rmc523 Posted March 18 Share Posted March 18 All-New BMW i3 Debuts As 440-Mile Electric 3 Series with Near-M3 Power - Autoblog BMW’s Most Traditional Sedan Becomes Its Most Futuristic Yet With New i3 | Carscoops Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sherminator98 Posted March 18 Share Posted March 18 Man that is a mismash of different design concepts/Languages The greenhouse looks like same greenhouse that BMW has been using since 1990 Front/back ends are ok-the details for the grill/headlights is a bit "busy" to my eye The angled infotainment screen is just freaking annoying to look at with those angles on it. Overall its not bad, but the some of the details just rub me the wrong way. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fordmantpw Posted March 18 Share Posted March 18 30 minutes ago, Sherminator98 said: Man that is a mismash of different design concepts/Languages The greenhouse looks like same greenhouse that BMW has been using since 1990 Front/back ends are ok-the details for the grill/headlights is a bit "busy" to my eye The angled infotainment screen is just freaking annoying to look at with those angles on it. Overall its not bad, but the some of the details just rub me the wrong way. That seems to be the general story with BMW as of late. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeluxeStang Posted March 18 Share Posted March 18 34 minutes ago, Sherminator98 said: Man that is a mismash of different design concepts/Languages The greenhouse looks like same greenhouse that BMW has been using since 1990 Front/back ends are ok-the details for the grill/headlights is a bit "busy" to my eye The angled infotainment screen is just freaking annoying to look at with those angles on it. Overall its not bad, but the some of the details just rub me the wrong way. 4 minutes ago, fordmantpw said: That seems to be the general story with BMW as of late. Agreed, it feels like bmw designers struggle to know when to put the pen down so to speak. Like case in point, looking at the rear end, there's this nice ducktail above the taillights that would have looked classy. They added those two vertical lines for no reason and it must looks odd. It's stuff like that which makes me scratch me head. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twintornados Posted March 18 Share Posted March 18 Other concerns aside - it overall looks very stylish. The infotainment screen would have me tilting my head to match the oddball angled design though....I am sure the faithful will love it and continue to ignore the turn signal stalk. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmc523 Posted March 18 Author Share Posted March 18 (edited) 1 hour ago, Sherminator98 said: Man that is a mismash of different design concepts/Languages The greenhouse looks like same greenhouse that BMW has been using since 1990 Front/back ends are ok-the details for the grill/headlights is a bit "busy" to my eye The angled infotainment screen is just freaking annoying to look at with those angles on it. Overall its not bad, but the some of the details just rub me the wrong way. I'd agree. It seems like they're trying to jump back in time and sort of imagine where BMW design would've gone without the Bangle era (i.e. pick up where the '97-03 more boxy design left off). The greenhouse seems a bit more upright than the last few models (at least in the latter half of it). I hate this unresolved character line that flows into the middle of the mirror mount/doesn't match up with the belt line: The front and rear are ok. I also agree that the center screen inside is odd with the angled shape. I absolutely DESPISE that hideous 4-spoke steering wheel....like WTF? I get there aren't any gauges to look through, but it's just ugly lol. I also do not like that backlit colored dash panel on the passenger side. It looks like it's broken with how uneven/streaky it is. I guess it's supposed to be "design" but it just looks bad, IMO.....it'd have looked better if they were a pattern or something more uniform. haha, after thinking about it for a second, it actually made me think of that 90's cup design: Edited March 18 by rmc523 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fordmantpw Posted March 18 Share Posted March 18 Designing the UI for that screen had to be a total PITA! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmc523 Posted March 18 Author Share Posted March 18 4 minutes ago, fordmantpw said: Designing the UI for that screen had to be a total PITA! I don't think the designer understood what they meant by "angled toward the driver"..... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T-dubz Posted March 18 Share Posted March 18 I actually like the new front. The body looks like an early 2000’s Lexus or Camry. For all that is going on in the interior, the exterior profile is kinda boring. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
