Barely a week after unveling the all new 7-Series, BMW have now reveled the mid-cycle facelifte of its hot selling 3-Series. The car and the touring models will be unveiled at the upcoming Paris motor show in October and the sales will commence soon afterwards.

The most noteable changes to the new 3-Series are at the front and the rear styling, which are inspired by its big sister, the 7 Series. The front is more dynamic thanks to a sculpted hood and heavily revised and profiled bumper. The headlights have seen a slight revision too and the trademark BMW kidney grille no longer features chrome tip on the top each of the grille. The rear gets new tail lights with the same asymmetric treatement as the new 7 Series, along with newly shaped truck lid and  redesigned bumper.

The insides get new trim combinations, a modified arm rest and an updated version of the BMW iDrive with a large 8.8 inch high resolution screen with four selector buttons aka Audi to make it easier to use. Other features include a revised arm rest position which makes it easier to operate electric windows and an option 80 GB hard drive for multimedia content.

The engines remain the same but the American buyers will now have the 3.0 litre twin-turbo 265 bhp diesel 335D option.

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Source: CarScoop

Gallery: BMW 3 Series facelift