Exclusive: E90/91 LCI photos

crex · 07-03-2008, 12:24 PM

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http://www.bimmerfile.com/2008/07/03...91-lci-photos/

imaznumkay · 07-03-2008, 02:10 PM

looks like pshop or just a sketch to me.....
i dont understand why people label such pictures as "EXCLUSIVE" or "OMG NO WAY SPYSHOTS" when they are not at all.

IDreamofBimmers · 07-03-2008, 02:28 PM

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Originally Posted by imaznumkay

looks like pshop or just a sketch to me.....
i dont understand why people label such pictures as "EXCLUSIVE" or "OMG NO WAY SPYSHOTS" when they are not at all.

"early marketing photo scans of the upcoming LCI for the 3 series set to debut this fall" that's what the article says...
i don't like the wheels!

iScream · 07-03-2008, 02:31 PM

looks more like a pontiac than before. Glad I have an '07.

Saw the new 7 pics... looks more like a Dodge Magnum than before. But I do wish I had a web browser on my iDrive!

MikeMidd · 07-03-2008, 02:38 PM

The wheels on the sedan look a looooot like the current E92/93 335 ZSP wheels. I like the new ones on the wagon sketch, which we've seen elsewhere, too.

I still think that the rumpled hood, a la the SUVs, is heinous. And that the "notch" in the taillight doesn't do enough to make a still-weird back end look better. They should've taken the inner vertical cut, which currently angles away from the license plate area as it goes from top to bottom, and made it mirror the angle of the plate area (so it angled toward the center of the car.

Abe Froman · 07-03-2008, 02:40 PM

Love the wheels. Ambivalent about the hood. The hood ripples could have been much worse, so I'm happy with that.

mapezzul · 07-03-2008, 08:22 PM

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Originally Posted by imaznumkay

looks like pshop or just a sketch to me.....
i dont understand why people label such pictures as "EXCLUSIVE" or "OMG NO WAY SPYSHOTS" when they are not at all.

Quite interesting comment, I guess you have employees of BMW marketing doing a quick scan of some images they are working with and emailing them to you too then..... or spy shots of a similar fashion or engineers and designers of electronics as sources; nope I guess not and that is why they are exclusive so until you get your own sources quit complaining...
Notice how no one else is?

And just for the record I did not create this thread or the heading... I just linked in the other thread Mark started.

Saintor · 07-03-2008, 08:41 PM

I guess that the OP doesn't know the difference between photos and drawings.

ksfrogman · 07-03-2008, 08:42 PM

What is LCI? I love it when the authors assume that everyone knows what their silly abbreviations stand for.

JackMac · 07-03-2008, 08:49 PM

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Originally Posted by ksfrogman

What is LCI? I love it when the authors assume that everyone knows what their silly abbreviations stand for.

Life Cycle Impulse (or fancy name for facelift).

Probably the 3rd thread I've seen today with these leaked pics from BimmerFile.

These appear to be a photo of a photo (or catalog page)

nhhiep · 07-03-2008, 08:50 PM

is that 189 style rims? and who redesigned the mirrors? did they work on the IS before?

GregL · 07-03-2008, 09:01 PM

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Originally Posted by nhhiep

is that 189 style rims? and who redesigned the mirrors? did they work on the IS before?

It's to comply with new European requirements. The new generation of Mercs rolling out such as the C-class also sport these hideous things.

TK-421 · 07-03-2008, 09:12 PM

im liking the sideskirts

Greeney · 07-03-2008, 09:14 PM

Looks great.

sinnet112 · 07-04-2008, 09:47 AM

Aside from the taillights, which have always been covered in the spyshots, these drawings seem fairly accurate.

Lassaxi · 07-04-2008, 11:06 AM

Love the new rear end on the wagon especially.

matty231 · 07-05-2008, 07:00 AM

Man, those new tail lights look way better, hope they're on the e90, the front lights also look better without the indicator reflector!

Big Windy · 07-05-2008, 07:12 AM

the pics look good. yeah, they are drawings, but they still give some good ideas about what the real car is going to look like. personally, i care most about i-drive and whether the 09 3ers (including M3) are going to get it.

