, it is much more beautiful than E-class. Merc should learn a lesson.
F30 is a beautifully penned machine especially from front to 3qtr. But when put side by side with Evoque by autocar for desirability comparison, f30 just looked plain.
SO you see, BMW seems to have gotten lazy with design. The new 3 series front has been changed to look different from the new 5 series. But the previous 3 looked almost identical. Here’s another thing, throughout the years, every time the 3 series evolved, it looked like the replacement car was completely new and rethought. This is the first time this 3 series looks very similar to the old in terms of size and stuff. Yes I get that the front looks different, but it might as well have been a “facelift”. Being a huge BMW fan, I’ve been finding it very difficult to like the current 5 and 3. Mainly because it became boring to look at. The 3 series which has recently come to an end, didn’t feel like a boring car at all, because it was completely new looking when it came out. Audi is looking very exciting lately, and Mercedes is catching up. BMW, they’re getting complacent.
An excellent pictorial shots! My pick goes to F30.
However, would be delighted to see to a pitching of Audi B8 A4 2.0t, C250 CGI & F30 328i, since these models were competitively priced within each other here.
if i may to suggest, the 7 series should also in that photoshoot session. he also have kinda similar looking with his siblings.
some more, he is the big brother :)
F30 new head lights is damn cool and that slope make it more agressive.Btw i dont like bumper to be part of the hood,it seems to be mismatch of its parting line.The IP is a bit something or maybe the just keep a better one for LCI.Will wait for Lci and start saving from now hehe.
I just test drive 520d and 528 last week,I think diesel sound is acceptable and its fc is damn gud,double than petrol fc.
Wanna buy bimmer i suggest ingress auto hehe
i dunno why,,looking at this car from the front reminds me to angry birds pig.somehow it looks aggressive like bulls too.haha.still cute though.just my personal opinion.
F30 for me. Just test drive 328i and 520i, for those ppl who looking at comfort, take f10 instead. Btw, there’s a new dealer in Segambut. Was thinking to test drive at AB-segambut, but was told by the staff there it was taken over by Wearnes.
All they do is lower the front nose & make it more aggressive, that’s all.
f10 has more like a ‘big daddy, you don’t want to mess with this” look, while the f30 looks more fun, outgoing and athletic, with the “try me” look. Either way, the both look really nice.
oh you debadged your 5-Series, nice!
The lines of the car are so similar, if not almost identical to the point where the placement of the fog lamps and rear bumper reflectors are the same.
Its nice, especially the F30 with its lowered and sharper snout but I can’t help wondering if the car designer at BMW got a bit lazy and scaled the F10 down to come up with the F30.
While F30′s styling is generally sharp & aggressive, I can’t help but wish its side windows are narrower in proportion to the body, just like the F10′s sleek side profile.
Lotsa differences between the two design of the two car. Only visually challenged peoples cannot tell the differences.
I miss the E90 front.
BMW is doing what Audi did probably 10 years ago. The Russian Doll thingy. Bad bad idea. Makes the entire range rather dull in terms of design.
i prefer vios dugong front, much nicer than these both cars, because i’m a natural fan, it looks so friendly and cute
yeah, i wish that all cars in the world looks like dugong front. because vios is the best, ultimate, God-like, and highly reputable car in the world. Even my God driving vios in the heaven u know?
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haiya u paultan.. why must compare my old car with my new car.. its like comparing my 1st wife with my 2nd wife… shit
Pauls own car
I wish BMW make the F30′s front a bit higher, not like the current sloping hood.
like a cheetah meeting a tiger. but wheres the lion & the cat. whats a feline family.
Bro Paul,
Gagal la you. You should put M-Sport F10 next to it mah. Rims already 19″ 351M. Hehehe.
Perfect Paul. I have been searching high and low for these comparison pics. Thanks.
The best car in the world, no doubt about that…BMW F30 and BMW F10..
old design more sporty but new design maybe for exec..
Choose the 5-series, better/more elegant/safer because of weight & size. More importantly, it is much more beautiful than E-class. Merc should learn a lesson.
Then who need 5 series?
i prefer e90 design…
I prefer e46..
Legendary…
the new F10 3 series looks better than its predecessor… much much better then the previous bloated design….
its like the current C(W204) looks lovelier then the previous C
if look closely, you’ll notice that the other one is bigger…
Thank You Captain Obvious
looks different to me.
mcm kepala rimau…garang…very nice..hope to own oneday
F30 is a beautifully penned machine especially from front to 3qtr. But when put side by side with Evoque by autocar for desirability comparison, f30 just looked plain.
what kinda brainless magazine antic is that… 250k sedan vs 400k suv?
SO you see, BMW seems to have gotten lazy with design. The new 3 series front has been changed to look different from the new 5 series. But the previous 3 looked almost identical. Here’s another thing, throughout the years, every time the 3 series evolved, it looked like the replacement car was completely new and rethought. This is the first time this 3 series looks very similar to the old in terms of size and stuff. Yes I get that the front looks different, but it might as well have been a “facelift”. Being a huge BMW fan, I’ve been finding it very difficult to like the current 5 and 3. Mainly because it became boring to look at. The 3 series which has recently come to an end, didn’t feel like a boring car at all, because it was completely new looking when it came out. Audi is looking very exciting lately, and Mercedes is catching up. BMW, they’re getting complacent.
This was a view purely on the aesthetics value.
whoa you got balls…
An excellent pictorial shots! My pick goes to F30.
However, would be delighted to see to a pitching of Audi B8 A4 2.0t, C250 CGI & F30 328i, since these models were competitively priced within each other here.
ohh, crap i’m yawning
if i may to suggest, the 7 series should also in that photoshoot session. he also have kinda similar looking with his siblings.
some more, he is the big brother :)
like big, bigger and biggest ? :D I like!
F30 new head lights is damn cool and that slope make it more agressive.Btw i dont like bumper to be part of the hood,it seems to be mismatch of its parting line.The IP is a bit something or maybe the just keep a better one for LCI.Will wait for Lci and start saving from now hehe.
I just test drive 520d and 528 last week,I think diesel sound is acceptable and its fc is damn gud,double than petrol fc.
Wanna buy bimmer i suggest ingress auto hehe
i dunno why,,looking at this car from the front reminds me to angry birds pig.somehow it looks aggressive like bulls too.haha.still cute though.just my personal opinion.
F30 for me. Just test drive 328i and 520i, for those ppl who looking at comfort, take f10 instead. Btw, there’s a new dealer in Segambut. Was thinking to test drive at AB-segambut, but was told by the staff there it was taken over by Wearnes.