I’ll miss the power dome hood

07-21-2020, 08:58 AM

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Originally Posted by DZ F30

Am I the only one who misses the power dome hood on the M3/M4? I know it's a small detail, but I honestly feel like BMW's getting rid of the hood bulge is kind of a slap in the face to BMW's of the past. Ever since the E46 it's been part of what differentiates the real M cars from the non-M cars, at least from a design perspective.

Most of the sheet metal is still unique on the G80 including the hood. I personally thought the powerdome on the E46 was lame. It was a design compromise to fit the intake on the E46 and kinda ruined the organic and clean lines of the E46.

"Why does the hood have a tumor in the middle? Looks horrible". "Forgot about the air intake needing to fit and it was too late to change its design so we had to do this ... but we'll call it a power dome and people will eat it up"

Haha .. but seriously, I liked the power dome ... before Ms I had Subaru's and loved the hood scoop on the STis 🤓

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