Soldato
In comparison to the new cars, no, not really - it's just a facelift so its still fundamentally the same car. But most of the changes introduced things I don't like, for example..
All the wheels are now black as is the front grille*
You can't get headlights which don't have shadow inside the lenses
The rear bumpers now have huge rear diffusers built in which extend up half the bumper
It has those black aerodynamic mirrors everyone fits to a 2011 320d as standard now
All the nice grey M Performance detailing has been removed
The well laid out interior has been replaced with a giant widescreen which, whilst functionally quite good, looks like someone threw it at the interior at random years after carefully designing it for something else.
So whilst nice low mileage examples of the original existed, which I felt was absolutely right in most ways, it seemed sensible to just do that instead.
All of this is personal preference, of course. But then what else matters when buying a car for yourself?
*Strangely this has changed again in 2024 and it's now chrome again as standard
But it's quite clear the next 3 Series will look very different - in the same way that the new 5 Series is very different to the previous 5 Series.
I used to be a fan of the black trim on cars, but I really don’t like gloss black.
If it was satin black I think I’d cope with it. The bronze type finish looks really really smart though, and it’s a shame they removed it.
I think the M340i you have is one of the best looking saloons. Along with @rG-tom ‘s M550i.
