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      09-10-2019, 09:49 AM   #309
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I personally feel it would look much more palatable if it were more like the iNext grille without the middle bar... This could be an easy aftermarket fix.
That's exactly how I look after my dentist visit
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      09-10-2019, 09:50 AM   #310
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If other drivers didn't like seeing a BMW in their rearview mirror before, then wait 'til they see this git-da-f**k-outa-my-way snout coming up in their rearview.
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So modern BMWs are no longer Buick's but Edsels??

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Hahaha. What a shitshow BMW is now. This thing is absolutely terrible. I wish I could unsee that hideous grille.

I showed my wife the pics this morning and she was like WTF is that monstrosity. Then she goes "I'm glad you clear bra'd your ///M4 because your gonna have to keep it"

It's either keep the F82 or Porsche for me. BMW is dead to us with this trash.
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Besides the horrendous pig face front end, what's going on with that hood? The recessed emblem and those canyons look terrible.

The lights and mirrors are way too thin and the back end is a boring, unattractive attempt at looking modern. That actually applies to this entire car.

BMW is forgetting heritage and trying way too hard to be new and "aesthetic."

Heads up BMW: people like BMWs BECAUSE THEY'RE BMWs!!
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Hahaha. What a shitshow BMW is now. This thing is absolutely terrible. I wish I could unsee that hideous grille.

I showed my wife the pics this morning and she was like WTF is that monstrosity. Then she goes "I'm glad you clear bra'd your ///M4 because your gonna have to keep it"

It's either keep the F82 or Porsche for me. BMW is dead to us with this trash.
Looks like your wifey runs the show in the household
Ha. Nah it's a partnership but I do value her opinion and in this she's right.

The new concept is Rank as Fuck
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People either love the Porsche design or hate it/are indifferent to it. There is no middle ground, hence the reason they only sell about 50,000 vehicles here in the U.S. each year. Their core enthusiast fan base are just as whiny as the BMW set, deriding every new design before even seeing it in person on the street.
I think Porsche's numbers are more a result of their offerings and price points than controversy over their designs. When they introduced a modestly priced four-seater in the Macan the sales were huge showing there is a large appetite for their design. The problem is previously if you wanted to spend less than 100k you only got two seats.

As far as their customer base, they may not like change, but Porsche also does a tremendous job listening to their core customers and giving them what they want which is why there is a GT3 touring and GT4 now.
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BMW kidneys has been allover the place in terms of dimensions and geometry. They’ve been tall, narrow wide, separated, connected etc. The F-series kidneys are not a template for how a BMW is a BMW. The original 3 the E21 had tall, narrow and connected grills as an example.
True. The only thing they haven't been for the past 90+ years is GINORMOUS.
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This post's are moving faster then speed of light. Lol
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I personally feel it would look much more palatable if it were more like the iNext grille without the middle bar... This could be an easy aftermarket fix.
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Seems like BMW is trying to kill their sales. Looks like a pig rolling it's eyes

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Lets just hope that they don’t ruin the new M2 design,like they have with this thing.
I was wondering the same thing - if this is indeed the new direction, and it appears to be so, then I guess we should expect something similar for the new M2.

The vertical vs. horizontal grilles don't bother me that much - it COULD look good and cool IF they were proportional to the rest of the car. Neither the X7 or the 4 concept grilles achieve proportionality with the rest of the car, which makes them look almost like they were tacked on at the end.

And because they're so huge, that's all your eyes tend to see...
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Love it! Finally a new design that is truly different
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I hate the grill.

I understand that BMWs of old had a long vertical kidney. However they fit the overall style of the time period of cars; Very elongated and large front ends.

If they cut those grills in half you'd have a fan, as of now it does nothing for me as it sits.
BMW kidneys has been allover the place in terms of dimensions and geometry. They've been tall, narrow wide, separated, connected etc. The F-series kidneys are not a template for how a BMW is a BMW. The original 3 the E21 had tall, narrow and connected grills as an example. Golfer or Beaver?

Yes a valid point indeed. These fit the design in my opinion. Perhaps it's being accustomed to seeing them in such a way.

With the sleek design of the 4 concept I don't see the grills fitting the rest of the cars design cues.
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It's so bad that BMW would came up with this concept on the 4 series coupe, for sure there were lots of buyers would flock to Audi & other German brands for their next vehicles. Or place the orders for current models.
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BMW is doom!
Holy sh*t, this man has nailed it! You are absolutely correct - BMW is indeed DOOM!

Just look at the O's in the picture below - they've been secretly telegraphing BMW's oversized vertical grill since 1993!

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Other than the headlights, the front of the car is ABSOLUTELY HORRENDOUS!
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Gonna reserve judgement until I see it in the flesh the production model and sit in it as well. I don't want to dislike it honestly but I'm already leaning toward looking at other vehicles.
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If other drivers didn't like seeing a BMW in their rearview mirror before, then wait 'til they see this git-da-f**k-outa-my-way snout coming up in their rearview.
True but you're going to need one hell of an engine to pull off that look a 420i would be silly, all mouth and no trousers....
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Does anyone know with certainty if the hood front line will meet the grill as on the concept?
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