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Originally Posted by Law
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The current grille is not much bigger than what was seen on the E36. So no...
As someone who drives a car with a separated grille I am not blind to the fact that BMWs are supposed to have a joined grille. They always did have that...you can't change history....and BMW design just seems like they're going back to how it should be...E30 and prior.
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BMW's Twin Kidney Grilles have always been changing.
They touched on the 2002.
On the 507 and 328 Roadsters, they didn't touch.
On the 328 Roadster and 2002, they were vertical (tall), on the 507, they were horizontal (wide).
Who's to say which one is the "correct" configuration?
Whether they touch or not is not the matter.
The only important (and consistent) thing that shouldn't change is that they should retain the "twin" element from a visual perspective, meaning that so long as they don't merge into a single grille, then it's still a BMW Twin Kidney Grille.
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You are totally correct and I totally agree with you. I was replying to people posting vomit emojis to the concept of a joined grille.
That being said BMW was a company who struggled heavily prior to the 1600/2002 and that car really put them on the global radar of great carmakers. Stuff like the E21, E30, and E28 really put them on the map as a true player. Anything that came after was just adding to that legacy...not making it from scratch...
IMO the joined grille is the most iconic and most fitting association to the success of the brand. Surely others can disagree...
I think people getting outraged over the joining of the grille is ridiculous though....