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I like the kit. Looks great. But notice how they never show the rear. I wonder why??
I like the front(sexy as hell) and sides, but the rear is a complete mess. Horrible. I too am waiting for the coupe.
I like the front(sexy as hell) and sides, but the rear is a complete mess. Horrible. I too am waiting for the coupe.
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to be honest the car looks great in person. the rear isnt bad its just conservative and for a car with complicated lines its rather subdued and requires more of a busy rear. the e90 sedan > e46 sedan, however the e46 coupe would be hard to beat, if the e90 coupe takes cues from the e90 sedan.
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Originally Posted by rominl
not really liking it. too many lines and way too busy for me ![Frown](https://www.clublexus.com/forums/images/smilies/frown.gif)
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BMW execs have been saying for a while now that they weren't going to let Chris Bangle screw around with their bread-and-butter car...the 3 series.....as much as with the slower-selling 5 and 7 series ( thank goodness ) . They simply couldn't afford it. The 3-series ( including the M3's ) account for some 60% of BMW's worldwide sales. A big negative public reaction to this car.....unlike the 5 and 7-series.......would put a lot of people at BMW out in the bread line. This is also the car ( and we Lexus and Subaru fans have to admit it
) that sets the international standard for medium-priced sports sedans....and has done so for some years. BMW realizes the need to keep from having massive changes on this car and driving people away.
I have not seen this car first-hand or driven it ( it is on my future schedule for a review ) but from what I HAVE seen of the exterior and interior in photos, it is pretty much what the BMW execs said it would be......somewhat Bangle-ized but not to the extent of its bigger brothers. I-Drive, for instance....the bane of many auto reviewers ( and myself ) is not standard on this car....it is an option only on some models, and the pronounced trunk-lid lip and ugly headlights on other Chris Bangle cars are more muted on this car as well.
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I have not seen this car first-hand or driven it ( it is on my future schedule for a review ) but from what I HAVE seen of the exterior and interior in photos, it is pretty much what the BMW execs said it would be......somewhat Bangle-ized but not to the extent of its bigger brothers. I-Drive, for instance....the bane of many auto reviewers ( and myself ) is not standard on this car....it is an option only on some models, and the pronounced trunk-lid lip and ugly headlights on other Chris Bangle cars are more muted on this car as well.
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Originally Posted by rominl
not really liking it. too many lines and way too busy for me ![Frown](https://www.clublexus.com/forums/images/smilies/frown.gif)
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We must have similar taste.
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