Alpine White 2021 M440i Coupe spotted

liljestig · 08-28-2020, 07:33 AM

By the looks of it pressing the body panels on the G22 surely looks more economical than the ones on the F32. The design ending up as it did this time might as well be due to the accountants cutting costs.

Desrste · 08-28-2020, 07:36 AM

Anyone else wondering why they moved away from making the front edge of the hood line up with the grill and headlights like on most other modern BMW's? IMHO it looks night and day better like this... anyone else agree?

chris82 · 08-28-2020, 07:42 AM

Hmm, don't like that rear window, reminds me of an Accord coupe. The rear lights, which was what I didnt like at first, have grown on me

chris82 · 08-28-2020, 07:45 AM

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Originally Posted by Desrste

Anyone else wondering why they moved away from making the front edge of the hood line up with the grill and headlights like on most other modern BMW's? IMHO it looks night and day better like this... anyone else agree?

I disagree completely, you need that line to break up the front a bit. Without it it just looks odd

advantage20 · 08-28-2020, 07:48 AM

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That rear quarter panel stretches for days, damn

Exactly, looks like they stretched it to the Moon and back. There is a weird sense of tension like the car is begging to shrink back, which isn't necessarily true with other even larger coupés out there. The now smaller and kicking up rear window and subsequently beefier rear quarter panels do mandate huge wheels to compensate, which is why I guess it looked way better on the Concept 4.

As the saying goes, it needs to be seen in the flesh, I was shocked to see how better the C-pillar area on the new 1er Hatch looks in 3D as opposed to the photos. Our brains are sometimes tricked into crafting volumes which aren't accurate. But so far I'm disappointed with the bloated feel to the profile.

10" · 08-28-2020, 07:55 AM

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I honestly thought that side pic was from a 850i. How much smaller is it than the 8 series?

Only 3.3"
And that seems just crazy!

Wait the 4-series has a longer wheelbase than the 8-series????

8series: 111 inches
4series: 112 inches

What has happened here? LOL

iM3an · 08-28-2020, 08:02 AM

Already saw it in person. It looks good. now the non msports well body doesn't match the face.

MattTheCarNut · 08-28-2020, 08:20 AM

I love it. At least it's unique!

dwz · 08-28-2020, 08:21 AM

Looks like 8 series

Desrste · 08-28-2020, 08:28 AM

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Originally Posted by Desrste

Anyone else wondering why they moved away from making the front edge of the hood line up with the grill and headlights like on most other modern BMW's? IMHO it looks night and day better like this... anyone else agree?

... and maybe a little bit of a drop 👌

Rick4345 · 08-28-2020, 08:51 AM

Where was it seen??

ThugzZ BunnY · 08-28-2020, 09:09 AM

people need to stop disrespecting the mustang by saying this looks like it. the mustang is a gorgeous car.

stulio2181 · 08-28-2020, 09:33 AM

Not terrible, but incredibly bland. Whoever posted that this looks like a mustang, spot on. Now I can't get that crappy Ford side boob view out of my head. Next.

oz555 · 08-28-2020, 10:21 AM

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Where was it seen??

Somewhere in Croatian coast as I know

wtwo3 · 08-28-2020, 10:27 AM

I don't understand the Mustang comparisons. Maybe I'm blind, but it looks absolutely nothing like a Mustang.

eman4517 · 08-28-2020, 10:46 AM

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I don't understand the Mustang comparisons. Maybe I'm blind, but it looks absolutely nothing like a Mustang.

maybe a little...but then the 8 has more of a Mustang rear window crease...

Kind of like when you think someone looks like someone else until you directly compare the photos side by side, then you're like "nah!"

VetteGuy · 08-28-2020, 10:46 AM

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Originally Posted by liljestig

By the looks of it pressing the body panels on the G22 surely looks more economical than the ones on the F32. The design ending up as it did this time might as well be due to the accountants cutting costs.

Seriously? The rear quarters alone are a compound stamping that I’m relatively sure is a more costly process and requires a slightly larger sheet of metal.

wtwo3 · 08-28-2020, 10:48 AM

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maybe a little...

I honestly don't see it. I've compared the angles, looked at it side by side with pictures of a Mustang using those same angles. Unless you think all 2 door coupes look like a Mustang, I don't understand where the Mustang comparison is coming from.

VetteGuy · 08-28-2020, 10:55 AM

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Originally Posted by Desrste

Anyone else wondering why they moved away from making the front edge of the hood line up with the grill and headlights like on most other modern BMW's? IMHO it looks night and day better like this... anyone else agree?

I guess they could have rolled the grill up into the hood area, like on the 3. Then it would have had that same useless solid upper section of grill and or the bulbous surround, that would look better if it were lower, and maybe the hood came further forward.

No BMW grill is perfect, and most are bigger than the car design calls for.

eman4517 · 08-28-2020, 10:56 AM

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maybe a little...

I honestly don't see it. I've compared the angles, looked at it side by side with pictures of a Mustang using those same angles. Unless you think all 2 door coupes look like a Mustang, I don't understand where the Mustang comparison is coming from.

true. only very small similarities, but then you could compare to so many other coupes (Infiniti, etc). So no, its not an "uncanny" likeness.

I would still buy the G80 M3 over the G82 M4. Personal preference. The Coupe styling doesn't do it for me this time around. even without the grille mess (too generic).

Frosty · 08-28-2020, 11:01 AM

I have an Accord coupe currently, actually very fond of it, 100k miles from purchase new with not a problem.

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stein_325i · 08-28-2020, 11:01 AM

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I don't understand the Mustang comparisons. Maybe I'm blind, but it looks absolutely nothing like a Mustang.

Your right, I see more Camaro and Audi A5 than anything, especially with the rear window. 8-series gives off more Mustang vibes.

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