3 Series 2012 BMW 3er Touring (F31) Spyshots.

[SCOTT27]

Sent to me by a UK forum member.
The UK Autocar magazine have grabbed the exclusive on the new BMW 3er Touring (F31) prototypes.

Expect a similar timeframe with the launch of the 5er Touring (F11).
With the 3er Sedan debuting in November 2011 , prior to World premiere @ Geneva with a possible launch for the Touring in Leipzig the following month. Again largest market for 3er Touring like the 5er is Germany.
So they might take the initiative.

 

[EMpower]

The hood reminds me of Z4.

 

[Osnabrueck]

Looks very "shot like an arrow."

Looking forward to it.

 

[Deleted member 25]

Yep , i like very much the flat look.

 

[Human]

Looks like a real sportswagon

 

[PHYBENZ]

 

[SKY]

Looks like the interior of the current 1er.

 

[klier]

Yeah, that's definitely not the interior of the new 3er. Looks like an 1er to me as well. Sounds logical, for testing.

 

[Betty Swollocks]

Yeah, that's definitely not the interior of the new 3er. Looks like an 1er to me as well. Sounds logical, for testing.

I would suggest this is the final interior with inspiration from the 1 Series interior. The car looks too developed for it to have a mish mash of parts from other series models. Better be prepared for a 1 Series inspired dashboard.

 

[klier]

I would suggest this is the final interior with inspiration from the 1 Series interior. The car looks too developed for it to have a mish mash of parts from other series models. Better be prepared for a 1 Series inspired dashboard.

I'm confident enough to bet you're wrong. 20 euro's this is not the interior? We can pay eachother via Paypal in a year or 1.5 year

 

[Betty Swollocks]

I'm confident enough to bet you're wrong. 20 euro's this is not the interior? We can pay eachother via Paypal in a year or 1.5 year

The pleasure of knowing you are wrong is payment enough.

 

[RikfromBelgium]

get a room, or a seperate thread you 2

on topic: clearly that handbrake is a finished product and the side of the dashboard is supposed to be open. The cloth is an optional extra to keep the dashboard from losing color because of the sun. Heck, even this custom paintjob will be on the optionslist ... this is THE car.

 

[Betty Swollocks]

get a room, or a seperate thread you 2

on topic:

We were on topic thank-you. Discussing whether this is the real dashboard.

 

[SKY]

get a room, or a seperate thread you 2

on topic: clearly that handbrake is a finished product and the side of the dashboard is supposed to be open. The cloth is an optional extra to keep the dashboard from losing color because of the sun. Heck, even this custom paintjob will be on the optionslist ... this is THE car.

Do you think the handbrake will be like that?. All the new BMWs have the electronic one, even hte sportiest ones as the Z4. I think is interior has nothing to look at, it´s a very preliminar version.

 

[LaArtist]

I expect a kick ass new looking 3er this time.. in and out..
The E90 and the E46 are closely related..( i know they often do 2 cars off the same theme)
This time around i want a something very diffrent from those..or ile be dissapointed..

 

[Betty Swollocks]

The E90 and the E46 are closely related..( i know they often do 2 cars off the same theme)

Not as closely related as the E36 and E46. The F30 will be an evolution rather than revolution of the E90.

 

[RikfromBelgium]

Do you think the handbrake will be like that?. All the new BMWs have the electronic one, even hte sportiest ones as the Z4. I think is interior has nothing to look at, it´s a very preliminar version.

if you look closely, it has both handbrakes, should give some arround here a clue.

 

[Betty Swollocks]

if you look closely, it has both handbrakes, should give some arround here a clue.

Both handbrakes? I don't think so.

 

[RikfromBelgium]

that metally surrounded switch looks a lot likz the electronic handbrakes BMW use, which would make sense, one to test, one for safety.

 

[SKY]

that metally surrounded switch looks a lot likz the electronic handbrakes BMW use, which would make sense, one to test, one for safety.

I thought it was the comfort/sport buttons that are now in every new bimmer.