08-14-2022, 01:28 AM | #1 |
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Dark door panels with Kyalami Orange in LCI G80
I just found this video on Youtube. It shows a LCI G80 in Isle of Man green with Kyalami interior. The strange thing is that the door panels now seem to be in black. Is this really a change for the LCI ??? Can not believe it to be honest because in my opinion it looks like sh*t... :
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08-14-2022, 01:42 AM | #2 |
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Yes it is a change in 2023.
I ordered full leather on my order in order to get the door panels. Some of the colors have door panels colored with extended and some don't. No clear rhyme or reason.
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Maybe done so that they can sell more full leather optioned cars. |
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So, it looks like they just separated them a little further by not giving you colored door panels on the basic leather colors. All the more reason to just spend the money on full leather.
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I mean it's not horrible but I would much rather have the door panels match and not have to upgrade if I didn't want to just to get what used to be. It's always something lol.
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Not great for the customer unless you consider fewer people ordering extended, seeing all the cheap plastic surfaces and then regretting not going full. |
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What i just do not understand is why they do this on the M3/M4. I do not know of a single other model (not even a 1 series) where they do this. Also for the pre LCI they did not do this. So why start doing such a ridiculous change now for one of the most iconic / premium BMW models ? Whoever thought of this change should find another job in my opinion.
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I doubt any M3 buyer is going to say "Yeah, I'm not buying that car anymore, the doors aren't color matched." I was just as mad about spending the extra $2550, but at the end of the day nothing we can do about it unfortunately. |
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I was sold on the +$2550 because I ordered Tartufo, and Tartufo in extended also looks like crap IMO. So admittedly I chose the package for the look, but in reality it adds a lot of leather. My car built to around 93k, and at that number, I want the top interior available. Other people only care about the ride, and the good news there is you really don't need to add any options. But good for us as the buyers we can all select what we want.
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OEM push their suppliers for cost reduction every year even on a safety component. In the current market, any penny on the vehicle is being counted as finance teams takes the final call.
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There's already an M emblem on the steering wheel and dead pedal (and I'm sure there'll be at least one on the new curved display somewhere at all times), an illuminated M3/M4 emblem on each front head rest, and an embossed M on the console shifter. How many more do we need?
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More cost cutting and penny pinching. This is sad.
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The M logo on the steering wheel is there on M Sport versions of the base car. Even the carbon fiber trim is showing up on some non-proper-M cars like the i4. And for some photos, it's the only thing that could tell you if it was taken inside an M3 or an M4. So yeah, the model designation on the gear console is not a sure-shot "no-one cares" decorative element. It's a close second to the designation on the trunk lid imo.
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That is a fair point as a differentiator. Thinking of that now.. what an atrocity against the regular cars that is.
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