i don't think BMW's ever done a facelift earlier than 4 years into launch.

all cars have 7 year life cycles, first 4 looks like the day it came out, last 3 are facelifted (could me major, like 7, or minor, like z4/6/5)

as for the car when it comes out, it's going to look exactly like the concept, except that the windows will have pillars and the brake lights will be LED bulbs instead of LED tubes. and oh yea, the mirrors will be normal size.

i just don't get how people could be soooo disappointed when you're virtually looking at the SAME car, except with some tape on it.