In a phrase, I hate it. This concept, in the same way as the new 7-series, somehow manages to be both exceedingly ugly and bland. The proportions are way off (bonnet is too long and flat, looks like a long, thin nose), the character line is horrible, and they can't decide whether they want something less offensive or something uglier than their current line. Additionally, it looks like it's either longer or far lower than the X3, so I don't really understand where they get the nomenclature from.
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why the f*ck would you square off the wheel wells?
bmw is basically just fu(king with everyone at this point. they're like crap we can do whatever we want design wise and people will still buy them just for the badge.
It's vaguely Asiatic in design--there's definitely some Infiniti in there. And Hyundai should be happy--I guess BMW is finally admitting the Korean's cars serve as a design inspiration, and that the Bangle butt was really just ripped off the XG sedan.
But seriously, where does this thing fit into BMW's line-up? I rode in my boss' X3 tonight, and I hardly thought, "Gee this thing is huge!" With the new MINI SAV on the way, isn't this splitting the segments a little thin?
Which makes sense, because the Santa Fe started the whole crossover trend!! GO HYUNDAI!! When BMW imitates Hyundai, you know things are changing.
LOL WUT?
Hyundoo-doo makes the most derivative cars on the road are you kidding. 9/10 of their cars look like they are deliberately designed to make you do a double-take because you think its a Toyota or a Honda. The only trend Hyundai started that I am aware of is the 11tybillion mile powertrain warranty because they needed some way to lure people into the showrooms and convince them the cars weren't going to self-destruct in 2 years.
Hyundoo-doo makes the most derivative cars on the road are you kidding. 9/10 of their cars look like they are deliberately designed to make you do a double-take because you think its a Toyota or a Honda. The only trend Hyundai started that I am aware of is the 11tybillion mile powertrain warranty because they needed some way to lure people into the showrooms and convince them the cars weren't going to self-destruct in 2 years.
so true. i saw a hyundai suv today. dunno which one but from a distance i was like is that a lexus or a bmw? as i got closer i realized it had elements of both and was in fact a hyundai. if you're gonna make bland, ugly, boring vehicles at least come up with your own design. the best analogy i can think of is the cars you see in videogames. not real cars but cars in grand theft auto 4 that look like real cars and you can tell where the inspiration came from. the creators of gta4 make better looking cars in a game than hyundai does in real life.
I'm going to go with "they are fing with us. They must be" They know the cars will sell on badge alone.
Or there has been a meeting remarkably similar to this at BMW:
CEO: "What in the flying-f is this scheißen!" (spits on rendering) peon: That's the new guy, bangle's new design.
CEO: (looks at rendering on floor again) Kill him. Kill his family. Peon: yes sir. Right away sir. With German precision sir.
I can only imagine that the peon is then somehow tragically killed in a car accident before the contract was put out on bangles life. Its the only way I can explain how the first "bangled" cars ever hit production. I find it revolting that BMW has instantly changed from a company who produced IMO, one of the most handsome cars on the road, (*-E46) And then suddenly starts manufacturing the equivalent of metallic afterbirth.
And suddenly, in bizzaro world, people are still buying them. Because they are BMW's.
I like some of them, now that they have been re-done and slighty de-bangled but they are nothing compared to how good they used to look. Before every line was scrutinized, and precicely calculated. And it showed.
Now the cars are all about crazy retarded "flame surfacing" and silly retarded bodylines. The Z4 would be a good looking car, if it didn't have frankensien like side lights sticking out of the excessivly contoured and seamed fender. Sigh. Let us all remember the Z8, in a moment of silence.
I saw one TODAY on the road, my second sighting ever of a Z8.
I clicked this tread fully expecting to see some prototype racecar. I was bitterly dissapointed to see a Mini-Mini-X5 clone.
I am embarrased to admit my mother has a bangle creation in the garage at home. It's garbage. Drives FANTASTIC. Fast as blazes, corners amazing, Dead quiet, stops on a dime, and the automatic is fantastic. BUT the whole interior is rubbish. Its an 07 or something, and all the tan has come off the plasic door pulls, and some odd plastic parts of the interior! It makes it look like its 20 years old after the FIRST year! WOW!
So the car itself is great, best its ever been! but it looks like crap on the inside and the outside. Dealer experince is sublime. They treat you like royalty. Ugly as sin.
Im very, very torn up about the new BMW's. My mother is ready to sell it already. I think I'm honestly going to tell her to buy a used CPO E46 330XI
Well, its better than the X6, though thats not saying much. I suppose they're jumping on the whole "smaller is better" bandwagon. I'm sure it will sell stupidly well too.
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