If you are going to use them as judgement, for parking and other things, i would suggest, attaching a stick or something to the front
left side of the bumper to let you know the bonnet length, after a while you will know the length of the bonnet
However, eagle - eyed readers will have picked up on the fact that this test mule features tailpipes that exit at each corner of the rear bumper, whereas the existing xDrive35i flagship has its two pipes grouped together at the
left side of the bumper.
The even more potent RS Audis usually have two pipes
either side of the bumper.
There are also sprigs of «garnish» in the form of hexagonal black mesh accents on
either side of the bumper.
If this were a test car for the X4 M40i model, an M - performance car like the BMW M240i and X3 M40i and not a full M - car, it would only sport two outlets from
either side of the bumper.
The entire front bumper has been removed and a new design installed, larger air intakes up front, a set of vertical driving lights to impress other drivers on the road and a large air vent in true Superleggera style on
the side of this bumper.
The diffuser starts around the rear axle, and although the vents either side of the rear bumper are actually false, their shape helps channel airflow around
the sides of the bumper.
The indicators have been placed at
the sides of the bumper while the LED fog lights are merged into the grille.
Precisely drawn lines, a fully new light signature by the headlights as well as aerodynamic «blades» (narrow aerodynamic elements in the style of the Golf GTI) in
the side of the bumper join together to form a new front section look.
The configuration of the tail pipes at the rear of the grey car which show two small pipes on one side of the car indicate a four cylinder engine, unlike the design on the blue car which showed a tail pipe on
each side of the bumper, which is likely a 435i.
The front section looks pretty much the same, but look closer and you'll see a new light signature on the headlights and new aerodynamic blades just to
the side of the bumper.
The LED daytime running lights made of tiny lights arranged in a triangular layout add to the unique look, as to the splitter mounted on
the sides of the bumper.
Up front Novitec adds two large, vertical fins to
the sides of the bumper for added air flow, a larger center fin can also be added to the original bumper for better stability at speed, naturally the special front hood with the air intakes can also be added to the Superveloce model, together with those trademark Novitec side sills.
On
either sides of the bumper there are a pair of C - shaped headlights and fog lamps.
Air inlets sit on
either side of the bumper, fitted with discrete LED daytime running lights.
Essentially, the front - end aerodynamic devices — especially the bumper dive planes, those pointy black aero extensions midway up
either side of the bumper that steer air around the nose of the car and add downforce on the front axle — don't comply with Europe's pedestrian safety laws.
For the rear, BMW will offer new taillights in customary BMW L - shaped design, a new bumper and an exhaust system with two oval end pipes placed on
each side of the bumper.