The lci car that you're looking at is an M sport car which have always had more complex bumpers, especially in the back. The regular model will probably have a more clean and simplistic design in the back.

In my opinion, pre-facelifted version looks better with M-Sport package with typical M smile in the front and less aggressive diffuser in the rear, while facelifted version with regular trim looks way better than the older one.

Same. So much better. BMWs have always been frustrating because it always feels like they just need a few tweaks to surface detailing. Proportions are usually on point.

The front looks more like the 5 series now which is awesome itself

The infotainment is definitely a big letdown. Slapping a wide iPad on the dash and omitting physical buttons is really aesthetically and functionally miles worse than the best UI they have created with the previous series.

You are comparing Pre LCI non MSport with LCI MSport, which not makes really sense.

only complaint i have is that the lower intake is too big

If I'm honest, I liked the old one more.the new one has way too big air intake at the bottom and the kidneys now look like 5 series. But I'm glad that at least someone likes it.

10/10 for the exterior 😍. 4/10 for the interior 😨. Who the heck told BMW to take away the gear shifter, AC buttons, and slap a bridge tablet on the dash....🤷🏾‍♂️

I liked the dip on the old headlights, but not the "T" shape on the bumpers. The new M rear bumper is horrible (the new M240i has the same problem). Interior wise, I *definitely* prefer the old one, but I'm sure this new one is cheaper, so giving the impression of being "so modern", it must be win-win for the manufacturers.

It's weird times we live in when Kias and Hyundais and Genesis have less controversial designs than BMW's and Mercs. Thanks for the insight!!! Great content as usual!!!

New one looks more like the 5 series Way better

I’ll reserve judgement til I see it in person because I like the old one better and I think the pictures make it look odd.

You really need to take a look at the non-M sport facelift version, it looks soo good imo!!! Id even say it looks better than the m version and in general this has never been the case for me so far. So my ranking would be: 1. M-Sport Pre-Facelift 2. Normal Facelift 3. M-Sport Facelift 4. Normal Pre-Facelift

I don't dislike the current pre-facelift 3-Series sedan! I always appreciated that cut in the middle of the headlights, because it reminds me of the original E46 headlights. The overall car has hints here and there to the E46, even the taillights... (Overall the E46 looks better by the way...) I don't think the facelift is that much of an improvement though. Plus, the white one is a basic 3-Series and the gray one appears to have a M-Package. Not really comparable.

The facelift looks absolutely gorgeous. The only critism is the interior screens should be intergrated into the dashboard and gear selector larger with buttons for radio volume

The front and rear bumper analysis is done with a base “luxury line” compared to LCI M Sport. Side profile is M-Sport vs LCI M-Sport

I completely agree with your comments about the interior. The preLCI shows more care in designing a housing for the IC and integrating the screens into the dash design.

Being such a fan of the E46 and growing up with that as my favorite BMW I prefer the pre LCI because of the slight notches at the bottom of the headlight. If anything though I am very happy that they are sticking with the normal size grille

weird to compare a pre LCI non M-sport car to the LCI M sport. New car looks good but I preferred the pre LCI M-sport car.

I agree in the interior part. It takes away that feeling of the interior being build around you and looks way colder. The new 7 series made a great job with that huge Ipad screen covering it organically by parts of the cockpit. like a little roof over the speedometer. it gives it more of a feeling as if you were build into the car and not thrown onto the street

That new design on the 3 may be the with the M-Sport Package, so might not be comparing apples to apples! Make sure you guys subscribe to my channel too! I’ll be making videos of the new three series as soon as it arrives. Great video Bembli!

I’ve always loved BMW cockpits and dashboards. I love the new tech an incredibly HD Touchscreen 🖥, but it looks odd how it protrudes rectangularly and I wish it was more seamlessly integrated into the dashboard.

Please compare with a M-Sport package pre-facelift next time!

IMO black is the best colour for both the original and LCI G20/21 - it's the colour that hides all these weird angles and flourishes. Great review, cheers

Facelift model looks amazing! Modelled on the current G80 M3 (without the large grill of course). Well done BMW 👏

Proud owner of a 2019 3 series and 2020 M4 Heritage Edition. Love BMW.

The bottom rear end looks more aggressive and less boring compared to the older model. Agree with the older dash over the new one. The separation looks much cleaner and inviting as you stated. I just ordered the 2023 M340i xdrive so I guess I'm stuck, LOL!

