TwiBlueG35

This new 3 coupe looks like the 330i without two doors. Plus, I think the trunk looks kind of long, but I have to see the real car to be sure.

GSE25

The coupe looks way too long. Reminds me of the Benz CL class.

LexFather

Please point me to the E46 used car lot.......
The Z4 has been ugly for sometime now and the 1 looks okay, not bad to me. The "M" kit helps a bunch.

The funny thing is, they'll sell every last one, once that roundel is on it. Gotta give props to prestige.

I actually really like the 3 sedan in the looks department.

Besides, nothing a drop and bigger rims can't fix

Gojirra99

The new 3 sedan looks OK overall, but tail lights are fugly. The previous 3 is better overall.

TheRupp

Those turn signal mirrors are about as seemless as a speed bump

STIG

i take the sedan over this anytime!

doug_999

You know, I thought the new Civic was ugly from the release photos. Then I saw one in person - really nice. I now reserve judgement until I see the car in person.

TheRupp

I agree... I dunno... I'm kinda holding off on the IS350 right now because I want a hardtop convertible and everything's a contender with me right now, even the C70

picus

Wow, that 3 coupe is hideous. I'd take the sedan in a second - the coupes proportions look all wrong. Ugh.

Gojirra99

Getting better with every lap
By Ed Hellwig Email


Date posted: 02-09-2006

Of all the cars BMW's engineers get to fling around the Nürburgring test track, we would guess the star of our latest video is one of their favorites. It's the 2008 BMW 3 Series coupe and it's headed for U.S. showrooms sometime in the next 12 months.

Like the 2006 BMW 3 Series sedans, the coupes built their reputation on delivering perfect balance, exceptional steering and suspensions that can make a hero out of anybody. Great engines have always been part of the mix as well, and the next generation of 3 Series coupes won't disappoint. They're likely to make use of BMW's latest line of straight-six engines, so expect to see both 325Ci and 330Ci two-doors in the lineup with 215 hp and 255 hp, respectively.

Good numbers for sure, but BMW isn't stopping there. Various rumors suggest that an even higher horsepower coupe will slot into the lineup above the 330Ci and below the V8-powered M3 expected next year. Most speculation puts the new engine at 3.5 liters with an output of 330 hp thanks to help from a pair of sequential turbochargers. We can only hope that a manual transmission is standard equipment instead of some SMG deal like the M5.

If we're lucky we may see the initial versions of this new BMW coupe as early as this fall, but early next year is the more likely time frame. If the 335i does indeed join the lineup, expect it to lag the base cars by a few months, a tactic that will build up nicely to the introduction of the next-generation M3.

For video link, click HERE

source : edmunds

LexFather

This is one of those cars I have to wait to see. The 3 coupe has always been a very good looking car, I just can't see them fudging this one up

CK6Speed

iTrader: (1)

You did notice that those orange turn signals in the side mirrors are not really turn signal lights at all but just orange reflective tape as part of the camouflage right? Seriously though, it will not have turn signal mirrors and be just like the sedan. Its just a piece of tape.

r4z0r3ck

the crease makes the coupe look as stretched as the 6 series.

T0ked

iTrader: (2)

Maybe its just me, these new designs prove that I will never buy a bimmer. They just do not look attractive at all. For some reason the new 3 coupe reminds me of the Hyundai Sonata. Maybe just me... The only bimmer that I even find remotely attractive is the 6. They just all look bloated and frumpy.

Gojirra99

by Andreas Conradt
02-15-2006

The sporty three

Late last year we revealed how the next generation of mid-size BMW drop-tops and coupes would be called 4-Series, creating an all-new range from the omnipresent 3 Series models. Now we've spied the coupe out testing, and we hear it is very unlikely the cars will be called the 4-series as former partner Rover still holds the rights to the term “400-series”, including model names such as 418 or 420. We do therefore assume the new coupé and cabrio will be called 3-series again, though this would make the 6-series a real exotic. But then again: it is an exotic!

Notice this cars’ relatively long overhangs at the front and rear, giving it a more substantial profile. The 6-Series-style tapering and rounded nose is toned down slightly in the Three, but the headlamps are unmistakably cat-like. Possible powerplants include the two- to three-litre petrols, and diesel options as well which will almost certainly appear in the coupe version of the 3-Series, but might as well make it into the cabrio.

source : worldcarfans

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still can't see the tail lights . . .