BMW'S NEXT generation 3 Series, which will be launched in 2012, has broken cover. While the details have been very sketchy up to this point, BMW decided to satisfy public curiosity by releasing some general information.
The proportions of a typical 3 Series will remain, meaning squat proportions and short rear overhang. The overall look will be slimmer and more toned compared to the current model.
The front of the car receives a widened but not too large kidney grille, smaller than at the current 5-Series with shapely lighting units surrounding the grille. Under each headlight unit there is a semi circle shape which, in the centre, allows for a V-shaped opening where the kidney grille is placed. The rear of the car offers a typical BMW layout with classic L-shape lighting units.
The convertible version will retain the folding hardtop as BMW has found today's model to be the most successful 3 Series convertible ever. Customers also like how the hardtop E93 version has successfully retained a coherent design instead of sitting under the A-pillar or having the rear end raised to accommodate the roof.
Like the 1 Series, the new 3 Series will take advantage of the new modular platform that allows BMW to spin off extra models, makes savings in costs and enables production to be more efficient.
