[2011ninja]

Originally Posted by Slowphiveo

Its like the hot chick with the great body that you see in a bikini...and then she turns around and you see her face and it ruins everything. Everything about the car is great until you get to that front end...I still can't get past it.

Beauty is in the eyes of the beholder.

[seis-speed]

Originally Posted by andyho123

Lol it's all jokes man. All I'm saying is let's wait until we see it in person then judge

There are three camps. Those that love it & will purchase, those that hate and will not buy, and those that will buy, but the design is not necessarily their cup of tea.

I would definitely buy it, but I can also have the opinion that the E46-F80 generations were better looking and be critical of the design decisions.

I will add the disclaimer: I do not need a (newer car) to be beautiful for me to buy and enjoy, it has to drive well, have 4-doors and have a 6MT. I daily drove a Focus RS for a year and it is not an amazing looking car, but it was a blast to drive.

[M3GymNut]

Originally Posted by oduli81

when the F80 and F82 came out it was an Automatic wow, great job... when other cars come out with a new design, its either love it or hate it.. I for one will not buy a car in hopes it will grow on me or I can live with the grills..

sorry but a sport car purchase needs to be an emotional one.. in my opinion, the new m3 and m4 are hideous, and I will be keeping my m4 for a bit longer, until the next emotional connection.

How romantic...

[M3AWD]

Originally Posted by deceptiv.M3

If you’re going to say the f80 looks old at least use LCI pictures with the new headlights, makes a world of difference.

I’ll take my “old” car

I did not put the pics together, just borrowed them from the other comparison thread. I believe both sets are "launch" photos so it's kind of fair to see the evolution/revolution

As you can see I'm an F30 owner so I love the F80 but when I went to the dealership to upgrade to an F80 competition ~3 years ago I changed my mind as I did not want to drive "the same car". I've owned several M's in the past so I know all the differences, but I was looking for something different. I went to Audi and checked out the RS5 sportback but it felt slower than my ~400whp bolt-on F30 to be honest except for launching it. So I decided I'd wait for the G80 to get the new design, AWD & stay with BMW

I'm still not 100% convinced that I love the new front, but I think that the G20 front is VERY boring too. So I'm looking forward to see the G80 in person

[MadBimmeRad]

Originally Posted by seis-speed

There are three camps. Those that love it & will purchase, those that hate and will not buy, and those that will buy, but the design is not necessarily their cup of tea.

I would definitely buy it, but I can also have the opinion that the E46-F80 generations were better looking and be critical of the design decisions.

I will add the disclaimer: I do not need a (newer car) to be beautiful for me to buy and enjoy, it has to drive well, have 4-doors and have a 6MT. I daily drove a Focus RS for a year and it is not an amazing looking car, but it was a blast to drive.

Hear hear

[andyho123]

Originally Posted by seis-speed

There are three camps. Those that love it & will purchase, those that hate and will not buy, and those that will buy, but the design is not necessarily their cup of tea.

I would definitely buy it, but I can also have the opinion that the E46-F80 generations were better looking and be critical of the design decisions.

I will add the disclaimer: I do not need a (newer car) to be beautiful for me to buy and enjoy, it has to drive well, have 4-doors and have a 6MT. I daily drove a Focus RS for a year and it is not an amazing looking car, but it was a blast to drive.

You forgot to add " those that talked absolute trash about it but end up with one" lol but yes I understand your point.

[TheDudeMan]

A face only a mother can love! It's not terrible, but it isn't good either.

[solstice]

Originally Posted by steve1980

Hilarious comment. One of the best I have ever read on a car forum. Blocker? im laughing out loud right now.

And you missed an obvious tee up...I was sure the reply would be “Blocker? Yes it’s called taste”.

[allen8r84]

Still looks pretty bad. And no power dome is a massive disappointment. After market mods are gonna make a killing on this model.

[PawnStar]

Looks good for 70-75k. Above it, probably won’t strongly consider it.

[psuibmw]

Originally Posted by PawnStar

Looks good for 70-75k. Above it, probably won’t strongly consider it.

We all know it's not going to be that ... The M440i can easily be $65k to $70k At least $80k to $85k and may be a bit more for the competition

[Hegge]

Awful and ugly looking. Epic fail and a bit overpriced. The M4 is especially useless when you can stretch for a 911.

I'll admit the M3 could make a good grocery getter with the four doors. Probably a better option than an SUV.

[frankiebones]

Originally Posted by andyho123

You forgot to add " those that talked absolute trash about it but end up with one" lol but yes I understand your point.

Many people are just inherently negative, many people fear change, and many people legitimately hate the design.

I believe around a year or so ago that it became fashionable to hate the new grilles. Many jumped on that bandwagon.

[nicksm3]

This is such a shame..I see people saying they love the car but will change the bumper or hoping an aftermarket company will fix it.
In my world...a brand new car should look good from the show room!
This thing is wrong looking! but who knows...maybe in person it's different, maybe my mind will change but I miss the traditional BMW styling.

[ben1233]

Originally Posted by city1991

There are many states that fine tremendously if you don't have a front plate. Iowa being one of them which is where I'm from.

Really? I'm i Iowa too and in 12+ years I've only been bothered once. For $90. Trooper Steve. And his message was almost "do what you want with this information, but I have to give you a fine today."

Your experience different?

[exVtekGuy]

ummmm... seat looks cool?

[solstice]

The only part I’m not sure I like is the lower black painted area. I recall someone mentioned it after seeing the car at a showing. It looks good on the IOM M3 but not great on the SPY M4.

Will be interesting to see if it’s optional or standard on the competition model.

[andyho123]

Originally Posted by frankiebones

Many people are just inherently negative, many people fear change, and many people legitimately hate the design.

I believe around a year or so ago that it became fashionable to hate the new grilles. Many jumped on that bandwagon.

Agreed! I'm totally fine with people that legitimately hate the new designs. That's their opinion. It's those who trash it down so bad and you see them rolling around in one later on lol

[Drew10]

Me on seeing the E46:
Me on seeing the G8x:
At least they kept the manual, the seats look great (need to see different colors) and I'm sure the performance will be bonkers.

[yousefnjr]

I’m slow and just noticed that the blue seats in the car match the blue seats in the stands, cute

[Hegge]

Originally Posted by Lee808

The m4 looks big

It's huge. Probably around 187 inches, way too long and huge for a sports coupe.

[seis-speed]

Originally Posted by andyho123

You forgot to add " those that talked absolute trash about it but end up with one" lol but yes I understand your point.

Haha! Yes, I always say you have to see it in person to know for sure and not many have.

I prefer older designs and dimensions, not sure why, but older cars look great to me in comparison to newer cars. In 2021 there are not many cars that I would have to have based on looks.

The E90 M3 sedan is one of my favorites, it looks amazing, but I have other older cars and I want a new car to put lot of miles on and drive every day.

In the immediate timeline, there is nothing like the G80 M3 6MT. That reality will present itself to many of the loudest dissenters.