BMW M3 Gets Face Lift For 2009, Now With 10% Less Ugly

Wes Siler — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 13:10:00 EDT

The leaky sieve over at BMW has let slip official photos of the 2009 BMW M3 sedan and coupe. Both the E90 and E92 benefit from the 2009 BMW 3-series facelift, which means the bumpers, lights and interiors are cleaned up to make them a little less awkward. While this will probably really piss off people who just paid up to $100,000 for this year's model, we're big fans of the 2008 BMW M3, so I guess we're 10% bigger fans of this new model.

(Hat tip to Timothy!) [via M3Post]

2009 BMW 3-Series Brochure Scanned, Leaked, Flame Surfaced

Matt Hardigree — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 11:00:00 EDT

For those curious what the mild mid-cycle refresh of the 2009 BMW 3-Series is going to look like, the folks at Bimmer-File has gotten ahold of scans from a marketing brochure that appear to show the full monty.

Compared to the current crop there are some obvious changes to the front of the car, including revised lamps, fog lights and mirrors. They've also taken a lot of care to squeeze a few more lines into the hood.

Understandably, our biggest interest in the 2009 3-series is the possibility of all-but confirmed BMW 335d, which we hope will hit shores this fall. What do you all think? Going in the right direction or retreating from classic BMW style?

Jalopnik: 2009 3-series

BMW M3 Gets Face Lift For 2009, Now With 10% Less Ugly

2009 BMW 3-Series Brochure Scanned, Leaked, Flame Surfaced