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Originally Posted by G21-M340i
Your logic is flawed 
If it were true, the M3 would get the G20s nose. It doesn't, because in the grand scheme of vehicle development, a bumper mould is literally nothing. Additionally, just because the old M3 and M4 shared a face (the first generation where an M3 had a different face to lesser 3er brothers) I think people assume this is written in stone.
Why?
We were told by the designers he whole reason the 4 has that fugly grille is to differentiate it from the 3 and make it (ugh) 'more dynamic'. They want it to look different to the 3, and the 3 is for more conservative buyers. Putting the new M4 face on it contradicts that comment...? |
The grill denotes performance both in form and function. Form is mainly to differentiate from the standard grill and function in that it allows for greater airflow for cooling, which is very important for a performance car.
The 3 series is the least sporty car so it gets the standard grill.
The 4 series is slightly sportier so it gets the bigger grill to differentiate it from the 3 series.
The M3 is even more sporty than the 4 series, so why wouldn't it get the bigger grill?
The M4 gets the bigger grill because it's both an M car and a 4 series.