BMW 135i vs E46 models - BMW 3-Series (E90 E92) Forum

horatiub · 07-09-2007, 04:14 AM

Do you think one resembles the other one ? I can see a few similarities, like the front grill

http://edbmw.com/blog/2007/07/09/bmw...46-bmw-models/

edit: added the 335i as well

FifthStreetz · 07-09-2007, 04:16 AM

wow, very nice find~

Now that you put each model side by side the 1 series does have many striking similarities to the E46, I guess the e46 fans will love this even more.

enlightenment · 07-09-2007, 04:20 AM

umm... aren't the kidney grills one of the trademark bmw design cues? It's wouldn't really look like a bmw without those. Hey look it also has lights too.

horatiub · 07-09-2007, 04:21 AM

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Originally Posted by FifthStreetz

wow, very nice find~

Now that you put each model side by side the 1 series does have many striking similarities to the E46, I guess the e46 fans will love this even more.

Yeah, it was on Irv's blog. I'm going to edit my first post to show the 335i as well.

Robert · 07-09-2007, 04:30 AM

Those headlights on the 135i are so bland

FifthStreetz · 07-09-2007, 04:40 AM

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Originally Posted by bobbo

Those headlights on the 135i are so bland

i dont think they look bland, but they look like if its staring at you like

Eyes wide open.

Chris.G · 07-09-2007, 05:21 AM

i really need to see the 135 in person because the pics of the car aren't doing it for me.

astra · 07-09-2007, 06:26 AM

lol wtf, ofcourse the front end looks teh same, the kidney grills are a bmw trademark

herbz · 07-09-2007, 12:57 PM

Yes, the 2 cars look alike. Fortunately they dont share the same chassis, the 1 series was designed from scratch. the e46 chassis was a rattlebox anyway.

highgrade00 · 07-09-2007, 01:53 PM

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Originally Posted by astra

lol wtf, ofcourse the front end looks teh same, the kidney grills are a bmw trademark

maybe he's referring the lower grille. that was the first similarity i noted...

horatiub · 07-09-2007, 02:41 PM

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Originally Posted by astra

lol wtf, ofcourse the front end looks teh same, the kidney grills are a bmw trademark

I'm not sure what you're implying, but the front grill on some BMWs look different from other models, so what I was referring to, it was mostly the shape and design, which on the 1-series looks similar to the E46 one.

astra · 07-09-2007, 11:14 PM

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Originally Posted by herbz

Yes, the 2 cars look alike. Fortunately they dont share the same chassis, the 1 series was designed from scratch. the e46 chassis was a rattlebox anyway.

first i have heard of it... litteraly... i never noticed my car was a rattlebox

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Originally Posted by horatiub

I'm not sure what you're implying, but the front grill on some BMWs look different from other models, so what I was referring to, it was mostly the shape and design, which on the 1-series looks similar to the E46 one.

swoosh

i actuallu think from the pictures you posted the 1er grill looks more like the e92 then the e46, as they both have a rounded top, but the e46 facelift you posted has a flat top on the grill... otherwise, yeh they are similar, because they are both from a similar age

010101 · 07-09-2007, 11:34 PM

Now that the new 3 series resembles a large RV.. size wise anyway.. I would say the 1 series is the new 3 and the new 3 is just another over sized boat to go with the 5, 6, 7 x3 and x5.

SPC LV · 07-10-2007, 12:04 AM

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Originally Posted by herbz

Yes, the 2 cars look alike. Fortunately they dont share the same chassis, the 1 series was designed from scratch. the e46 chassis was a rattlebox anyway.

I could be wrong but I'm pretty sure the 1 series is based on the e46 platform/chassis.

horatiub · 07-11-2007, 11:28 AM

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Originally Posted by SPC LV

I could be wrong but I'm pretty sure the 1 series is based on the e46 platform/chassis.

I'm not sure what to believe anymore, some people say E46 other say that it's a new chassis.

herbz · 07-11-2007, 11:49 AM

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Originally Posted by astra

first i have heard of it... litteraly... i never noticed my car was a rattlebox

herbz · 07-11-2007, 11:54 AM

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Originally Posted by horatiub

I'm not sure what to believe anymore, some people say E46 other say that it's a new chassis.

latest i've read is in this thread.... guys are saying it was developed from scratch. C&D originally printed that it shared the e46 chassis but apparently that was a mistake on C&D

http://1addicts.com/forums/showthread.php?t=573

tdc · 07-12-2007, 06:47 PM

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Originally Posted by SPC LV

I could be wrong but I'm pretty sure the 1 series is based on the e46 platform/chassis.

Understandable why people would think the 1-series is based off the E46 chassis since it was introduced right smack in the middle of the E46 life cycle back in 2003. However, it is incorrect. The 1-series has its own unique chassis separate from the E46.

horatiub · 07-13-2007, 03:19 AM

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Originally Posted by herbz

latest i've read is in this thread.... guys are saying it was developed from scratch. C&D originally printed that it shared the e46 chassis but apparently that was a mistake on C&D

http://1addicts.com/forums/showthread.php?t=573

yeah, I saw an article yesterday saying the same thing, brand new platform and different from the E46

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