BMW announced the 2023 3 Series this month. The reveal closely follows that of the 7 Series for the new model year. But where the new 7 was a full redesign, the 2023 3-Series is less comprehensive an update.

For the new model year, the 3 Series will sport an exterior that shows restraint, even brevity in back. The nose is slim with narrowed, all-business LED headlamps, and grille-wise the refreshed entry-level doesn’t get bogged down in longitudinally slatted butterflies. Refined and capable-looking, and erring on the side of simplicity versus high fashion, the revised 3-Series looks very much like it will weather the next few years without aging prematurely.

However, where the new 3 Series really shines is inside the cabin, where the new ‘multi-sensory’ iteration of iDrive and the new, over 27-inch curved combined vitals and infotainment display BMW showed off to great effect in the updated 7 Series taking top billing.  With the M Sport kit elected, the interior gets sport steering with a leather-sheathed M-grade wheel.

Compelling the 2023 3-Series will be a 3.0L I6 — for the M340i — as well as a 2.0L four cylinder with or without electric assistance for the 330i and 330e, respectively. Unique to the M340i is a new color called ‘Brooklyn Gray’, as well as different 18-inch wheels than the 330i and 330e are shod with; the top dog has 382 horsepower to call upon, while the 330i has 255 and the hybrid 288.

Look for the 2023 3-Series cars in dealerships this summer.