[Jadar]

Wow it's hideous I can't look at it. LCI will happen sooner on this model run. Next

[buckybadger]

This is how you the LCI M340i is also gonna look like in future!

[Germanauto]

Originally Posted by adc

Go ahead BMW, do the same to the next M2, see what I’ll be driving in a few years.

Hint: not a BMW...

I'm stuck between the M2 and Boxster as my next car. That would make the decision very easy.

[bobloblaw]

Originally Posted by Kuato2084

The grille doesn't look bad because of how big it is, it's because its shape is too plain. There's nothing sporty or aggressive about the shape. It looks incredibly generic in comparison to F8x.

This is exactly where I'm at. I welcome a radical design change, mostly because I find the current design language boring and already dated. But if BMW was going to go with the giant grille, I wanted them to go all-in. Make the grille in your face and beautifully sculpted like the 4er Concept. Instead they just tacked two gigantic flat coffins onto the front end.

Originally Posted by spiike32

Community response reminds of when Acura change the TL to a birds beak front grill or when corvette went away with the circle tail lights.

Give it a year and everyone will fall back in line and accept the new look and it will be the new normal. With a few mods it'll look pretty mean coming up in the rear view mirror.

Weren't these things a sales and PR disaster? Acura abandoned the beak after one generation and they all have more generic grilles now.

Here is the current TLX

[nakamuru]

Looks like moses 10 commandment tablets

[RowanBuds]

Originally Posted by JTO24

Lol good luck switching to [a new] Porsche where the base C2 now costs over 6 figures in the US (Hint: not direct competitors) and basic service is $400+. If you can afford to switch, awesome; it's a terrific brand but even the 992 has gotten bigger, heavier and (to some) uglier (I like the 992!).

Give me proper lease terms, a dark green and manual and I'm in on the G80. At least now when a 330i or m340i puts lame Ebay M stripes on their grills it won't be mistaken for my big ass coffin bois.

I don't disagree overall. In the right spec with the right trim and wheels, maybe you're on to something. A dark green over tan (are we getting anything but black?). hmmmm.....

Something something lipstick on a pig though - that adage I can't seem to shake.

[2nd chance]

I like it!

[tonymac1]

Why is the hood line different from the concept? We are getting that stupid line just like the f30 again...

[M3 Number 86]

anybody need some home upgrades? lol

[nakamuru]

Will they insert ipads inside that grille now

[spuntyb]

wow

[MAMBA_M3]

The render actually looked cool after your eyes adjusted to the new look. The real pics are terrible though, don't like the shape of the grills and they don't seem neatly integrated. Plus i think vertical slats would have looked better than horizontal ones

[jbeene]

That's a whole buncha nope.

Pass.

[jbeene]

Originally Posted by Simbachinna

I believe this front grill is aimed towards the older generation (50+, who remember the “old kidney grills”) and the Asian market.

I’m in a car group with about ~20 other 17-23 year olds with Ms/AMGs/RSs. No one likes the look of this. It doesn’t look aggressive, it just looks deformed seems to be the common theme. EVERYONE on Instagram I follow (<25) is panning it. I haven’t seen any positive comments about the appearance from anyone my age. I think people 50+ might like it though.

I'm 50 and have owned over 30 BMW including 5 M cars and wouldn't touch this thing with a 10 foot pole.

I'm in buy mode and this won't even be on the list if it actually looks like that.

[solstice]

Originally Posted by nakamuru

Looks like moses 10 commandment tablets

I was thinking they will work great as snow shoes should I ever be over confident in the AWD during a blizzard

[JTO24]

Originally Posted by RowanBuds

I don't disagree overall. In the right spec with the right trim and wheels, maybe you're on to something. A dark green over tan (are we getting anything but black?). hmmmm.....

Something something lipstick on a pig though - that adage I can't seem to shake.

Agreed, I'm not in love with this design language (right now I'm in the "don't hate it but appreciate BMWs boldness" camp) but if it performs better than its competition while still offering a manual option, I can look past the acquired taste of a front end. However I do think it'll grow on me more over time and once I see it in person.

I remember when the 8 series rear end "leaked" and everyone thought it looked flat, misshapen and ugly but now a lot of folks claim it's BMW's prettiest car in their current lineup! Bad 2D images can easily ruin complex 3D designs so I'm hoping for more depth and character from press photos/ real life observations.

[435MSport6Speed]

James Bond movie where the ship's hull opens up and swallows submarines.

BMW'S styling inspiration.

[solstice]

Originally Posted by Simbachinna

I believe this front grill is aimed towards the older generation (50+, who remember the “old kidney grills”) and the Asian market.

I’m in a car group with about ~20 other 17-23 year olds with Ms/AMGs/RSs. No one likes the look of this. It doesn’t look aggressive, it just looks deformed seems to be the common theme. EVERYONE on Instagram I follow (<25) is panning it. I haven’t seen any positive comments about the appearance from anyone my age. I think people 50+ might like it though.

It’s not about age or nationality, it’s more about a progressive fearless or conservative safe attitude to design. Someone my age from my community will hate it while I love it. Cultural stereotypes do not apply here. It’s fine loving what is and has been and it’s fine to quickly admire new bold designs. I do however expect that by the lci the controversy will be gone and the conservatives will like it while the progressives will start wanting more change

[DocB]

Yes! I love it!

[The Choosey begger]

[bmrm396]

Originally Posted by SCOTT26

I have been here before if you can remember the E60 M5? you had people saying they won't buy it and actually some, well actually a lot did.
The M3 Coupe changeover to M4 was also controversial with I will buy M3 badges and re-badge it. And I never seen that outcome so I presume they left it as the M4?. I can name numerous examples of other BMW models that have felt the wrath of a forum.

But what we are overlooking here is that the focus is on the grille which is really revealed in a poorly shot photograph where not everything is entirely revealed.
I suggest you wait until the official photographs drop soon therefore you can finally make an impression when you see it in high definition. And of course like M2 CS the car will be going on the road so some of you might receive an invite to one of the closed rooms.

As I explained so far all you have seen is a car on a production line hidden behind a pillar and renders.
I guarantee that when you see it officially some will come round to the new interpretation of The BMW M3 but you need to see it first.

So do you think that what we're seeing there is an m3/m4, not a new 4? I'm tryin to make out what's under the hood, not sure it's an M motor ...

[ZZZZMD1991]

Utterly FUGLY!!!