My review of a 2011 Hyundai Equus
01-05-12, 05:49 PM
#46
Yes they were never really great, they just never had a major failure like the W220.
I heard that before and I agreed completely. The Bangle cars are starting to look good now that we are in the future.
to me problem with bangle is he designed cars for the future (which he also commented as well). he designed a car for 7-8 yrs later. just look at the 7 series. when the car came out most people were like wtf. but look at it now, LS, S all try to learn and take the good stuff from it. now the 7 looks "normal". so yes, he really designed something for the future
01-05-12, 07:35 PM
#48
Lexus Fanatic
(OK...perhaps I overdid the term "ugly".....maybe I should have used the term "unattractive" instead")
However, with bangle, BMW DID keep its superb chassis/suspension engineering and ultra-tactile steering/road-feel. They don't call it the Ultimate Driving Machine for nothing. It is one of the few auto-corporate-slogans that actually means what it says.
01-05-12, 11:58 PM
#49
Prior to Bangle BMW design had stagnated majorly. He brought in a fresh direction for the brand, without which I doubt BMW would be where it is today. Lexus needs their own Bangle, and I'm not convinced slapping the spindle grill onto otherwise same old styling will achieve the same thing.
01-06-12, 12:24 AM
#50
Not IMO. I thought that the BMW just just preceeded the Bangle-models were some of the best-looking (and best-built) BMWs ever done. The Bangle-designed sedans/coupes that replaced them (more so than the SUVs) were ugly then, are ugly now, and, IMO, will still be ugly 10 years from now. They also (noticeably) lost some build-solidness from the pre-Bangle years.
(OK...perhaps I overdid the term "ugly".....maybe I should have used the term "unattractive" instead")
However, with bangle, BMW DID keep its superb chassis/suspension engineering and ultra-tactile steering/road-feel. They don't call it the Ultimate Driving Machine for nothing. It is one of the few auto-corporate-slogans that actually means what it says.
(OK...perhaps I overdid the term "ugly".....maybe I should have used the term "unattractive" instead")
However, with bangle, BMW DID keep its superb chassis/suspension engineering and ultra-tactile steering/road-feel. They don't call it the Ultimate Driving Machine for nothing. It is one of the few auto-corporate-slogans that actually means what it says.
in fact new bmw's are very smooth looking without those weird lines... and pre-bangle BMWs were easily one of the best designed vehicles, ever.
enough to look at new ones to realize that bmw knows bangle was wrong.
01-06-12, 12:34 AM
#51
No doubt LS430 is a superb car as my dad has one and I drive it from time to time. Haven't driven the equus(I've driven genesis 4.6) though but I'm sure it's a car no company can ignore. Equus wasn't designed to be exciting as is Lexus LS models.
Last edited by DaveGS4; 01-06-12 at 07:08 AM. Reason: quoted post edit
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