The latest BMW 3-series is not much different from those that came before; each of the six generations that have appeared since 1975 has been a more conservative advance on the previous model. The evolution of the giant Galapagos tortoise was an overnight sensation compared with that of the 3-series.
The new car is longer than its predecessor, with a few inches of extra legroom and boot capacity, and ever so slightly racier in its appearance. It means, chiefly, that the slightly longer bonnet slopes down at a fractionally steeper angle to make the overall shape of the car look a little more eager to get going.
Interior design has been carefully improved to give the driver a clearer view and sense of the instruments; the interior trim and finish have been worked over with an almost unhealthy attention to detail, to improve what car designers like to call “the ambience”.
The new car is longer than its predecessor, with a few inches of extra legroom and boot capacity, and ever so slightly racier in its appearance. It means, chiefly, that the slightly longer bonnet slopes down at a fractionally steeper angle to make the overall shape of the car look a little more eager to get going.
Interior design has been carefully improved to give the driver a clearer view and sense of the instruments; the interior trim and finish have been worked over with an almost unhealthy attention to detail, to improve what car designers like to call “the ambience”.