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      05-27-2020, 12:29 PM   #67
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I thought the US was one of BMWs biggest markets. A front US license plate will look AWFUL on that grille.
Totally agree. It seems like a small thing but it's not. I'm in NV so no front plates but feel bad for those that have to run one. They make any front end look bad lol. Maybe with all the electronic safety gadgets they're putting on the front of cars now other states will jump on board and not require one.

There are currently 19 states in the U.S. that do not require a front plate. If you live in one of those states always remember to give specific instruction to dealer when ordering a car to NOT drill your front end and attach a plate holder. Many dealers will do this automatically. That happened to me one time and pissed me off royally.
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I'm in the wrong crowd here , but I think it looks pretty good
Let's wait for the full monty to pass complete judgement
People will come around... they always do
I mean, you can train people to accept almost any level of terrible reality but that doesn't mean you should try.

This is a car's face so it's not a huge deal in the grand scheme, but I'm actually embarrassed by how bad this thing looks. I've been pretty onboard with their other generational changes going back to my teens (which was a while ago).
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      05-27-2020, 12:45 PM   #69
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Soooooo excited for this! The rate of how fast the thread is going to grow with hate...I'm going to say we reach at least 50 pages before the first hour.
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I like the headlights at least.
Why not put these on the 5series LCI?!?
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      05-27-2020, 12:49 PM   #71
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Mark the date ladies and gentlemen:
Huge GRILL and Huge ugly openings on each side of bumper, which im sure at least one is fake. This is same thing on the SUVs.
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      05-27-2020, 12:54 PM   #72
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I thought the US was one of BMWs biggest markets. A front US license plate will look AWFUL on that grille.
Not all states require a front plate though. So I'd say narrowing it down a bit further to state markets would be the difference.
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      05-27-2020, 01:02 PM   #73
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I like the headlights at least.
Why not put these on the 5series LCI?!?
It seems they strictly targeted stiff conservative old business men with the 5 LCI
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Guys... i think i am starting to like the grills. But the number plate on them is just shit. Just put it on the side like some Alfa Romeos do. What the fuck.
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      05-27-2020, 01:18 PM   #76
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I like the headlights at least.
Why not put these on the 5series LCI?!?
Because that's a limo and this is a coupe. Different cars for different people.
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Dry your eyes!

Such Crying and Yappin I've never seen the like of.

I hope all those who say this car is Ugly stick to their guns and don't buy it. It will be more exclusive for the rest of us. Of course even if they don't buy one they will be secretly wanting one very soon.
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OMG love this one. Looks so much better than the old one.
M3/m4 will look way better too.
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Not all states require a front plate though. So I'd say narrowing it down a bit further to state markets would be the difference.
Doesn't need a front plate for it to look bad.
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If this thing didn't have a roundel on the hood I wonder if some of you guys would still think it looks good.

The design is such a drastic departure from the past that it could very well be from a completely different brand.
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Because that's a limo and this is a coupe. Different cars for different people.
What doest that have to do with Angel Lights- it has been signature feature for BMW yet they remove it on 5series LCI but its still there on the new 4.
Makes no sense.
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      05-27-2020, 01:51 PM   #83
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If this thing didn't have a roundel on the hood I wonder what some of you guys would still think it looks good.

The design is such a drastic departure from the past that it could very well be from a completely different brand.
100% agreed.

The new E53 looks incredible compared to this monstrosity.


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So after all these many months and an endless supply of camouflaged cars running around tracks and spy shots from photographers hiding in all sorts of places it ends up that were were shown this car months ago when it was being transported to somewhere on what appeared to be a ship. It was even the same color! It was right in front of us all along!
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The license plate blocking a significant portion of the Edsel grills demonstrates how unnecessary this "design" element is. It isn't for air flow; it isn't to make us happy; it must be because the design director lacks good taste.
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So after all these many months and an endless supply of camouflaged cars running around tracks and spy shots from photographers hiding in all sorts of places it ends up that were were shown this car months ago when it was being transported to somewhere on what appeared to be a ship. It was even the same color! It was right in front of us all along!
There are hundreds of pre-production prototypes all around the world during R&D. Part suppliers also need time to fabricate the plastic injection molds prior to production-- nothing that can be done in a few weeks between the revel and SOP.

I'm postive that the production model exterior was finalized prior to the Concept 4 shown last September.

BMW is already at work for the replacement 4 series in 7 years, as BMW has a 10 year product road map-- I have been told this 1st hand by an BMW AG executive in Germany.
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What doest that have to do with Angel Lights- it has been signature feature for BMW yet they remove it on 5series LCI but its still there on the new 4.
Makes no sense.
They're still there, just in a more cubical design. They wanted the 5 to look more square and mature and i personally like it. Much better than the pre-facelift version which is just sooooooo bland.
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