Filed under: Coupes, Sedans/Saloons, BMW
BMW M3 facelift revealed, along with new hue
Click either image for a high-res gallery of the 2009 BMW M3.
We've only had a few months to get to know the new BMW M3, but the 2009 model has already gone under the knife. For 2009, the M3 sedan gets the revised taillights that originally debuted on the 328i and 335i, but the nip and tuck up front won't carry over as the M3's fascia different from its lesser siblings.In addition to the new iDrive controller that's filtering down from the 7-series, the 2009 M3 will be offered in a new color, Le Mans Blue, which has only been available on other models.
Check out the gallery to scope out all the revisions.
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Gallery: 2009 BMW M3 Facelift
[Source: M3Post]
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
2007RC46SP2 3:36PM (7/29/2008)
what did they do, forget to paint that one? looks to much like primer.
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icetraxx 3:41PM (7/29/2008)
They ruined it, again.
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Vintage 3:51PM (7/29/2008)
I like the old ones better. The new taillights look like something Korean.
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Seoultrain 5:26PM (7/29/2008)
They come from a Hyundai Elantra.
http://z.about.com/d/cars/1/0/V/S/2007_Hyundai_Elantra.jpg
k.w.a 6:44PM (7/29/2008)
i never really liked the tailights on the 3, even before this facelift.
I know technically it's not a big deal, but something about red tailights don't look right on a much revered, venerable import luxury car. They look really cheap on Bimmers, even when they're LEDs. Cadillac is the only one that can get away with it IMO
zerocalories 12:47AM (7/30/2008)
haha way to go bmw!
Jeff 3:54PM (7/29/2008)
Ugly interior color combo !!
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Andy 3:55PM (7/29/2008)
The rear of the sedan still doesn't do it for me.
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SPF 5:50PM (7/29/2008)
+1
From My Cube 3:58PM (7/29/2008)
WHY WHY WHY do they put blank buttons on these cars?? Nothing is more annoyng then looking at a center stack of a car and seeing blank buttons...it makes it look like you didnt buy all the features the car had to offer so you get stuck with a damn hard plastc nub next to all the other buttons...seriously BMW, can you knock this crap off....Mercedes did it horendesly in their last model too
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David 4:34PM (7/29/2008)
Yeah, and someone should sell "function tattoos" for these blank buttons! I suggest 'ejection seat>on"
Giuseppe 4:01PM (7/29/2008)
I cant tell a difference
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Aron T 4:06PM (7/29/2008)
In a post about a facelift you'd think one of the in-line pictures would be of the lifted face!
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mkM3 4:41PM (7/29/2008)
Facelift is a generic term in automotive parlance. It just means the vehicle was lightly refreshed.
As clearly noted in the text of the article there are no actual change to the front of the cars. Therefore, there is no reason to include a picture of the face inline with article. In fact, it indeed makes most sense to show the rear of the sedan since that is the only visual change.
Aron T 4:53PM (7/29/2008)
Learn something new everyday, thanks! In the future I will RTFA...
rob 1:31AM (7/31/2008)
@mkM3 .... no visible changes? so autoblog photoshopped out the orange side markers beneath the headlamps? i dont think so
Robert Wilson 1:37AM (7/31/2008)
@myself... nevermind my comment, i was temporarily on crack
i apologize
big jim slade 4:07PM (7/29/2008)
Make an old school E30-style one with boxed fenders FTW.
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duo 4:28PM (7/29/2008)
Can someone tell me if they've made iDrive standard? Not that I have anything to say about iDrive as I've never used it myself, but I like the idea of not having something I don't really need or want in a car. I realize that the absence of the infotainment system isn't going to dramatically improve the power-to-weight ratio of the car, if at all, but I like keeping the inside as simple as possible.
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Seoultrain 5:19PM (7/29/2008)
You can get the 2008 model without iDrive. You won't be able to find one that way at a dealer, but you can order it sans iDrive. They probably left it as an option to keep the base price down. A stripper M3 sedan looks like a very good value.