Have BMW hired stylists from SsangYong or something?
Their cars are just getting uglier.
Have BMW hired stylists from SsangYong or something?
Their cars are just getting uglier.
I saw that pic earlier today and assumed it was a joke.
Are you thinking it’s for real?
The new 4 series grille is hideous enough, but that takes ugly to the next level.
I seriously fear for their future prospects if they carry on with their current designs.
It’s a rendering of what they think it will look like.
Considering the X6 is this ugly and it’s already out, it wouldn’t surprise me if the X8 will be even uglier.
New M3 is an acquired taste too, and this one is also 95 grand new!
New M3 is just dire - exacerbated by the number plate.
When you look long into an abyss, the abyss looks long into you.........
I was thinking of replacing my 2007 BMW, but it came as a bit of a shock that their current designs have gotten a lot worst, especially the grill. So I am now looking at other brands. I wonder how many sales BMW need to lose before doing something about their designs? Or does this stuff actually appeal to some people?
That is just bonkers. I remember reading somewhere (granted, a few years ago), that BMW struggled to sell even their top of the line high-end 7 and 8 series, and i8 because they were over 100k and public perception was simply that BMW are not a 100k+ car brand.
I know time has moved on, but it will be interesting to see how the market responds to a 3 series, even one as special as the M3, approaching that figure.
Still, I’m sure BMW understand their market far better than I do…
I’ve just ordered (on contract lease) a Range Rover Sport P400e (PHEV) HSE Dynamic Black Edition, which as well as have a ridiculously long name has what seems to me to be a fairly ridiculous £80k price tag.
But that M3 is 15k more than that…
Presumably few people actually purchase these cars outright anymore, so I guess a lot of it comes down to the finance deal you can get.
So clever my foot fell off.
The recent BMW are not nice to look at, the grills are terrible.
Bmw's have been ugly for about 10 years and they aren't getting any better or cheaper....
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I reckon these designs are purely to make Internal Combustion Engined cars look terrible next to their EV cars.
Could not talk my father out of buying a 4 series, the front end is hideous!
I’m a big BMW fan but have to agree that their current styling is pretty poor. The new M3 / M4 looks better in real life but still not sure about it.
I will go against the grain and say I love the new 4 series grille. Yes, have seen one but the rear end of the car is horribly bloated.
I've tried really hard to learn to like the new grilles, but I went to a car meet recently and there was an E46 M3 next to the new M4, which only amplified just how poor the new design is. It's not just the grille though, the whole thing is badly proportioned and the various details don't work with each other.
As for SUVs and crossovers, the current trend to make it look like two cars stacked on top of each other, like plastic cups, seems so lazy to me. I know they are doing it to disguise the sheer size of the things, but the double wheel arches and sills is a really poor solution which will age badly.
Have been a long standing BMW lover, but visually I’m never buying another while they look like this.
To be fair, I’d never buy another as I’ve become a Porsche man now, better in every way from looks to handling & quality.
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The weird front end is just so horrendous. Out of the luxury Germans, Mercedes are miles ahead imo styling wise. Audi is OK too but to many fake grills just to try and look sporty
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Designs are very edgy with sharper highlights and pumped up grills, I'll stick with my E30 with tiny kidney grills thanks!