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By Kaustubh Shinde

The bread winner for BMW – the 3 Series is all set for an upgrade in the next year. Codenamed the F30 (BMW is officially out of ‘EXX’ project codes), this car will make its formal debut at the 2011 Geneva Motor Show. BMW has promised that the new 3 series will be (and I quote) “cleanest, thriftiest, most technically advanced 3 Series ever”. We presume it will also be the priciest 3 series ever

The design language of the new series looks like it has been heavily influenced by its elder sisters the 5 series Gran Turismo with a very snooty (shark like) nose and a few bulges on the hood. BMW say that the design is more ‘evolutionary’ than ‘revolutionary’. Nonetheless, we like the new design of the 3 Series. It has some really nice lines along the body and is certainly better than the out going car.

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BMW’s new 3 Series will be reinvented for the new age of environmentally friendly cars. The car is set to make its debut at the Paris Motor Show in 2011 and by 2016, it will undergo a mid-life refreshment.

We’ve already shown you spy shots of the next 3 Series mule, rendering of the 2012 BMW 3 Series and also discussed on the engine line-up of the future 3 Series in previous occasions.

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The computer generated images of the next generation BMW 3-Series(above), made its debut appearance in the German AUTO ZEITUNG magazine. Chris Bangle’s creations certainly have a good road presence, and this rendering is no exception. It looks much more aggressive, sleeker and upmarket than the existing 3-Series. 2012 BMW 3-Series Gallery Source- German Car Zone