FINALLY......a Good-Looking Chris Bangle Design?
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FINALLY......a Good-Looking Chris Bangle Design?
http://www.autoweek.com/apps/pbcs.dl...THISWEEKSISSUE
Here, guys......judge for yourselves. Here is an article from Autoweek with some good shots of the upcoming 3-Series coupe. Bangle has finally designed a car ( along with the new 1-series, which we probably won't get here in the U.S. ) that doesn't make me want to disgorge my lunch. It actually looks decent in the photos...though, as always, I will wait for final judgement until I see it in person and examine its materials and fit-and-finish...and it looks like we're still stuck with You-Know-What on the console.
genearch...I'm especially looking forward to your opinion of this car...I know you like the larger Bangle BMW designs ( and I respect that ).
Here, guys......judge for yourselves. Here is an article from Autoweek with some good shots of the upcoming 3-Series coupe. Bangle has finally designed a car ( along with the new 1-series, which we probably won't get here in the U.S. ) that doesn't make me want to disgorge my lunch. It actually looks decent in the photos...though, as always, I will wait for final judgement until I see it in person and examine its materials and fit-and-finish...and it looks like we're still stuck with You-Know-What on the console.
genearch...I'm especially looking forward to your opinion of this car...I know you like the larger Bangle BMW designs ( and I respect that ).
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I guess I will wait to see it in the flesh. I thought the 6 series was going to be th best looking bangle design but when I have gotten up and close, there is just too much that doesn't work on it to me. Looks pretty good in the pictures. Of course, they are cherry picking the 6 series front end, its best feature, onto the other models now and it looks like it will work well on the 3 and is going to improve the 7 as well.
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That's kind of interesting. I actually like some Bangle designs, particularly the 3-series sedan, but that coupe looks absolutely hideous to me. It's a typical BMW move eliminating two doors on the sedan and calling it a coupe (I know it's not that simple, but it looks like that's all they did), and in the past it's worked fine - but for some reason that thing just look out of proportion to me in a big way.
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I really love the look of the E90 3-Series, as well as the X5 (didn't Bangle design that?).
The new facelifted 7-Series is better than the pre-facelift one.
I'm still undecided about this 3 coupe.
The new facelifted 7-Series is better than the pre-facelift one.
I'm still undecided about this 3 coupe.
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Originally Posted by TheRupp
I think I'm the only person in the world that loves the 5 Series.
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Originally Posted by rominl
i wouldn't able to say anything until i see the taillights
I have really grown to like the new 5-series also, but I'm still not real hype on the headlights. The new 3 sedan is pretty good, but I don't like the coupe (although I bet it will be an awesome drive with those turbos). And the 1 series is just odd-looking.
Originally Posted by RON430
Well if its like the current 3, there should be some other Pontiac taillights that they can stick into the thing.
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I don't think the current 3 series sedan & the upcoming 3 series coupe can be considered a Bangle design anymore strictly speaking, he's no longer the head of the BMW design team for over a year (he was kicked up) . . .
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Originally Posted by LexArazzo
I don't think the current 3 series sedan & the upcoming 3 series coupe can be considered a Bangle design anymore strictly speaking, he's no longer the head of the BMW design team for over a year (he was kicked up) . . .
Originally Posted by LexArazzo
As discussed in a past thread, BMW execs wanted the new 3 series toned down from the radical Bangle designs for it's bread & butter 3 series.