M3 March 2011 Production Changes. BMW Apps (6NR) new option. Special Edition Coming.

[muskamatt]

BMW. doing anything and everything to sell the last of their V8's.

[M3 Adjuster]

Originally Posted by aajami

By the way, if March '10 production M3s are MY11, and September '11 production M3s are MY11.5, then what are we calling March '11 M3s if they're still listed as 2011?

Production of MY 2011 can continue through the end of 2011. With the CAFE standards in the US changing for 2012 my bet is that BMW has set the end of the production cycle just prior to the onset of these more strict standards. In this fashion, for the 2012 model year, the only M models that will be in the corporate average are the x5m and x6m, and these cars utilize the newer twin turbo motors architecture.

[Singletrack]

I would love to have a weather app.

[EOX007]

Originally Posted by RL530xit

That blue M3 on the homepage is SICK!!!

Indeed

[jonasaurus]

Originally Posted by EOX007

Indeed

Appears to be an Edition variant...

[Technic]

Originally Posted by Singletrack

I would love to have a weather app.

You can have it right now... it is called the Assist Convenience Plan.

For $199 a year you can have local and destination weather forecasts, fuel prices and news displayed in your iDrive screen.

By the way, another March 2011 change/improvement would be the enhanced Real Time Traffic Information (RTTI) for the iDrive, with weather included in the traffic conditions/delay alerts.

[Grizzles]

Is this a software or a hardware upgrade? I have post sept 6nf with smartphone integration.

[Imola.ZHP]

Sweet, find that wire that tells the system it is in "stationary position" probably goes to the e-brake light on the dash for manual-transmission cars, ground it permanently and your passengers can watch movies while you drive...

[antzcrashing]

Originally Posted by Technic

You can have it right now... it is called the Assist Convenience Plan.

For $199 a year you can have local and destination weather forecasts, fuel prices and news displayed in your iDrive screen.

By the way, another March 2011 change/improvement would be the enhanced Real Time Traffic Information (RTTI) for the iDrive, with weather included in the traffic conditions/delay alerts.

I agree this is has some special features embedded, but why not just get a car dock for smart phone (like a garmin mount) and download a free weather app? That sounds well worth saving $200 a year

[antzcrashing]

Originally Posted by Imola.ZHP

Sweet, find that wire that tells the system it is in "stationary position" probably goes to the e-brake light on the dash for manual-transmission cars, ground it permanently and your passengers can watch movies while you drive...

we need more people that think like this and will share the info

[Technic]

Originally Posted by Imola.ZHP

Sweet, find that wire that tells the system it is in "stationary position" probably goes to the e-brake light on the dash for manual-transmission cars, ground it permanently and your passengers can watch movies while you drive...

That works only on aftermarket HU/Nav systems, not in our iDrive.

[Technic]

Originally Posted by antzcrashing

I agree this is has some special features embedded, but why not just get a car dock for smart phone (like a garmin mount) and download a free weather app? That sounds well worth saving $200 a year

Do you think that BMW would like to lose $199 per customer so we can enjoy free features?

Don't try to make sense, bro...

[VIP75344]

iPad?!

Does The BMW Apps (6NR) work with iPad at all?

[SECRET M]

Originally Posted by Technic

Patrys and BMWRetrofit have done the Combox Media retrofit, there are still some issues with the Combox Telematics.

i have a 2008 that i'm retrofitting with a 2011 CIC. i'm planning on the combox retrofit (replacing the MULF + TCU) that Patryk offers. what's the difference with combox telematics retrofit? is it new hardware and coding issues?

[Diver]

Originally Posted by muskamatt

BMW. doing anything and everything to sell the last of their V8's.

Swan song...

[aajami]

Originally Posted by M3 Adjuster

Production of MY 2011 can continue through the end of 2011. With the CAFE standards in the US changing for 2012 my bet is that BMW has set the end of the production cycle just prior to the onset of these more strict standards. In this fashion, for the 2012 model year, the only M models that will be in the corporate average are the x5m and x6m, and these cars utilize the newer twin turbo motors architecture.

I'm asking a slightly different question.

There have now been three production changes to the M3s that have included different option packages and other notable updates to the car that have all been released within the 2011 model year. Specifically:

March 2010 Production - aka MY11: Introduction of ZCP, introduction of E92 LCI.
September 2010 Production - aka MY11.5: Introduction of ZP2, introduction of Combox, introduction of manual seats, introduction of Mineral White.
March 2011 Production - aka MY11.??: Introduction of 6NR, introduction of US special edition model, introduction of E93 Individual Composition option.

And these are just the consumer-facing changes, to speak nothing of manufacturing improvements, cost-saving updates, and every other under-the-hood change that differentiates one model year from the next.

So what moniker do we give March 2011 production M3s to differentiate them from March '10 and September '10 production M3s, keeping in mind that they are all 2011 model year cars from BMW's perspective?

[tlp]

Originally Posted by aajami

So what moniker do we give March 2011 production M3s to differentiate them from March '10 and September '10 production M3s, keeping in mind that they are all 2011 model year cars from BMW's perspective?

I like 2011.75

[Singletrack]

Originally Posted by Technic

You can have it right now... it is called the Assist Convenience Plan.

For $199 a year you can have local and destination weather forecasts, fuel prices and news displayed in your iDrive screen.

By the way, another March 2011 change/improvement would be the enhanced Real Time Traffic Information (RTTI) for the iDrive, with weather included in the traffic conditions/delay alerts.

For $200, I'll just check on my iphone instead.

[Technic]

Originally Posted by SECRET M

i have a 2008 that i'm retrofitting with a 2011 CIC. i'm planning on the combox retrofit (replacing the MULF + TCU) that Patryk offers. what's the difference with combox telematics retrofit? is it new hardware and coding issues?

The Combox that you will be installing to replace the MULF and the TCU is the Combox Telematics. That's the only one offered in the USA so far.

[templarklimek]

I'm holding out trading in my MY 11.02 for MY 11.85 they are adding a crotch massager.

[georgebmwM3]

Has anyone been able to update an older 2008 iDrive to the newer one? Regards.

[georgebmwM3]

I also would like to se Laguna Seca Blue again.