Facelift car has so much better proportion, specially I like the new front lights-

Tbh i really like the facelifted one especially the front, although i'd like it more if the front air intake was a bit narrower. the rear will look much better if they covered the parts you showed with proper bumper, the rest of it is just stunning . nothing to say about the interior, the prefacelift model is more BMW like . love your videos and cant wait to see your touch on that new 3 series . much love from Morocco

I love your breakdown of all of this, however I need to point out for the front and side view you’re looking at a m-sport face lift and a non m-sport pre facelift. Because of this the bumpers are going to be completely different, if there is a picture of the face lift non m sport then you can compare the two much better

i prefer the headlighrts on the pre face lifted one and also this is the second time in recent history that bmw has made a good facelift, yk the 5 series

The 3 series was the best looking car in the line up. They had to do something very wrong to ruin it. They tried pretty hard to with the rear.

I've got a pre-LCI M-sport on order, and I placed the order when I did on the basis that I really didn't want a giant screen instead of dials in a classic cowling - and I'm happy i guessed right! Would have been gutted to lose a proper gear stick too, and the E46 notches.

I loved the prefacelift, expecially the M sport

Dude well said!! I was literally thinking the same, i got the 2022 3 series and prefer that, i only like the night headlights/bumper more

100% agree with the opening statement of the video, this is the first time in a long time, at least 10 years or so now that they've made a car more attractive with a LCU or new series. Don't know what these guys are thinking with their design in general but this one looks AWESOME

Thank GOD the grille isn’t ruined. And the side view still keeps its beautiful surfacing. But all the other details like the lower intakes and especially the terrible rear end almost invalidate the praise i just gave it

I definitely like this over the previous model. As someone who drives a lot, I prefer the larger screens to enable interaction a lot easier.

The standard and M-Sport versions of BMW's cars look great, it's the M cars where they are dropping the ball

Nice now I may be able to get one of the pre-face lifted ones on discount

Compared to the previous sporty Version I think it's a brillant facelift evolution. Let's hope the facelift of the regular Version is as good as this. This is a win for me.

The E92 was such a good looking car. None of the newer 3 look as good as Mercedes

u shouldve compared the m sport version of the pre facelifted version imo. the outside differs very much between them

Hi, I have a 2021 G21 3 series. From the facelift, I tend to prefer the new front side, but the original one was not that bad either. The standard rear side (not the M sport one) is also better after the facelift (T shapes have been removed and replaced by simple reflectors). I never liked the M sport exterior, but the things have gone worse with the facelift. But the worst remains the interior which is a clear nogo for me. I really appreciate the way the screens were integrated in the pre facelift version.

I like the T shaped inlet on the pre face lift version. To me it looks like a modem interpretation of a classic “NACA Duct”. The black grill as people have already said was an option which is most likely the case with the facelift 2023 model.

Perhaps if you compared apples for apples and had an image of a pre-facelift M sport variant with the Shadow line pack vs the LCI which is an M sport with Shadow line pack.your opinion would be worth listening to.

You should compare m sport version pre LCI with M sport LCI which you did for side and interior comparison but not for the front and rear where you used non M sport Pre facelift model

CEO: How do we fix it with the new facelift? Artist: make it look like the 5 series and we're golden

Great update to the infotainment!

Love the new design BTW!

I’m with you 👍🏾 the refresh is soooooooo much better 😍 bravo 👏🏾 BMW

The 2019-2022 BMW 3 Series is the most well-proportioned and best looking 3 series ever.

Yeap when i saw it, i knew you would like it. It just looks so much cleaner than before despite the small changes

Haha, I wrote literally your opening words in our BMW forum yesterday - it is really the first improvement in design we've seen in a long time... The interior, however...

I just bought out my Pre-LCI M340i. I do like the the way the refresh looks but lease rates are ridiculous at the moment.

I actually think the interior is great, really makes a statement and I think the screen brings more customization that people wanted

The new interior looks way better. As a mercedes fan i think its super clean and feels more clean. They surely finessed the small details on the new interior.

As someone who goes back and forth between two g series 3 series regularly…. A 2021 330i and a 2023 m340i .. just had a 2019 330i…. Individual criticisms aside… the larger screens are much more engaging, cleans up the clutter I’m used to from the pre lci and as a daily driver the cleanliness is actually really appreciated …

Is the facelift 3 in that picture an msport version or SE? the prefacelift in the above picture is an SE and I agree doesn't look great, but the msport version of the pre-facelift looks nice

Why this angle and that angle on the bumper and the side lines. Aerodynamic bro. It’s their design language if u go through deep enough.

