[J-RO]

I really want to like the 4 series but I just can't get over that face.

[Mani59]

How can you go from perfection below in my opinion to the new M4

[Game]

What's aggravating is this car was a LAYUP.

Just throw on the regular 3 series grilles and you have yourself a beatiful, sleek coupe. Yet here we are trying to force ourselves to like it.

[GOLFFRR]

so it begins, another cycle. excited to have a few for my own (M4)

[SteveinArizona]

Originally Posted by GOLFFRR

so it begins, another cycle. excited to have a few for my own (M4)

given your name, I would say that the new 4 is a bad, bad slice into an adjacent fairway hard up against a permanent stone fence.

[beammeupscottie]

Originally Posted by Tag

AKA butterface.

[lixiang7349]

BMW just want us to buy Porsches instead. I'm getting gt4 next.

[m630]

Originally Posted by Tag

AKA butterface.

....thats BUTherface!




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[RinconHeat]

Originally Posted by m630

....thats BUTherface!




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Just scrolled through the pics really trying to get into it.... but god that grill looks stupid...

[emulajavi]

4 Series hood line is a joke!

[Cortexiphan]

It’s beautiful, best looking 3-4 series ever. Even though it’ll start from ~$50K, it looks more expensive than 5 and even 8 series. Hood line is annoying, and the back feels less substantial than the front, but it’s still great. If G26 was being released along this, I’d order one immediately but now I’ll have to get m340i, which is sleek but boring in comparison.

[chrisny]

Originally Posted by Mani59

How can you go from perfection below in my opinion to the new M4

Simple. The new 4 ate 75 of those E46 grills.

[chrisny]

Originally Posted by Game

What's aggravating is this car was a LAYUP.

Just throw on the regular 3 series grilles and you have yourself a beatiful, sleek coupe. Yet here we are trying to force ourselves to like it.

That's the thing. It's a mini 8 that they apparently didn't want people to complain was a mini 8, so they screwed it up for the sake of being different and shocking. But a mini 8 would've been a slam dunk.

They purposely left the Bangle era and went back to "same sausage different length," and it's like now they want some blend of that where the shorter sausage looks like a damn cartoon.

[chrisny]

Originally Posted by Mani59

How can you go from perfection below in my opinion to the new M4

Damn, that does still look good.

[Jockey]

Originally Posted by Mani59

How can you go from perfection below in my opinion to the new M4

Miss the E46

[SabineBimmer]

Originally Posted by spuntyb

Why must we see the front end of the G22 on this site *every day*?

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[SabineBimmer]

Oh my... For all of my Star Wars fans out there. 00:26-00:42 is just like when Anakin has the Darth Vader mask placed... Except Darth was damn cool looking... This is not...

[SabineBimmer]

Originally Posted by rjd598

Wow that's crazy. It's still ugly

Doesn't even look like a BMW from a distance, when you see it drive away and turn right towards the end of the video. This was a lazy attempt at a new design. I've seen other opinions saying the same thing about how they wanted an 8-er copy but didn't want it to be too obvious so they went full retard on the front and sides... I agree. BMW is for those who want the flash and bang of the badge, but don't care how the company got there in the first place. BMW is now the Vanderpump Rules of the car industry. Full of self-aggrandizing, empty of any substance.

[ted8715]

The 4er is growing on me, looks quite good in some of these photos, and that color!

The LCI 5er still seems like the front and rear don't match and all the wheels I've seen look hideous. I maybe biased though owning a 2019.

Regardless, I think it is amazing how multiple models and pre-LCI and LCI vehicles all roll down the same line with just in time manufacturing. It was really cool to see in person at Plant Spartanburg.

Lastly, why do they have to tease us with the forbidden 5er Touring in the background of nearly every shot!

[VetteGuy]

Funny, being a a Corvette enthusiast and owner, I’ve watched this same kind of angst and debate on the Corvette Forum. People didn’t like the last generation Corvette changing from the traditional round to “Camaro” style tail lights, and OMG the anger of the new generation going mid engine, and no manual trans. And yet, GM has literally a full year of sold C8 orders on the books at MSRP or higher, and thats for a base car, with the hi-po Z06 still more than a year away from release.

To be honest, most BMW grills have gotten ugly over the past decade and for what purpose. Some of the grill in many of the cars isn't even functional. It’s merely artistic body work, and are is very subjective.

My wife has had a couple of 5 series cars and I’ve always found the 3 a seriously attractive car, but the current grill of the 3 is not all that attractive to me.

Now Im shopping for a new daily driver sport coupe, and while I think they could have done a better job with the grill on the 4, it’s only one element of an overall vastly more attractive car than the old 4, or even the current 3, and it might just surprisingly increase sales.

[palpatine_us]

Beautiful looking car.
Its a shame about her nose.
Maybe find a good plastic surgeon.
turn that schnoz into a rose.

[SabineBimmer]

Originally Posted by VetteGuy

Funny, being a a Corvette enthusiast and owner, I’ve watched this same kind of angst and debate on the Corvette Forum. People didn’t like the last generation Corvette changing from the traditional round to “Camaro” style tail lights, and OMG the anger of the new generation going mid engine, and no manual trans. And yet, GM has literally a full year of sold C8 orders on the books at MSRP or higher, and thats for a base car, with the hi-po Z06 still more than a year away from release.

To be honest, most BMW grills have gotten ugly over the past decade and for what purpose. Some of the grill in many of the cars isn't even functional. It’s merely artistic body work, and are is very subjective.

My wife has had a couple of 5 series cars and I’ve always found the 3 a seriously attractive car, but the current grill of the 3 is not all that attractive to me.

Now Im shopping for a new daily driver sport coupe, and while I think they could have done a better job with the grill on the 4, it’s only one element of an overall vastly more attractive car than the old 4, or even the current 3, and it might just surprisingly increase sales.

Well said. Very good point.