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Old 11-18-10, 10:26 AM
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aaagh, bmw's homogenous design is now into the 6 series???
too bad they didn't borrow any of the gran-coupe design.

front end is less ugly than the current big-forehead design.

I like that huge screen

the way how they design the swooping dash sorta resembles the RX, no ?



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Old 11-18-10, 11:00 AM
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At least it doesn't look like it has Downs Syndrome anymore
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This would be a decent looking car.....if the Jaguar XK8, MB SL-class, AM Vantage convert., Maserati Gran Turismo, and even the Audi S5 convertible didnt exist.
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Old 11-18-10, 11:36 AM
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I like the actual design of the car, but I'm not a fan of convertibles.

I can't wait for the 6-Series Sedan!!
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Old 11-18-10, 12:03 PM
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Originally Posted by GS3Tek
aaagh, bmw's homogenous design is now into the 6 series???
too bad they didn't borrow any of the gran-coupe design.

front end is less ugly than the current big-forehead design.

I like that huge screen

the way how they design the swooping dash sorta resembles the RX, no ?



Impossible b/c internetz say Germans never copy the Japanese designs
 
Old 11-18-10, 12:23 PM
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Originally Posted by E6BAV8R
I can't wait for the 6-Series Sedan!!
And that would be the 5-Series.
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Old 11-18-10, 01:45 PM
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first time I've seen it and I prefer the look of the previous
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Old 11-18-10, 01:48 PM
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I'm underwhelmed, actually. It just doesn't feel as smooth or sexy as the Gran Coupe concept they presented a few months back.

When I see this car in real life I might change my mind. At the moment I am just not feeling it.
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Old 11-18-10, 01:54 PM
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Originally Posted by GS3Tek
aaagh, bmw's homogenous design is now into the 6 series???
too bad they didn't borrow any of the gran-coupe design.

front end is less ugly than the current big-forehead design.

I like that huge screen

the way how they design the swooping dash sorta resembles the RX, no ?



Wow it is very similar to the RX interior from the curve of the passenger dash to the swooping center console. Heck even the steering has some similarities.
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Old 11-18-10, 03:14 PM
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Originally Posted by PhilipMSPT
I imagine that if a huge 6-Series had a hardtop, the trunk would be sooo big that it would look like a Panamera, or **gasp** a Nissan Murano convertible.

Top up:

I was expecting BMW to improve the look of the soft top and particularly the rear window. It's still terrible.
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Old 11-18-10, 06:39 PM
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I like everything except the soft top.
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Old 11-18-10, 06:54 PM
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Looks like a oversized porker child of the 7 & 5 series when they had sex. Should have used protection for this one.....It's quite a ugly child. Not looking forward to the 3 series refresh.
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Old 11-18-10, 08:26 PM
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i prefer the hyundai look........
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Old 11-18-10, 08:55 PM
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everything looks ok until i saw the soft top....

so they aren't going to make a coupe version of this?
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Old 11-18-10, 09:00 PM
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Yet another BMW ruinned by the corporate lower front intake area. Things could not get any more plain down there. It's just one long, open rectangle. I don't see how BMW (VW too) thinks that looks sporty or stylish. Anyone can draw a square. I hope the refresh will add some vertical lines there, but I doubt it. I'd take an A/S5 over this in a heartbeat.
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