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https://g20.bimmerpost.com/forums/sh...&postcount=752 Even Aston Martin has gone big with the grill. Like the tall BMW grill, the wide mouth on the Aston would appear to be arbitrary and largely to the determent of the vehicle's aesthetic. Picture from above post: Just about every automaker is going big and bold on the front of the vehicle these days. BMW's may not even be the worst. A Silverado Z71, for example, now literally has no body color left on the front anymore - the entire thing is grill and headlights. It's a trend that, for better or worse, is proliferating throughout the industry. |
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11-06-2019, 12:48 PM | #1081 |
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Because even beautiful can become boring and at least temporarily be replaced by exciting, new and interesting. Look no further than husbands cheating on stunning wifes with so-so looking mistresses for validation of this phenomena...at least with cars no one is hurt in the process
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I actually love the new Aston design
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11-06-2019, 04:45 PM | #1083 |
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I don’t mind the grill per say but the rest of the Vantage is too soft and feminine for an Aston IMO. Astons for me are English muscle cars, brawny cars for hairy chested macho men that handles so-so. Some of them even look like Mustangs
The body of the vantage look more like an overgrown Miata coupe and I can’t picture Sean Connery in a Miata... |
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Maybe on the Aston but definitely not on the M3/4....maybe this is just a publicity stunt
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11-07-2019, 04:47 PM | #1085 | |
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When I saw the M3 the past few weeks ago. I was already conditioned to knowing what the car would appear like having seen THE 4. It was less of a shock. But what makes the M3 work is the Aerodynamic package that compliments the Grilles. It's an all new look and it is far more aggressive than what we have had previously. Some may think that the i4 might work better because of its closed Grille. So you don't have the vertigo of either the bars or the wide sheet of diamond cut pieces of the M440i.
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11-07-2019, 06:54 PM | #1086 |
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Thanks for the reply and certainly understand. Its radical, though the more we see it, the more we accept it and then it looks less radical. Its a big gamble but time will tell if it was a smart bet.
We wait to see the full on views and in the metal pix to see if it makes sense as a package..till then, we’ll play and wait |
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11-09-2019, 10:14 PM | #1088 | |
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11-10-2019, 08:27 PM | #1089 |
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I don't think it is purely the size of the grill that is bothering people, I think it is the design. As others have displayed, many auto manufacturers are going with larger grills, some are just doing a better job of integrating the design. The M3/M4 grill does not flow well and looks very tacky. It appears as if it is an afterthought and slapped on.
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11-11-2019, 08:17 AM | #1090 |
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I love it. I like to see them pushing the envelope and make serious changes. More aggressive, especially for the M model. The M3 hasn’t changed much over the years, vaguely different from the previous versions time after time. Good to see BMW going away from slight tiny iterations to a completely new look! I’ll be a buyer in 2021.
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11-11-2019, 09:23 PM | #1095 |
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I just gave it a few weeks and came back to this hoping it could grow on me. Nope. Ugly as shit. A vertical double coffin at the front with ugly side intakes and a bad hood line.. hard hard passssss
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11-18-2019, 03:53 PM | #1096 | |
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How have the Bangle cars held in value over time vs prior iterations? In my region they seem to have depreciated at a faster rate, but went out of production during a recession. Were the increased sales due to significant discounts and trunk money from BMW to move cars that had been over produced, with the assumption that the economy was pointing towards spending on new luxury vehicles? |
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11-18-2019, 06:16 PM | #1097 | |
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The details you are asking for? No idea |
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11-19-2019, 02:16 AM | #1099 | |
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I don't think there are many examples of one generation of an existing vehicle with a history of production completely flopping, historically the sales disasters are associated with a launch of a new model designation. In my opinion I would be measuring the cars success based on market share gained/lost. I wonder why there has not been a simple public poll posted on here with simple a Yes/No of people who are/will be in the market for a car in this segment and if they like it or dont like it. |
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11-19-2019, 11:36 AM | #1100 |
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Kind of annoying that we have these leaks and still no good photos of the final car. Are people getting frustrated with the lack of information yet? Release the fucking car.
We've seen the front, rear, and seats. What more do we need to see for them to show a final version of the car? |
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