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      09-11-2020, 12:03 PM   #36
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Originally Posted by hellrotm View Post
Apples vs oranges.

When the F8x was launched the hate came from the switch from normally aspirated V8 to turbo inline 6(sound and turbo lag). The F8x also had grown in size. The styling was mostly praised by the majority.

The G8x hate is pure styling. The giant pig nose is very controversial. Not just on BMW forums by F8x owners, but all over non-BMW websites. Auto websites/blogs comment sections are sh*tting on the front end of the G8x.

Instead of focus being on the switch to a traditional torque converter transmission and optional awd. Those HUGE changes are being ignored because of the horrible design.
For now...let’s wait and see when the car start to show up at dealers and journalists get to take them home for proper reviews. My guess is that the looks will slide down the list of what’s really interesting with these cars.
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