Looks like the 5 series now, which I like.

wait, what happened to the 3 series with the huge grille? or was the new m3 not based on the 3 series?

The new one looks dope!

btw the older 3 series model u showing is not the m sport model, its the luxury line, so it would better to compare the previous m sport model to the new model below

The front of the Lci looks good however the rear and more so the interior with the big screen slapped on is a step backwards. Also, they removed the gear shifter in the Lci - why?

i don't get it in the lci model in the front what's with the glossy black plastic that should be body color makes the front look like a black hole in the front looks weird

Simple graphics age so much better. Glad they took a step back and not overstyle.

the only two new beautiful bmw's are 5 series and 3 series. I love pre facelift version, but totally agree with you, that new one looks better. Almost as 5 CS.

I don’t think the front end comparison is fair as the LCI is for the M340i and the car you showed us the Sport design, not the comparable Pre-LCI M340i. I prefer the Pre-LCI M340i because of the homage to the E46 as you mentioned, but the new one doesn’t look bad by any means. It actually fits the other M/M Sport models a lot better through the lineup

How much longer Will the "old" model still be available to order?

The pre lci vehicle u compared the lci vehicle to was not a m sport package model. The lci used to compare has the m sport package.

I love both of the 3 series

Looks great on the outside, not a fan of the big iPad... Still will probably be inline to get one... When will it be released?

The E92 and E93 facelift was also stunning!

Any one know when we can start building these for delivery?

At first look, I didn’t liked the facelift. But now I really like it

Can someone tell me which color the facelift model is in this video?

Ugh. It might be an improvement, but I don’t end up liking either of them. 1 step forward with the simplified grille and headlights, 2 steps backward with the bumper treatment.

So i have a 2021 3 series so maybe I am biased, but I actually prefer the old headlights, and mines is portimao blue with the msport black grille, so I think the grille looks just as good. also prefer the old front bumper in msport, it looks more aggressive. I actually like the new screen though!

I’m stunned too! 😮

the pre lci m340i is soo aggressive and looks extremely good

The little angle behind the front wheel is the same angle as the rear door angle.... Also i think they trying tto use the hockey stick like the 7 series?

You should compare the same versions though, I had the 2019 G20 M sport and didn’t look this bad..

You can not compare the exterior of two different versions of the car, the LCI is an MSport and the other is neither an Msport nor a 2021 3series

The previous fog lights with the T -shaped module were really out of place in design cohesion . Glad they clean that up

In my opinion the new 3 series M Sport looks much more aggressive than before

Inside looks perfect and better on the re design. More modern 🎉

Why do you compare standard non M model (old) with M model (LCI) ?

They made the new led signature identical to the adaptive light upgrade which is great.

This 3 series lci has more in common with the F22 2 series than the new G42 2 series has. So I like it. It looks aggressive, angry, fierce in the front. The lines on the side I love. Again the same lines are on the F22, which was done away on the G42 for some reason.

good points, good video, my man. Nice channel, you are right about most things. The weird "hole" on the back is the same L shape thing that they put on the front, just not well done. On the inside, the old ones looks a bit dated, but the new screen kinda just looks like bolted on, and not integrated at all.

I so agree with everything. You are pointing out almost identical stuff as I see. I am not in design, just a regular 3er driver.

There was a little throwback to e46 in the front lights. There is removed with the facelift / LCI. I don't like that, but I still love the car.

I think they did great with the 5 series facelift as well

I actually like the old one. The new one almost look like it doesn't have eyeballs.

pls compare spec to spec/trim to trim.

I agree on all your views on it and adding to it that the lower front grill is cool, but it’s somewhat too big - almost looks like it has two front grills, in a time where eg a Tesla has none. The new rear is really looking hollow, it weirdly reminds me about these mad turbo tuned Gallardo’s where the engine is exposed.

The rear is really aweful compared to pre-LCI M-Sport, it's like they have two WTC towers on each side and then the enourmous not needed fake diffusor in the middle. The front is OK and possible to live with. For interior pre-LCI is just better. The grill like the one on M3/4 won't happen on the regular 3-series or 5-series. Also the new light design in X7 LCI and new 7-series won't either.

Where is the gear lever in the new model ?