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Originally Posted by TheBingoBalls
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Originally Posted by TodmordenLad
The thing is, a large grill, or large grilles, can look great on a car. Take the new Jag F-type, for example. Gorgeous.
The issue with the BMW design in question is not the unsightly grille, per se - it's the whole front end which doesn't work, period. A poor design overall, imo.
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I think the difference between BMW and all other manufacturers is that BMW's use of a grille is also a brand identifier - almost like a logo where as every other brand, a grille is just a grille. Even if you were to take the kidney grille design you thought was best, while not terrible, BMWs front ends are never really cohesive vs "generic grilles". |
That's a fair point.
So when you mess with a core brand design identifier, you do so at your peril.
As I posted earlier, I parked near a 7 series LCI the other day, and the front end looked plain ridiculous to my eyes, for want of a better expression.
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