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Originally Posted by Sedan_Clan
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Originally Posted by solstice
I saw the 7 in the flesh for the first time today in the super market parking lot. It was like WOAAA that's one mother of a grill!
But...every other BMW I saw on my way to the store from there looked dated...some extremely dated as a first gen. X5 with tiiiny grills that looked almost silly.
On my way out from the store the new 7 was still there and this time I didn't think it looked bad, instead it looked fresh and bold.
No doubt this new M3 will date the old quickly. Dated doesn't mean ugly, the F80 will always remain a handsome car.
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I still haven't gotten into the look of the new 7 yet. Your perspective truly shows that beauty is in the eye of the beholder. For me it will all depend on how the new grills are designed. I like the Audi design, but the Audi design is more cohesive; it seems like the car was designed around the grills. The BMW grills look like an afterthought. Even the Lexus IS grills look more cohesive to my eye. |
I mean it kind of is an afterthought if you really think about it. Despite it being a "G" series vehicle, it was really designed w/ BMW's previous design language in mind and resembles the F series cars more (same for the 5 series and X3). The new 3,X5,Z4,8,etc are cars that were designed with the new design language in mind, so the LCI 7 in my opinion is a botched attempt at trying to mix two very different design languages (new is more bold and more angular w/ sharp lines, old is more subdued and curvy w/ soft lines) while also trying too hard to capture the market (apparently the Chinese love big grills more than everyone else)