[435MSport6Speed]

Still looks stupid. Will always look stupid.

[Poochie]

I don't think it looks too bad in black at all and the infamous bulbous grille distinguishes the look of a modern-era BMW..

As much as people hate it here, the public actually sees this as a design advantage.. Weird times..

[bimmer456]

Should be a 440i

[8MW]

Great looking dealership, now show me a nice looking car in it!

[Bris-M340i]

It is starting to grow on me I must admit. The only problem I see is you better live in a country with a nice number plate design as it is going to stand out a lot If you don’t! Avoid at all costs if you have square number plates

[rwemersonrw]

Ugh I hope it looks better in person. 😢

[Dinh335]

Originally Posted by SabineBimmer

Good afternoon everybody. I've been thinking about the design(s) since the release of this post. My opinion still has not changed, the design is in the absolute wrong direction. I've dug up BMWs annual reports along with their press releases, especially when they hired the new design head. I'm thinking they wanted to accentuate key parts of BMW's design in order to satisfy their emergent clientele in China, but I feel that their hire of the new design head was an overshoot. I get that they wanted to go in a different direction but I believe they may have gone too far. I would not doubt that, if the next design is just as bad, that he will be gone in a short number of years. At some point, BMW has to cut their losses and realize that they screwed up. Personally, I would wait to see what the sales figures are and if they are not up to target, fire him.

The design is just horrible. I'm sure the interior is very nice and I'm sure that the drivetrain is going to be awesome, but seriously when's the last time you bought a car because it had a good personality.

The interior gauges, or rather lack thereof are terrible so....failing there too. Instead of a nice watch we get a microwave oven display .

[nbennettksu]

Please sales plummet so they can make beautiful cars again 🙏

[DallasLife345M]

Ugliest. Bmw. Ever.

[Nomana]

Originally Posted by nbennettksu

Please sales plummet so they can make beautiful cars again 🙏

If sale not good they will blame covid

[The Choosey begger]

Originally Posted by Ragged Edge

The USA is certainly a larger market than us Canadians, but the difference is that 'per capita' Canada is BMW's largest market. This is the reason BMW gave to me why we were offered "the European M Tour" and the USA wasn't. Having said that, it's all been canned for both of us!

No more Euro deliveries, tour or otherwise! :

Is that your claim to fame? lol

[martin mustang]

With BMW's aging was always the key to liking the design, but with this one the more I look at it the more I am thinking what the hell.
Maybe in flesh the car looks better, but I somehow doubt it.

[InTheNightKitchen]

Originally Posted by velvet_F82

BMW needs a reminder about what and who they SERVE.

Fixed!!!!!

[F80NJM3]

Been saying it: this car looks best in a Invisible color

[SCBMW02]

It was bad enough to replace the vertical slats with the Kia crap, and this thing is ugly no matter what color!

[SM2]

Originally Posted by jstein55

I could go on a whole rant here, but for those who said this car would look good with everything blacked out... I'm sorry, but you're wrong

More photos of BSM w/ shadow-line and Cognac interior.

430 gets the X3M sport seats?

[SM2]

Black grilles definitely beat chrome ones.

[stein_325i]

Originally Posted by SM2

430 gets the X3M sport seats?

BMW has been making M-seats optional on many non-M cars in different counties. The US does not have this option though.

[brettsvn]

Originally Posted by SimSimma335

Rear 3 quarter view is so Genesis Coupe.

I definitely felt it has the Hyundai Genesis vibes mixed with a little Mazda 6 and Infiniti. They could have for sure done a better job but this particular color combo isn't quite as bad IMO.

[Hoiser]

I guess I do not understand why a small or large grill is not just an option now to allow for different market aesthetics

[Habber]

BMW used to be nice and pure with RWD platforms and N/A engines but now that they've succumb to the so called demands of the buying public with automatic transmissions, AWD and cookie cutter designs with an awful front end design, I don't understand why people don't just jump ship to Audi given that they have nicer designs and much better interiors.

[440xiGCMSport2]

Originally Posted by Habber

BMW used to be nice and pure with RWD platforms and N/A engines but now that they've succumb to the so called demands of the buying public with automatic transmissions, AWD and cookie cutter designs with an awful front end design, I don't understand why people don't just jump ship to Audi given that they have nicer designs and much better interiors.

First of all I owned 2 prior Audi's before coming over to BMW. I was an Audifanboy but I also liked other brands. I have also owned 3 MB's and I can tell you that before jumping over to another brand the grass is not greener. MB has horrible reliability. I had no major issues with my Audi but my minor issues was handled by Audi horrendously.
You complain about BMW going to AWD but you do realized Audi is also AWD, but has a front drive bias unless you get the sport vectoring diff.
BMW design definitely has taken a step back with the ugly grille but driving dynamics are better than Audi. Wow it was hard to admit that.