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From prior manufacturers mules, I'm guessing the weird taillight design is the old style lenses taped over the new design to hide it. It's pretty common on mules, Porsche did it to hide their new taillight design when they moved to the single-bar.
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Take it with a grain of salt, but I have it on decent authority that the LCI changes will be very minor. All of this talk of a completely new interior, front fascia etc. are completely off.
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What does your decent authority have to say about the iDrive 7 hardware? That seems like a substantial change, at least to some of us.
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The iX3 got the new iDrive hardware already and the spyshots show it also on the X3 LCI mules.
I highly doubt your source is reliable in regards to the X3. |
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Add in some pretty clear fascia changes in the lower vent and grille section and I'm gonna take that prediction with a grain of salt. Everyone keeps referencing the 7 and 5 LCI as an example but the X3 sold more than double both of those models combined. It's not hard to see the business case for a bigger than normal refresh on their best selling model with EOP not coming for another 3 years |
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Has BMW ever made substantial interior changes on an LCI? Maybe a bigger screen?
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They did on the e60 and unless they want the x4 lci to have the newer one and x3 lci to have the old one then yes...
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IF in the next few years BMW is re-designing all of their models front end grills to look like the new X7's grill, I won't be buying another BMW...plain and simple. Lexus is just as horrible to me....
What's the fascination with front grills that are huge, plastic and sure to be destroyed if a parallel parker backs into the grill even gently. To me, it's aesthetically FUGLY! |
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