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Someone said elsewhere pics were taken in a lift at the FIZ and "EK" on the vehicle mover is short for "Entwicklung Karosserie" (Body Development). Related speculation = early 2er prototype + not final design.
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I get the hate, but sometimes it has to be put within a reasonable context.
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04-27-2020, 09:24 AM | #119 |
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it looks like that strange Chinese market 1 series with design queues from an X2 with the M Sport package. I call it the 1X-M-Diet, Sport.
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Sometimes BMW is accused to be too conservative but backfires when they try something 'different' from the same Vocal group of people. Too bad for those people, BMW will never go back to the Paul Bracq era of design, because it would be too old and dated looking right fans?
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What if these are two different models?
Top: 2GC LCI Bottom: M240i Maybe I'm looking to deeply at the pictures but it looks like the red cradle under the front wheels in the top picture isn't visible in the reflection of the elevator door of the bottom picture. |
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I am too but the facts are that the Chinese are looking to show off their new found wealth. BMW, including the awful grill design, is providing them designs that allow them to show that off. That's the go to market these days.
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And in a post COVID-19 world, China's economy will likely slow down making a not so attractive place to do business with.
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Why in the world is BMW set on destroying its trademark styling cues?!?!
- Angel eye headlights gone - Hoffmeister kink gone - Character line through door handle gone - Proportional kidney grills gone All that is left is plain Design with Gimmicks (fake vents, scoops, diffusers) and without a BMW badge could be mistaken for Kia, Honda or Toyota. |
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They cater the market where the money is, design trends and all. BMW would not have survived to this day still manufacturing cars with the driving and design ethos of 25-40 years ago. Even by the late 1990s BMW products were considered to be best in class but stale and too conservative looking. This promoted the era of Bangle design that at the time was harshly criticized but ironically those same design traits (Flame surfaces and humpback trunk lids) are acclaimed today as some of the best designs by the same vocal critics of 20 years ago. Overly heavy power steering, hard suspension tuning doesn't sell to the vast majority of the buying public anymore. And yes BMW left behind the hard core BMW enthusiast years ago. That ship sailed around 2012. BMW is not the only manufacturer engaged in leaving the past behind. If you disagree you are free to vote with your wallet and go elsewhere where you feel your needs and wants are better catered to.
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Definitely looks like a coupe based on the body line under the cover, the trunk with built-in spoiler also seems a bit aggressive for a 1 series sedan.
The exhaust, grill, and bumpers are in line with the latest offerings... * If the photos are real, could be our first taste of the g42 |
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