New pics of E90 Touring

[Kirby]

GermanCarFans.com

Spy Photos of BMW 3 Series Model Range

 

[deutsch100]

Yuck. I cannot get over those seams/lines above the headlights. The E46 was so smooth...aren't new models supposed to be more streamlined?

The side view is not bad, it actually looks E46ish....but the face should stay under black wraps

 

[Nataku]

looks like a mazda3

 

[Kirby]

Yuck. I cannot get over those seams/lines above the headlights. The E46 was so smooth...aren't new models supposed to be more streamlined?

The side view is not bad, it actually looks E46ish....but the face should stay under black wraps

Some of that hoodline is supposedly due to the new EU requirements for pedestrian hood impact (I kid you not!). There is a new requirement to have some amount of clearance, an inch or two, between the hood and the engine compartment. The idea is that if you hit a pedestrian, the hood will absorb the impact somewhat, instead of causing more harm.

Usually I think European countries have a good balance of sensibilty, liabilty and safety, but this law just seems a little excessive to me. I mean, the bumper will smash a pedestrian''s legs, the windshield/roof smashes their head.... hood impact seems like a minimal concern in the grand scheme.

 

[Big Daddy]

Its not too bad! I could drive it.

 

[deutsch100]

Its not too bad! I could drive it.

My point is always re-affirmed. "It's not "too bad" and I "could" drive it.

Funny how most new BMW designs have not too bad, not too ugly, too weird...Not so cheap, boring....I could drive it, I could get used to it...

 

[///M SPEED]

Some of that hoodline is supposedly due to the new EU requirements for pedestrian hood impact (I kid you not!). There is a new requirement to have some amount of clearance, an inch or two, between the hood and the engine compartment. The idea is that if you hit a pedestrian, the hood will absorb the impact somewhat, instead of causing more harm.

Usually I think European countries have a good balance of sensibilty, liabilty and safety, but this law just seems a little excessive to me. I mean, the bumper will smash a pedestrian''s legs, the windshield/roof smashes their head.... hood impact seems like a minimal concern in the grand scheme.

I agree. It does sound like a bogus law. It wont matter how far the hood is from the engine compartment you are still getting hit by a car at speed....

 

[aNoodle]

My point is always re-affirmed. "It's not "too bad" and I "could" drive it.

Funny how most new BMW designs have not too bad, not too ugly, too weird...Not so cheap, boring....I could drive it, I could get used to it...

Like they look best in dark colors, like black? LOL

I saw the new 3 at the auto show, but I'm holding off judgment until I have a chance to drive one....maybe holding off for the face lift too!

I'd buy a Z4 if I could hammer out a few of its creases, particularly the diagonal ones on the side, and its side markers. Not to highjack the thread, but I love the Z4 engine compartment....you can get to anything to easily!