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2019+ BMW 3 AND 4-SERIES FORUMS (G2x Generation) General G20 Sedan / G22 Coupe / G26 Gran Coupe Discussions Let's make it official numbers : the new 4 Series grill, like / love / hate?

View Poll Results: What do you think of the new G22 grill?
Hate it no matter what 65 59.63%
Ehhhhh...it's ok in M-sport / indifferent 28 25.69%
Love it! Bold! 16 14.68%
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      06-13-2020, 07:23 PM   #1
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Let's make it official numbers : the new 4 Series grill, like / love / hate?

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Pretty sure we all know the general sentiment, but let's quantify it here just for shits and giggles.
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      06-13-2020, 07:34 PM   #2
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hate it ofcourse.. unable to select an option to vote. the android app must be buggy
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      06-13-2020, 08:04 PM   #4
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So tired of all the haters. For years BMW was vilified for playing it too safe with design. The new grille is bold and, in keeping with the dynamic presence of the 4 series, a daring choice. Audi and Lexus have both used oversized grilles for years and have not incurred the invective that BMW has endured over the last two weeks. Why doesn't everyone relax until October, when we can see the car in person. I predict the new model will make the current 4 series look tame by comparison. BMWs are bought by people who love to drive, and the M440i xDrive in particular, looks like it will be a blast!
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So tired of all the haters. For years BMW was vilified for playing it too safe with design. The new grille is bold and, in keeping with the dynamic presence of the 4 series, a daring choice. Audi and Lexus have both used oversized grilles for years and have not incurred the invective that BMW has endured over the last two weeks. Why doesn't everyone relax until October, when we can see the car in person. I predict the new model will make the current 4 series look tame by comparison. BMWs are bought by people who love to drive, and the M440i xDrive in particular, looks like it will be a blast!
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So tired of all the haters. For years BMW was vilified for playing it too safe with design. The new grille is bold and, in keeping with the dynamic presence of the 4 series, a daring choice. Audi and Lexus have both used oversized grilles for years and have not incurred the invective that BMW has endured over the last two weeks. Why doesn't everyone relax until October, when we can see the car in person. I predict the new model will make the current 4 series look tame by comparison. BMWs are bought by people who love to drive, and the M440i xDrive in particular, looks like it will be a blast!
Have to disagree here. Bold and beauty are not mutually exclusive. BMW definitely went bold, but they left beauty behind. The grille does not flow well with the rest of the design elements at all. It's as if they had different people working on the design of the body and the grille and the two groups weren't allowed to see each other's designs until the final product.

Also to say that Lexus has used oversized grilles for years and have not incurred the invective BMW has is simply not true. Lexus to this day (some 7/8 years later) is still the subject of controversy for their styling and use of the spindle grille.

Audi on the other hand has shown how to properly do a large grill without it looking offensive. At worst it's inoffensive and boring, at best it flows incredibly well with the rest of the design.
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Have to disagree here. Bold and beauty are not mutually exclusive. BMW definitely went bold, but they left beauty behind. The grille does not flow well with the rest of the design elements at all. It's as if they had different people working on the design of the body and the grille and the two groups weren't allowed to see each other's designs until the final product.

Also to say that Lexus has used oversized grilles for years and have not incurred the invective BMW has is simply not true. Lexus to this day (some 7/8 years later) is still the subject of controversy for their styling and use of the spindle grille.

Audi on the other hand has shown how to properly do a large grill without it looking offensive. At worst it's inoffensive and boring, at best it flows incredibly well with the rest of the design.
Exactly.

A design can be bold and tasteful. Think F80 M3 and such. There is just no cohesion in this G22. It will be very interesting to see the market response to this.
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I have no doubt that it'll sell/lease just fine, and design is inevitably subjective, but it's just SO damn ugly. I don't really care what badge that car is rockin', it's just hideous when it absolutely did not need to be. It makes the E65 trunk and taillight combo look pretty tame.....
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