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It won’t be long until the BMW 3 Series is due for a replacement, and Munich has been working hard on just that. The upcoming G20 model has been spotted by our European spy photographers again, and the images show that development of the next-gen compact executive benchmark is moving on nicely.
Compared to previous mules, this particular prototype appears better finished, sporting the side sills and fuel filler cover that were missing before, plus a fuller rear bumper. There’s still plenty of camouflage on top, however, so there isn’t much that can be gleaned about what the finalised production model will look like.
The finished product will likely have styling that is reminiscent of the current F30, with similar proportions and design details, but with cleaner surfacing and sharper lines. Such an approach would not be too dissimilar from that taken by BMW on the new G30 5 Series, refining and sharpening the conservative styling of the previous F10 without altering the basic formula.
Spy-Shots of Cars
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As for the interior, the next 3 Series will almost certainly not carry over the cut-and-shut cabin that we saw in August, which was basically a hacked F30 with components from newer BMWs held into place with tape. Instead, the G20 will likely utilise a smaller, less expensive version of the interior seen on the G30 and the G12 7 Series, with the option of a digital instrument cluster and a new iDrive infotainment system.
Also expected to be shared with the G30 and the G12 is the Cluster Architecture (CLAR) that is expected to shave more than a few kilograms from the not-exactly-portly F30, despite an expected increase in size. All this without using carbon fibre like the G12 – instead, the G20 should make increased use of other lightweight materials such as aluminium and magnesium, much like the G30.
Engine choices are expected to run the gamut of the usual three-, four- and six-cylinder turbocharged petrol and diesel engines, including the revised three- and four-pot engines announced earlier in the year. Also expected is a plug-in hybrid – much like the new 330e – as well as a fully-electric variant and the usual high-performance M3 and M4.
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- Spy-Shots of Cars This image has been optimized for a calibrated screen with a Gamma of 2.2 and a colour temperature of 6500°K
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- Spy-Shots of Cars This image has been optimized for a calibrated screen with a Gamma of 2.2 and a colour temperature of 6500°K
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- Spy-Shots of Cars This image has been optimized for a calibrated screen with a Gamma of 2.2 and a colour temperature of 6500°K
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- Spy-Shots of Cars This image has been optimized for a calibrated screen with a Gamma of 2.2 and a colour temperature of 6500°K
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- Spy-Shots of Cars This image has been optimized for a calibrated screen with a Gamma of 2.2 and a colour temperature of 6500°K
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- Spy-Shots of Cars This image has been optimized for a calibrated screen with a Gamma of 2.2 and a colour temperature of 6500°K
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- Spy-Shots of Cars This image has been optimized for a calibrated screen with a Gamma of 2.2 and a colour temperature of 6500°K
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- Spy-Shots of Cars This image has been optimized for a calibrated screen with a Gamma of 2.2 and a colour temperature of 6500°K
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- Spy-Shots of Cars This image has been optimized for a calibrated screen with a Gamma of 2.2 and a colour temperature of 6500°K
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- Spy-Shots of Cars This image has been optimized for a calibrated screen with a Gamma of 2.2 and a colour temperature of 6500°K
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They better get the stock suspension worked out properly and NVH has to be a lot better compared to the F30. One can expect the G20 to be a smaller version of the G30 which itself is a smaller version of the G12.
My opinion is that NVH of F30 is better than E90 & E46 as I owned those cars.Unless you are comparing with Merc C Class. I am sure NVH for G20 would be better than F30.
Moreover, 3 Series is assembled in Malaysia. Of course you cannot expect original built quality BMW Germany.
local assembly doesn’t translate to shoddy build. It all made in the same factory just not assembled there.
As a matter of fact it does, and no..not just for the normally believed reasons that its due to our workers or local content mix etc..
Unlike say Honda or Mercedes (for certain models) ,, BMW’s are contract assembled by 3rd parties…this means that it’s subject to the standards of that 3rd party .. and this where it falters big time..the motivation is is to complete volume and satisfy bmw…not the end customer…. Magna is probably the only exception here..but even they have suffered issues in the past
with that being said..nothing beats a car made in is home factory…have lived with two exact models of a certain make with the same specs….it’s not an urban myth..cbu is way better simply because it was able to be made closer to what it’s maker intended it to be..
many who own foreign ckd and Cbu (non home country) cars always dispute this claim and i get it…because they spent good money to buy a ‘foreign’ car….but there is a noticable difference..but hey..if you haven’t tried the cbu version (home country) you won’t know! what you don’t know can’t hurt you… ;)
The process of assembly in Germany done by robots…very precise fitting. In Malaysia is done by human…loose,wrong or not precise assembly could happen here which affects the quality.
Have you ever seen supercars such as Ferraris had problems with the assembly? Most of the supercars are handmade
inb4 Proton build quality is much better in home country.
NVH has got nothing to do with build quality of the car. Build quality is panel fitting gap, material quality and so on.
Whether the car assembled in Malaysia or Germany NVH level will be the SAME.
NVH depends on the design of the car, what materials are used to dampen sound.
Build quality may cause some rattles, but thats not exactly NVH.
BMW Malaysia on track to moving record number of cars again with this , good time to be German luxury car salesman
Good car, Bad CKD kualiti..
If the new 5 series is the G30 then why is the upcoming 3 series called the G20? Shouldn’t it be a bigger number than 30? Same goes for the upcoming ‘F90’ M5
There goes the RV of the current F30. People will see their 320i drop in value like a stone from now on.
Its the car, bmw’s are known to be problematic regardless where its assembled. Suspension issues is a design defect..