[TurtleBoy]

Originally Posted by Glazonyoursix

Long time no speak Turtle! Hope you’ve been doing great.

I really want to wait and see what the X3 G45 looks like but I will say the one we got leaked over a week ago was 100% real. Don’t know why BMW designed it like that.

Doing well and hope you are also. Won't be long now and we will get to see good photos as well as the details of them.

[Glazonyoursix]

Originally Posted by TurtleBoy

Doing well and hope you are also. Won't be long now and we will get to see good photos as well as the details of them.

Doing great as well. Miss my BMW… might be time to return 👀. Pumped for it

[stone_1]

The M Sport models tends to have more intricate details that might not be everyone’s cup of tea. It’s would be refreshing to have a more straightforward approach like announcing the car’s availability and organizing a promotional auto cross event for enthusiasts like us. It’s all about personal preference when it comes to these design choices.

[Alpine Wait]

Originally Posted by EWL5

I was pretty sure the one in this thread was a fake:
https://x3.xbimmers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2110107

Fake? They're both the same, save for minor differences in the lower bumper. Which is exactly what you'd expect for standard vs. M-sport.

Same size kidney grills, same lights, same proportions.

[jwong77]

Originally Posted by MidnightLight

The G45 M50 uses the same B58 engine (inline 6) as the current G01 M40i.

lol so it got a marketing upgrade 😂

[Xtabi]

It’s 05:00 AM in Germany…

Refreshing YouTube like it’s Christmas morning hoping for an early leak!!! 😀

I’m assuming the official announcement will be out closer to around noonish CET…😭

[Jason]

Originally Posted by Xtabi

It’s 05:00 AM in Germany…

Refreshing YouTube like it’s Christmas morning hoping for an early leak!!! 😀

I’m assuming the official announcement will be out closer to around noonish CET…😭

T-minus 15.5 hours

[kjadis]

Is there a specified announcement time yet?

[Glazonyoursix]

Originally Posted by Jason

T-minus 15.5 hours

For the US it’s going to be 6:00 PM EST/5:00 PM CST/3:00 PM PST.

[Glazonyoursix]

Also I believe it’s tomorrow and not today.

[internalaudit]

Maybe BMW is modifying the front based on all the reactions to those two spy shots?

[Joralemon st.]

Originally Posted by internalaudit

Maybe BMW is modifying the front based on all the reactions to those two spy shots?

Wishful thinking Level 99

[internalaudit]

Originally Posted by Joralemon st.

Wishful thinking Level 99

I'm really not sure what BMW is thinking when it designed oddly shaped grills, like on the XM.

Then the M2 came out with a similar but less vertical grill.

Are they trying to go for irregular polygonal designs?

Have they not realized symmetry is more pleasing to the human eye? Even Acura is almost getting its pentagonal grill designed / flowing right. What exactly was wrong with the kidney grills of the 90's, 2000's and 2010's that BMW had to shy away from them?

It's crazy to think a grill design can be off-putting that maybe 5% of lost sales were a result from that.

[Jason]

Originally Posted by Glazonyoursix

Also I believe it’s tomorrow and not today.

Today

[Joralemon st.]

Originally Posted by internalaudit

I'm really not sure what BMW is thinking when it designed oddly shaped grills, like on the XM.

Then the M2 came out with a similar but less vertical grill.

Are they trying to go for irregular polygonal designs?

Have they not realized symmetry is more pleasing to the human eye? Even Acura is almost getting its pentagonal grill designed / flowing right. What exactly was wrong with the kidney grills of the 90's, 2000's and 2010's that BMW had to shy away from them?

It's crazy to think a grill design can be off-putting that maybe 5% of lost sales were a result from that.

I agree, I'm terrified by what's to come) I am 100% a BMW fan, but I won't be buying something I find hideous, I care about aesthetics as much as what's under the hood.

[paimon.soror]

Excited to see how it looks - it will most likely be what sways me to either go with the X5 40 , or the m50 x3. Would love the pep and sportiness of the X3 - but the more and more X5's i see rolling around with msport packages, man they look so mean.

[Joralemon st.]

Originally Posted by paimon.soror

Excited to see how it looks - it will most likely be what sways me to either go with the X5 40 , or the m50 x3. Would love the pep and sportiness of the X3 - but the more and more X5's i see rolling around with msport packages, man they look so mean.

Yes, I'm guilty as well — the X5's have been growing on me lately. And given lack of legroom improvements to the upcoming X3, I'm starting to think about it even more...

[Mattl0806]

Originally Posted by Joralemon st.

Yes, I'm guilty as well — the X5's have been growing on me lately. And given lack of legroom improvements to the upcoming X3, I'm starting to think about it even more...

100%. They did make it a touch wider. This could make an improvement. Afterall the x5 only has 1inch more legroom. It’s the width and height that make it feel larger back there. Both cars have very disappointing rear legroom. an x5 with GLE legroom and they would sell 25% more.

[Joralemon st.]

Originally Posted by Mattl0806

100%. They did make it a touch wider. This could make an improvement. Afterall the x5 only has 1inch more legroom. It’s the width and height that make it feel larger back there. Both cars have very disappointing rear legroom. an x5 with GLE legroom and they would sell 25% more.

That's so funny — I also looked at the GLC and that was the one (1) thing that I liked better — legroom was great.

Interesting, I didn't realize the X5 has that little more legroom (lengthwise at least). And sadly the G45 is even shorter than the G01 (if I'm not mistaking). Eh...

[ASAP]

Originally Posted by Joralemon st.

Yes, I'm guilty as well — the X5's have been growing on me lately. And given lack of legroom improvements to the upcoming X3, I'm starting to think about it even more...

0 difference in interior space between x3 and x5 outside of cargo area... the x3 actually has more front legroom due to a higher dash

[internalaudit]

Originally Posted by Joralemon st.

Yes, I'm guilty as well — the X5's have been growing on me lately. And given lack of legroom improvements to the upcoming X3, I'm starting to think about it even more...

Crazy how when I visited my in-laws in late 2019, my F-I-L just got his new X5 (relatively new in Taiwan then as onlookers were excited to see one) and I thought the grill was huge.

Then fast forward five years, the X5 is the best looking BMW SAV, followed by the X3 for the simple reason -- how the front fascia looked -- proportions, symmetry, elements that draw attention.

I guess bigger grills designed well are better than smaller grills that are not designed so well.

[Joralemon st.]

Originally Posted by ASAP

0 difference in interior space between x3 and x5 outside of cargo area... the x3 actually has more front legroom due to a higher dash

Ok, that's terrible — I'm running out of options