[M3 Number 86]

Originally Posted by DreaminBMW

I think I can live with the F80/F82 hoodline now.

As kids, you would put up a posters of your dream car on your wall.

So here it goes:

...think about this for a sec...

Which one would you want to look back and kiss goodnight?

Those are some DSGrills though

[GrussGott]

Originally Posted by DreaminBMW

Which one would you want to look back and kiss goodnight?

Depends on how castoran* you are:





*super nerdy D&D reference. you know who you are.

[srim3]

Originally Posted by K4Z1u

I'm not so good at photoshop but it is so much better with 8 series grille.

WOW! This looks great. Thanks for the photoshop. Really wish the front looks like this, or may be an aftermarket kit manufacturer can manufacturer like this one

[DreaminBMW]

Originally Posted by GrussGott

Depends on how castoran you are:

Originally Posted by GrussGott

Depends on how castoran you are:

[IMG]https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images...2/iW5zR_Py.jpg[/IMG]

Hahahaha! We'll stick to loving our own native Canadian beavers up North!

[paliknight]

Man, the first aftermarket company that finds an appealing solution to this mess will profit more than BMW.

[solstice]

The close up straight on front shot from down low is one of the more commonly attached photo here and it’s probably the car’s least flattering angle. Luckily I’m not six inches tall but 6’1 so I’ll pretty much never see my car like that. This is more what I’ll see and to me this car looks far more interesting and exciting than my F80 does and ever did and this is not even the M4 concept.






Don’t get discouraged and deflated BMW, this is great.

[R N M]

Originally Posted by solstice

The close up straight on front shot from down low is one of the more commonly attached photo here and it’s probably the car’s least flattering angle. Luckily I’m not six inches tall but 6’1 so I’ll pretty much never see my car like that. This is more what I’ll see and to me this car looks far more interesting and exciting than my F80 does and ever did and this is not even the M4 concept.






Don’t get discouraged and deflated BMW, this is great.

LOL you do realize production version will look a LOT worse.
Wheel gap, smaller wheels, less aggressive bumpers but still the giant ugly GRILL.

[solstice]

Originally Posted by R N M

LOL you do realize production version will look a LOT worse.
Wheel gap, smaller wheels, less aggressive bumpers but still the giant ugly GRILL.

Maybe but we aren’t debating the production version here since well we don’t have one to debate Some things will likely look less exciting while other things will likely look less offensive. Overall I’m optimistic.

[Race_Doc11]

Exactly! I couldn't agree more. The production car will look hideous.

Originally Posted by R N M

LOL you do realize production version will look a LOT worse.
Wheel gap, smaller wheels, less aggressive bumpers but still the giant ugly GRILL.

[R N M]

Originally Posted by SCOTT26

Sorry but Big Kidney Grilles are Here to stay.

Wait till you see the one the new 7 and i7 will receive. And if you thought the LCI Kidney Grille was huge.

The new 2 as well on how it shrinks the more organic and broad details of the 8 and 4 to a more compact package.

But the 4 indicates a radical departure from the current 4er.
It will be more sportier in appearance and behaviour.
I am told that the forthcoming M4 provides more interesting elements to its Aeropacket.

So we are going to see a lot more emphasis on design across the entire BMW Group. I am extremely excited about the new MINI design especially its resurrected Rocketman idea. I reckon it's going to make people fall in love with MINI all over again.

Get ready for sales to go in toilet.
My dad just got new S560 as the 750i with new wacky grill was too obnoxious.

Luxury buyers are not stupid.

BMWs issues were not poor styling but poor driving dynamics / steering feel compared to their predecessors. This will surely set the brand back for years.

My nonenthusiast friend who has new X5 and 4series said he would never buy something so goofy.

[Imola3]

Satellite spyshot of production grilles being shipped to Germany

[Jashan]

Originally Posted by solstice

This model has more recessed slightly smaller grill inserts and a bit different air intakes. Can this be the production look? I hope so since I like it even better than the concept

That's prob production

[M3 Adjuster]

Originally Posted by SCOTT26

Sorry but Big Kidney Grilles are Here to stay.


