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Interesting from that article:
There is no third-row seat option, as with the existing X5 and X7; BMW claims the less than three per cent take-up rate for the third-row seat on its current X5 was key in this decision, though it also admits clinics revealed potential iX customers placed greater emphasis on range than the option of seven seats.
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Who would have thought the new stuff is making the BMW Bangles look good!
..........I actually liked Bangles work TBH.
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There is a leading orthopaedic surgeon in Newcastle. Had bought BMW M cars for himself and his wife for some 12 years, upgrading to new cars every 3 years.
Then his wife got a Lemon BMW M3. BMW were arrogant, refused to engage, he ended up taking them to a Tribunal- had useless lawyers and lost. Promptly got rid of both BMWs and bought a Porsche for himself and his wife. This was 12 years ago- still driving a Porsche as does his wife, and he is happy with Porsche. Upgrades both Porsches every 3 years. BMW is arrogant, The Bangle fiasco- now this- telling customers what the reality is- even with Lemons to a loyal customer. I loved the clean line classic small BMW sedans- their latest creations are frankenstein abominations.... Personally would not go BMW- too much Germanic arrogance for me to stomach...
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It is truly the height of arrogance to blame the people who hate it as wrong, and to not admit that if the design wasn't so polarizing then people would have no reason to hate it.
It's like they are forcing their designs on people, and not listening to feedback. That approach worked wonders for the AU Falcon. The styling clinics largely hated it, but they moved forward with it anyway. |
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Wow the double vagina grille
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I feel like it's one of those things that will look worse on bright colours, and more acceptable on darker colours like black and grey.
Some people have done some renders on what it might look like with a more traditional BMW grill. ![]() |
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maybe it is just me, but it looks a lot like a kia stinger
![]() and I drive a BMW but not a fancy fast one
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Pretty sure I read somewhere than an aftermarket company is making a front bar like that for it, so owners can replace the ridiculous standard one. |
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I spotted a new 4-Series Coupe sitting proudly? outside the local BMW dealership on the way to work this morning. If it were my dealership, I would have it parked out the back under a tarp so that no one would see it. In fact, I would not even order them for stock! These things look just as bad in the metal as in they do on paper.
On the flip side, coming home tonight a new 8-Series looked stunning coming towards me and in the rear vision mirror too.
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It seems the new 2-Series has been spared the BMW beaver teeth. Here's hoping the M2 doesn't end up with it.
![]() ![]() And unlike the current 4-Series coupe, the 2-Series has retained the traditional BMW hofmeister kink. ![]()
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Looks aight !
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![]() It still has the grilles but it looks nicer on these cars - would look epic in white. |
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![]() ![]() These models have the physical size to pull that grill off. My problem is the deliberately heinous and attention seeking grills they have plastered on models that it just does not work on.
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Saw a dark blue 4 series today, i thought the grille looked fine. Certainly one you have to see in person.
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BMW!! It costs the same to make a beautiful car as it does an ugly one.
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