Took a quick look at the new BMW of Manhattan site on Wall Street. Doors aren't open, but showroom is filled and I finally got the chance to see the new 3. It looks decent from the front, bland from the sides and really bad from the rear. Seems to me they spent a lot of time improving the powertrain (20 MPG city, 30 MPG highway is pretty incredible given the performance) and thought about the sheetmetal last. It shows. Next to the new Audi fleet, looks more like something from the Land of the Rising Sun.