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The soft top looks so much more natural on a larger coupe (which this has become). To me, the hard folding roofs only look appropriate on roadster sized vehicles. They take up more space, weigh more, and are costly to repair. Some say using a soft top is for cost cutting, but many higher end verts use them (Bentley Continental GT, S class coupe, DB11) so that argument seems invalid to me. I (like many, many others) have been critical of BMW lately, but this is a move I applaud.
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09-30-2020, 07:08 AM | #69 |
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They seriously need to fire their marketing department and burn all these hackneyed, idiotic "image" videos. I guess the average BMW customer doesn't give a shit about driving and are all-in on the image. This problem is becoming really pervasive for this manufacturer and it's enough to make me want to considerably distance myself from the brand. It's no longer about driving for BMW it seems.
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09-30-2020, 08:26 AM | #70 | |
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09-30-2020, 08:55 AM | #71 |
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To be honest I do like the G23. Very nice configuration. Yes, from some angles it looks a bit like an Audi A5, but thats not a bad thing. Also the soft top can be seen as an improvement. Wind insulation and strenght of the modern fabrics afe probably equal to a hard top. Beside this it saves a lot of weight, complexity and you gain boot space as well.
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When the E93 hardtop was introduced, it was the best implementation of a three piece retractable roof and was it was BMW just at their best relative to the competition- lots of examples where the E9x cars really set the standard at the time. The fact that the roof unit was basically carried over unchanged to the F33 seems to indicate that BMW wasn’t keen to spend the money to redevelop the roof. Retractable hardtops have great visibility, look good, and add meaningful rigidity when closed. They are heavy and take up more space than a softtop but I think the E93 in particular handled the visual mass well with the trunk cutline and notchback roofline that evoked the New Series. The other high volume four seat convertible- the Porsche 911, actually has a fabric covered retractable hardtop, with the only “soft” elements being the pillars, because the curving 911 roofline would have been hard to package with a fully rigid design. |
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09-30-2020, 10:15 AM | #73 |
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I can get behind that. But of course they won't spend the time or money to develop both. And don't tell me it's not possible. The old SLs came with both a soft top and hard top for winter use.
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09-30-2020, 10:37 AM | #74 |
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So we've seen them all... I can honestly say not a single variant of the 4 is appealing to me whatsoever in the slightest. Good job Bmw! You nailed it🥴
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09-30-2020, 10:53 AM | #75 |
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That was a really unusual promo.
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09-30-2020, 11:03 AM | #76 |
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One variant left, the Gran Coupe. That one is a big deal too considering the previous 4GC was one of the best looking models in the lineup.
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09-30-2020, 11:22 AM | #78 |
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love the color combo
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Gorgeous, beautiful design, a stunner ?
None of the above it's grim best taken out at night with the lights off. Would be embarrassed to even let a friend park that on my drive. Would say could you park round the corner ! |
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09-30-2020, 01:11 PM | #84 |
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Looks good! I think I actually prefer it over the coupe, just because when the top is down it's a clean beautiful design.
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Looks like the pigs from angry bird game. How sad.
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