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Haters Gonna Celebrate! BMW F20 1 Series Spied with Early Headlight + Front Facelift
BIMMERPOST NEWS Haters Gonna Celebrate! BMW F20 1 Series Spied with Early Headlight + Front Facelift Our latest prototype spotting is a surprise... and it isn't. It appears that BMW is already updating the F20/F21 1 Series hatchback's front end look, much earlier than the usual LCI facelift schedule (3rd model year or later). That BMW is updating a model's look only 1-2 years after introduction is a surprise, but given the negative reactions that the 1 Series' front end (headlights, in particular) has garnered, perhaps this sighting isn't so surprising afterall. Our spy photos clearly show that the front end (and only the front) of the F20/F21 is receiving some cosmetic changes. From what we can see, the headlights will be made smaller, taking away some of the Angry Birds look that many have jokingly compared headlights to. They seem to retain a teardrop shape, albeit a less dramatic one. As for the rest of the front end, the photos are not yet telling as to the exact changes, but there are likely to be revisions, or BMW would not have bothered to cover up the front fascia. With the recent sighting of the 2 Series (which is built on the 1 Series' platform) and its smaller headlights, this could be a plan to more closely align the 1 and 2 Series front appearances. Expect the updated 1 Series hatchback to debut sometime in 2013, as well as the 2 Series Coupe. Compare against F20 1 Series camouflaged headlights Compare against F20 1 Series headlights Compare against F23 2 Series prototype headlights [more pics] |
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12-05-2012, 08:29 PM | #5 |
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So the F20/F21 will have two LCIs, eh? Didn't the X5M have two as well?
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12-05-2012, 08:46 PM | #6 |
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How much do you wanna bet theyre connecting the headlights to the grill, that might be why the whole front end is camo'd... Should be nice! I like the connected to the headlights look, nice on the 3 and stunning on the 4 that debuted today...
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With the camo, the shape reminded me of the E92 headlights, and that's a good thing. The rest of the front wasn't bad so if they changed the headlights, this could be a very good looking car vs. the original release.
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I like the 1er hatch as is. If they would have brought it to the US, I would have bought one...
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Good, the F20 front end was absolutely horrid.
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Yup, but the year before that it received the updated taillights with the thicker light bars from the X5 LCI, no? I think those two events (X5 LCI and X6 LCI) happened across two consecutive MY/production cycles.
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Just another step closer to knowing what the 2 series coupe will look like.
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I'm just curious how the initial design got past the BMW board in the first place. Sure it has "identity", perhaps for being the most repulsive front end in the segment. So now they are doing an early facelift to rectify the "identity". Those that bought the pre facelift 1er are going to take a hit, and sooner than usual.
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The title had me rolling ... what if the LCI comes out and the new headlights are much worse than the originals? haha It would be BMW's statement to haters to go Fuck themselves :P
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They fixed the front lights, but now the back looks hideous. Am I the only one that think the back lights look terrible? It looks like a GTI hatchback now..
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I dont think this about headlights.The size of the corona rings inside are exactly the same with old ones. If they intend to change the shape of the external glass and make it smaller that would give issues to the light intensity, etc. Also, for BMW making a facelift so fast in something they used to comment as their favourite design part of the car (remember press releases, interview with Van Hoydock, etc.) will put the whole design qualities of BMW in doubt.
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