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Originally Posted by SeanWRT
The M3 will get two LCIs, unfortunately.
The first one comes along with the series car and has updates on tech, interior and rear end.
The other one, or the complete one as I call it, will get front end changes, which is aligned with the 4 series and M4, plus whatever else (idrive master upgrade for example) is available at the time.
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While the community tends to brand the 4er/M4 LCI as "LCI #2" for the M3, this isn't an official term that BMW recognizes.
It's certainly true that the M3 will receive updated headlights when the 4 Series and M4 do because it uses those parts instead of the ones from the 3 Series. But that is the only difference between how the M3 evolves over its lifespan and the how the 3 Series, 4 Series, and M4 evolve over their lifespan.
Although many folks put place a great deal of importance on cosmetic updates (in part because they reveal to onlookers that the vehicle is no longer the absolute latest and greatest design), it's worth remembering that BMW makes incremental changes to all of their products over their lifespans. This results in new features being introduced in nearly every year the vehicle is on the market. And some of those features may impact the day to day ownership experience more than the appearance of one's headlights.
Just my 2 cents on that.