Wait till you see the one the new 7 and i7 will receive. And if you thought the LCI Kidney Grille was huge.

You like big grilles and you cannot lie!

Originally Posted by SCOTT26

The new 2 as well on how it shrinks the more organic and broad details of the 8 and 4 to a more compact package.

ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ...

Originally Posted by SCOTT26

But the 4 indicates a radical departure from the current 4er.
It will be more sportier in appearance and behaviour.
I am told that the forthcoming M4 provides more interesting elements to its Aeropacket.

.

Wakes to a start ... hmmm.. ? RADICAL? Yes.
If this leads to an aero packet that means LOWER COEFICCIENT OF DRAG, and MORE DOWNFORCE And it's time to go kick some butt racing ... .. I can be swayed ....

Originally Posted by SCOTT26

So we are going to see a lot more emphasis on design across the entire BMW Group. I am extremely excited about the new MINI design especially its resurrected Rocketman idea. I reckon it's going to make people fall in love with MINI all over again.

Gonna need more than reckon.. gonna need some wreckin'

[bobloblaw]

Originally Posted by solstice

This model has more recessed slightly smaller grill inserts and a bit different air intakes. Can this be the production look? I hope so since I like it even better than the concept

This looks like the concept car to me. I think the side intakes will be toned down quite significantly for the production car.

[M3 Adjuster]

Originally Posted by bobloblaw

This looks like the concept car to me. I think the side intakes will be toned down quite significantly for the production car.

Totally with you here. Make the headlamps production size and this shrinks the intakes.

Those blocked off intakes look so 430.. make them air intakes and it's M4

Chop the kidney to about 5/8 of the front and add a bar for the front plate.. done.

I would rather have kidneys without slats than the Subaru mesh, KIA grille look that they have started with on the 3er. A distinct schnoz on the 6er ..like a shark nose ... oops 4er... ain't a bad thing at all.

[Fuller]

Originally Posted by tetsuo111

Why not a Stinger? Seriously?

The Stinger suspension and dynamics are the result of Albert Biermann's team and the former BMW M-Division suspension engineers. Remember the team responsible for the E30 - E46 M3? They're at Kia now.

The Kia and the current Cadillacs drive, handle, and ride better than current BMW M-cars. Based on first hand experience. Seems to be the consensus of the automotive press, too.

Everyone is entitled to an opinion. Mine is that the current lineup has nothing other than the name in common with the cars that established the performance heritage of the marque.

Designs like this are symptoms, not the problem.

The stinger drives better than a modern m-car? The stinger isn't meant to compete with the m3/4. It has more in common with the 3 series or 4gc. I think it's slightly larger than the 3/4er.

[Alpina_B3_Lux]

A face only a mother could love.

[GrussGott]

Originally Posted by bobloblaw

This looks like the concept car to me. I think the side intakes will be toned down quite significantly for the production car.

Or is it all going exactly to plan ...

[solstice]

Originally Posted by GrussGott

Or is it all going exactly to plan ...

Good to see you are still the funniest guy around here GG

[hans007]

Originally Posted by K4Z1u

I'm not so good at photoshop but it is so much better with 8 series grille.

BMW will be like.... let's just make an alternative front end and call it the "BMW classic appearance package" and charge $1000 for it.

[BMWRL]

Originally Posted by Franco3000

I like it, bold and aggressive. You have to step our of your comfort zone in car design or cars will all look alike (New 3 series/Lexus IS). If you want the same cup of tea (design wise) year after year, just get a 911

EXACTLY!

[jordan35i]

Originally Posted by ChrisM2

Sorry but every person I've shown the pictures too (all are non-enthusiasts) laugh and say it must be a joke!

They've lost a customer here and it's too bad as I love my M2.

Same thing here. This car is doomed if it looks anything like this, no doubt