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I think the F80 and F82 are among the most beautiful of cars ever designed.
I've never liked large grills. I've hated the Lexus grill for years. I've hated Toyota grills. Don't care for Audi grills. Yuck. It's an unsightly fashion trend. Like platform shoes for women - how did they ever get popular again? Designers can lose their way. It happened to Jony Ive from Apple - it can certainly happen to BMW.
I've not been happy with the growing grills of the X3/5/7, but they grew moderately. So I can live with it (I have an X3 M40i).
My initial reaction when seeing this G80/G82 grill is horror and disgust. BMW taking design cues from the cars I hate most?
Perhaps the license plate stuck over the middle of the giant grill will mitigate it. Perhaps the official production version will be better. Perhaps I'll grow to like it.
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