LEDZEP · 07-05-2008, 09:08 AM

If I draw a stick figure on a bar napkin, can I call that a "photo" too?

Bimmerforlife · 07-05-2008, 09:45 AM

Don't you think it's kinda odd for a re-fresh to get this many updates? Usually it's just a front or rear lift or tuck but what it appears is happening is a new front, rear, tailights, hood, new shadowline trim. It just seems that so much is changing. I think the new hood will give it a different look and of course with the mustache gone also makes the whole front integration of the kidneys appear to be different.

I'm just kinda suprised that so much is being changed on the 3rd year and we have not even got to the inside changes yet.

JackMac · 07-05-2008, 02:54 PM

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Originally Posted by LEDZEP

If I draw a stick figure on a bar napkin, can I call that a "photo" too?

Sure. If you take a picture of it, then you can call that a photo

ALPINE6SPD · 07-05-2008, 03:53 PM

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Originally Posted by LEDZEP

If I draw a stick figure on a bar napkin, can I call that a "photo" too?

on e90post yes
anywhere else NO

07-03-2008, 12:24 PM	#1
crex Captain 53 Rep 659 Posts Drives: bmw 135i, Jeep wrangler Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: NOVA iTrader: (1)	Exclusive: E90/91 LCI photos http://www.bimmerfile.com/2008/07/03...91-lci-photos/
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imaznumkay Major 85 Rep 1,104 Posts Drives: 2010 E90 M3 Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: NY iTrader: (2)	looks like pshop or just a sketch to me..... i dont understand why people label such pictures as "EXCLUSIVE" or "OMG NO WAY SPYSHOTS" when they are not at all. __________________ 2007 E90 335i JB 2010 E90 M3 JRB
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MikeMidd Thrillin' and billin' 17 Rep 416 Posts Drives: Three-Three-Five Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Washington, DC iTrader: (0)	The wheels on the sedan look a looooot like the current E92/93 335 ZSP wheels. I like the new ones on the wagon sketch, which we've seen elsewhere, too. I still think that the rumpled hood, a la the SUVs, is heinous. And that the "notch" in the taillight doesn't do enough to make a still-weird back end look better. They should've taken the inner vertical cut, which currently angles away from the license plate area as it goes from top to bottom, and made it mirror the angle of the plate area (so it angled toward the center of the car. __________________ BMW 335i: Ordered: 4.29.2008 Began production: 5.26.2008 * Completion: 6.2.2008 * PCD: 7.10.2008, Spartanburg, SC*
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Abe Froman New Member 0 Rep 23 Posts Drives: 335i Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Earth iTrader: (0)	Love the wheels. Ambivalent about the hood. The hood ripples could have been much worse, so I'm happy with that.
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ksfrogman Major General 570 Rep 6,750 Posts Drives: E90 330i 6MT Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Torrance, CA iTrader: (12) Garage List 2006 330i [0.00] 2006 330i [0.00]	What is LCI? I love it when the authors assume that everyone knows what their silly abbreviations stand for. __________________
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nhhiep Captain 88 Rep 863 Posts Drives: bmw Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Denver, CO iTrader: (0)	is that 189 style rims? and who redesigned the mirrors? did they work on the IS before?
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Big Windy Major General 152 Rep 5,124 Posts Drives: None Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Bay Area iTrader: (0)	the pics look good. yeah, they are drawings, but they still give some good ideas about what the real car is going to look like. personally, i care most about i-drive and whether the 09 3ers (including M3) are going to get it.
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Bimmerforlife Major 387 Rep 1,270 Posts Drives: E90 335i Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: FL iTrader: (0)	Don't you think it's kinda odd for a re-fresh to get this many updates? Usually it's just a front or rear lift or tuck but what it appears is happening is a new front, rear, tailights, hood, new shadowline trim. It just seems that so much is changing. I think the new hood will give it a different look and of course with the mustache gone also makes the whole front integration of the kidneys appear to be different. I'm just kinda suprised that so much is being changed on the 3rd year and we have not even got to the inside changes yet. Last edited by Bimmerforlife; 07-05-2008 at 10:01 AM..
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