[Monkey Throttle]

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I'm looking around at some G80's - 6MT.

I'm wondering, have there been any upgrades or changes since the 2021 I should be aware of?

Is the 2021 the same as the 2022?
Is the 2022 the same as the 2023?
Is the 2023 the same as the 2024?

Thanks,

[kjx]

Here’s what you should go online and research:

iDrive 7 vs 8
Parts decontenting (newer model years may be missing things) due to parts shortage at various points

[GrannyShiftG80]

Originally Posted by Monkey Throttle

I'm looking around at some G80's - 6MT.

I'm wondering, have there been any upgrades or changes since the 2021 I should be aware of?

Is the 2021 the same as the 2022?
Is the 2022 the same as the 2023?
Is the 2023 the same as the 2024?

Thanks,

the 2023+ have iDrive 8 and the old cars have iDrive 7

the 2023+ they starting cutting corners on the interior. for example with the standard leather, the 2023+ cars no longer have leather on the side doors. It's just like a black material. The old cars had leather which I think is ridiculous that a 100k car door has no leather standard. If you want that leather back you gotta pay $2550 to upgrade from extended to full leather.

otherwise mechanically/dynamically they are pretty much identical

[Monkey Throttle]

Interesting, can iDrive 8 be flashed onto an iDrive 7 vehicle?
Are the changes between iDrive 8 and iDrive 7 dramatic or inconsequential?

[dazed2day]

Originally Posted by Allenssmart

the 2023+ have iDrive 8 and the old cars have iDrive 7

the 2023+ they starting cutting corners on the interior. for example with the standard leather, the 2023+ cars no longer have leather on the side doors. It's just like a black material. The old cars had leather which I think is ridiculous that a 100k car door has no leather standard. If you want that leather back you gotta pay $2550 to upgrade from extended to full leather.

otherwise mechanically/dynamically they are pretty much identical

What?? I didn't know this about the door material! I went cheap and didn't get the full leather, but damn this probably would have pushed me to do it. Oh well, hopefully the driving experience will make me forget about my low spec LOL

[chicagofan00]

Honestly, some 2021s & 2022s aren’t even the same as others produced in those years. That was high time for part shortages and some items were deleted during production months while they then returned later in the production run.

As for big changes, as others have stated, the major one is iDrive 7 vs iDrive 8 and the corresponding change in screens.

['Cane]

Originally Posted by Monkey Throttle

Interesting, can iDrive 8 be flashed onto an iDrive 7 vehicle?
Are the changes between iDrive 8 and iDrive 7 dramatic or inconsequential?

They’re different hardware. iDrive 8 is the new curved flat panel, and iD7 is the old style with the separate sections for speedometer/tachometer infotainment. So no, it’s not something that can be “flashed”.

[Monkey Throttle]

Originally Posted by chicagofan00

Honestly, some 2021s & 2022s aren’t even the same as others produced in those years. That was high time for part shortages and some items were deleted during production months while they then returned later in the production run.

As for big changes, as others have stated, the major one is iDrive 7 vs iDrive 8 and the corresponding change in screens.

Could you give an example of items that were deleted during part shortage runs and later added?

['Cane]

Originally Posted by Monkey Throttle

Could you give an example of items that were deleted during part shortage runs and later added?

They removed the touch functionality from the iDrive controller, WiFi charging was removed and restored as an option, parking assistance package was removed from the Build Your Own section of the website event though it was available, so a lot of people either didn’t know it existed or were told it was unavailable by their dealers. Little stuff like that, but I can’t remember any others.

[Forzanerazzurri]

Cars after 2022 also lost the m competition on the door sills and around the shifter.

[stormlv]

Originally Posted by Forzanerazzurri

Cars after 2022 also lost the m competition on the door sills and around the shifter.

I'm still annoyed about that

[Needsdecaf]

Originally Posted by stormlv

I'm still annoyed about that

Ebay solves the first. The second is a $25 part.

Still very annoying but at least there is a cost convenient fix.

['Cane]

Originally Posted by Forzanerazzurri

Cars after 2022 also lost the m competition on the door sills and around the shifter.

Originally Posted by stormlv

I'm still annoyed about that

OP is talking about 6MT, so that wouldn’t be there anyway.

[kjx]

Things you may or may not have across model years:
- laser lights (became a separate option in 2022 MY, and people ordering early with the 2021 ordering guide as reference didn’t get the memo)
- auto-retracting seatbelts
- leather on door top
- color of leather on door (black vs. interior leather color)
- badging on door sills
- badging on center console
- iDrive version
- wireless charging
- xDrive vs not (started only in 2022 model year)
- parking assistance package
- Michelin vs pirelli (random draw)
- seatbelt M color stitching (mostly a base model problem)
- active sound design (varies by software version but will normalize by getting updated to latest)

[Forzanerazzurri]

Originally Posted by stormlv

I'm still annoyed about that

What baffles me is that BMW offers the replacement piece for the console but stopped making the "competition" door sills? Why? That's a piece that's eventually going to get worn out. Every time someone gets in may car they either scrape their dirty shoes on it or they step on my side skirt like a truck.

BMW drives me crazy.

[StephenWyker]

22+ also lost rear heated seats!

[The Nerd]

Originally Posted by StephenWyker

22+ also lost rear heated seats!

Those were an option on 21’??

[Forzanerazzurri]

Originally Posted by The Nerd

Those were an option on 21’??

I want to think my 22 (Canada) has heated rear seats. I have never used them.

[chris3g]

In European market only. US cars never had rear heated seats.

[moonluv810]

Originally Posted by chris3g

In European market only. US cars never had rear heated seats.

Makes you wonder how BMW decides on option offerings…. Yeah… winter is UK is much colder than in Iowa.

[s58]

Can't forget the individual interior colors losing the color coordinated carpet edge piping on the floor mats for 2023. Also read that the '23 cars had less dampening material installed in the front wheel wells versus previous years.

[Kinleyg]

My Canadian '22 has heated rear seats.