morgan20 Posted March 18 Share Posted March 18 2 hours ago, T-dubz said: The body looks like an early 2000’s Lexus or Camry. For all that is going on in the interior, the exterior profile is kinda boring. Yea, the new i3 is yet another anonymous unibody blob of a sedan in terms of exterior profile. The original i3 had more character Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmc523 Posted March 18 Author Share Posted March 18 10 minutes ago, morgan20 said: Yea, the new i3 is yet another anonymous unibody blob of a sedan in terms of exterior profile. The original i3 had more character Character is a nice way to say ugly lol. 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atomcat68 Posted March 19 Share Posted March 19 I liked the show car they had last year. I feel they watered it down too much. It reminds me of when Lincoln had a great Zephyr concept, but watered down the final product to a boring car. But the BMW doesn't disappoint as much as the Zephyr, but I am a little disappointed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biker16 Posted March 19 Share Posted March 19 This is some impressive technology 800v Architecture 463 horsepower and 476 lb-ft of torque 440 miles of range DC charging at up to 400kW, 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeluxeStang Posted March 19 Share Posted March 19 On 3/18/2026 at 8:48 AM, rmc523 said: I'd agree. It seems like they're trying to jump back in time and sort of imagine where BMW design would've gone without the Bangle era (i.e. pick up where the '97-03 more boxy design left off). The greenhouse seems a bit more upright than the last few models (at least in the latter half of it). I hate this unresolved character line that flows into the middle of the mirror mount/doesn't match up with the belt line: The front and rear are ok. I also agree that the center screen inside is odd with the angled shape. I absolutely DESPISE that hideous 4-spoke steering wheel....like WTF? I get there aren't any gauges to look through, but it's just ugly lol. I also do not like that backlit colored dash panel on the passenger side. It looks like it's broken with how uneven/streaky it is. I guess it's supposed to be "design" but it just looks bad, IMO.....it'd have looked better if they were a pattern or something more uniform. haha, after thinking about it for a second, it actually made me think of that 90's cup design: Good eye. As someone who really appreciates good line flow in a design, I agree about the hood like not lining up with the window line being poorly done. I guess the height of it likes up with the decklid at it's highest point, so at least that's something. It's also possible having a higher beltline to line up with the hood line would have looked a little too chunky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeluxeStang Posted March 19 Share Posted March 19 On 3/18/2026 at 1:39 PM, rmc523 said: Character is a nice way to say ugly lol. Damn, I have a shit ton of character then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmc523 Posted March 19 Author Share Posted March 19 40 minutes ago, DeluxeStang said: Good eye. As someone who really appreciates good line flow in a design, I agree about the hood like not lining up with the window line being poorly done. I guess the height of it likes up with the decklid at it's highest point, so at least that's something. It's also possible having a higher beltline to line up with the hood line would have looked a little too chunky. Oh I wasn't even talking about the hood line in this cars - I agree I prefer the hood line to line up, but that doesn't happen often. I was referring to the character line that does a sort of "Z" shape (I put a yellow line on it) as it goes into the mirror mount... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeluxeStang Posted March 19 Share Posted March 19 1 hour ago, rmc523 said: Oh I wasn't even talking about the hood line in this cars - I agree I prefer the hood line to line up, but that doesn't happen often. I was referring to the character line that does a sort of "Z" shape (I put a yellow line on it) as it goes into the mirror mount... Oh now I see it, yeah that's not great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sherminator98 Posted March 20 Share Posted March 20 I had a video pop on social media about this and it looked slightly better from above vs the dynamic/squirrel height taking the photo that is popular in car photos recently. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmc523 Posted March 20 Author Share Posted March 20 6 minutes ago, Sherminator98 said: I had a video pop on social media about this and it looked slightly better from above vs the dynamic/squirrel height taking the photo that is popular in car photos recently. You mean you don't get down on the ground when looking at a car? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sherminator98 Posted March 20 Share Posted March 20 4 minutes ago, rmc523 said: You mean you don't get down on the ground when looking at a car? Maybe after I got hit by one?! 😛 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeluxeStang Posted March 21 Share Posted March 21 14 hours ago, Sherminator98 said: I had a video pop on social media about this and it looked slightly better from above vs the dynamic/squirrel height taking the photo that is popular in car photos recently. That's actually a valid point. Why are so many cars in their initial release photos shown from the perspective of an ant, and not at a more realistic eye level? Especially when as you pointed out, a lot of designs look worse from that angle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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