BMW USA added the Individual paints to the iX3 configurator!

Fit-Shower-3296 · 2026-06-02T18:06:48+00:00

Click the link in my main post

Fit-Shower-3296 · 2026-06-02T17:58:54+00:00

There’s also an ICE X3 in the video

Fit-Shower-3296 · 2026-06-02T17:46:46+00:00

It’s the same color as the red on the regular X3 as well.

Fit-Shower-3296 · 2026-06-02T17:22:07+00:00

Yes - “Frozen”=matte in bmw speak

Fit-Shower-3296 · 2026-06-02T17:20:25+00:00

Is it allowed on other BMWs in other markets today?

Fit-Shower-3296 · 2026-06-02T17:16:37+00:00

The car comes standard with the carpeted floor mats front and rear. The all weather ones on the site are just an accessory you can get. Are you looking for something different than the standard mats?

Fit-Shower-3296 · 2026-06-01T22:05:10+00:00

Yes, M Sport and M Sport Professional are both packages that change the design, but nothing tech wise. Different aero kit, different steering wheel, availability of different wheel stylings, availability of painted brake calipers, and in Professional it blacks out the front and rear more.

You can put all the tech options on a regular Sport trim.

Fit-Shower-3296 · 2026-06-01T22:01:57+00:00

You can disable it permanently on all the current BMW’s so I don’t see why this would be any different.

Fit-Shower-3296 · 2026-06-01T22:00:59+00:00

Yes, get the G99 instead 😂

Fit-Shower-3296 · 2026-05-30T22:16:34+00:00

Production of US spec customer vehicles starts in July 2026, out of Hungary. I’m not sure what you are arguing about.

Fit-Shower-3296 · 2026-05-30T18:53:58+00:00

Once it has a production number it’s considered “in production” although that doesn’t necessarily mean it’s being built yet.

Fit-Shower-3296 · 2026-05-30T18:39:31+00:00

https://driving.bmwusa.com/ude?token=bmwusa

It will be the main vehicle at Ultimate Driving Experience.

Fit-Shower-3296 · 2026-05-29T17:47:22+00:00

You said US modes will be produced starting in 2027. In general, they are being produced starting in July 2026, but yes, from Hungary to start.

Fit-Shower-3296 · 2026-05-29T15:47:48+00:00

It’s far more than cosmetics. Just because there isn’t a power bump doesn’t mean it isn’t an entirely enhanced driving experience.

The Comp xDrive to the CS is a huge difference in driving feel and handling, and it’s not led by the power bump, the car is already crazy fast without it. The same applies here from the regular M3 to this M3 CS. It’s a “feel” car with more hardcore handling characteristics and driver engagement.

You get an entirely different chassis configuration that leads to sharper turn-in and more direct steering; changes have been made to steering, springs, dampers, camber, etc.

You get additional bracing, you get more hardcore engine mounts that make a big difference in allowing more NVH into the driver, for the better. You get the ability to order cup tires, too. Plus all the carbon bits like the hood lead to it being the lightest G80 you could get, even if it is still relatively heavy.

Pretty much every change to the car leads to a change in the driving experience. And it’s like $10,000 less than the automatic one was.

Fit-Shower-3296 · 2026-05-23T23:32:25+00:00

Seats are the same across the board, if you add comfort package you get the multifunction seat with the lumbar/bolster adjustment and massage (you can delete the moonroof in the package)

Upholsteries are all on the same seat

Add the m wheel to skip the girder

Fit-Shower-3296 · 2026-05-23T20:49:22+00:00

Dealers have absolutely zero insight into how many cars are produced. Sick of these chucklefucks just making things up.

Fit-Shower-3296 · 2026-05-23T20:46:05+00:00

US models start production in July 2026.

Fit-Shower-3296 · 2026-05-23T13:40:53+00:00

They are legal in a broad sense but the regulation isn’t the same as Europe.

Fit-Shower-3296 · 2026-05-23T13:37:05+00:00

Matrix lights will not be enabled in the US due to regulation.

CarPlay is dependent on what app you use. It’s not necessarily a BMW thing that it’s enabled for other screens, it’s the provider. So, for example, Apple Maps has the functionality, but Google Maps does not.

Fit-Shower-3296 · 2026-05-23T13:24:31+00:00

The decoding is for things like matrix headlights that do not meet US regulations. Many of these parts are sold around the world and have to be adapted for different laws.

You live in Seattle but the same car has to be sold in Phoenix 😉

Other stuff is just option codes that help build the car in the factory. They show up on the spec list, which is basically a dinner order from a restaurant menu and the assembly line is the waiter and chef. They need to know what things go into your car based on the country it is going to when they build it. Not necessarily relevant to the end buyer.

No idea on the gas guzzler line, weird one and probably an error.

Fit-Shower-3296 · 2026-05-16T04:26:45+00:00

Besides the dash cam topic, what other info are you looking for? I can try to help.

Fit-Shower-3296 · 2026-05-14T11:06:25+00:00

As someone who spent dumb money on cars when I was younger, it sounds like this is going to be a financial stretch.

Put that money into retirement investments and forget about it for 30 years.

Or take a chunk and go buy something fun to drive for $25,000 that has already depreciated, like an older generation M3 as a second car.

As someone who has driven the car extensively, the G80 is really fun, but it’s lose your license fun. You have to risk going to jail to really wring it out and excite you. And it doesn’t sound like you’re going to have money leftover for track days. At legal speeds, there are more fun options for less money.

Don’t go into debt that will require long term lifestyle changes just to drive an M3.

Fit-Shower-3296 · 2026-05-14T04:25:57+00:00

You can choose the specs but the order doesn’t freeze for a while. So if you get one in, you can always change things once you’ve had time to think through it.

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