[Transfer]

I'm really surprised that people can see this car in person and still call it ugly. I've dropped by dealerships several times to eyeball both M3 and M4 in different colors and each time I'm super impressed. In photos it does look awkward and I was fully on the hate train early on but after seeing it in motion and in person, I'm completely sold.

I'm also of the opinion that other than fender gap, the M4 looks substantially more special than M3. I'm very torn which one I would get when factoring in price and rear seat function. The M4 is just money baby!

[Eddien123]

Originally Posted by LBbluem2

Na it's better looking than the m3.

It looks lower and more aggressive and has more arch than the m3 with sharper lines throughout.

But we both are just sharing our opinions.

Everywhere I go people surround this thing and talk about how awesome it is.. obviously not forum fanboys but real world people.

Regular people especially think the front looks cool.

Quote from when I asked someone what they thought about it

"I think the front is cooler than the back"

Go figure.

To each their own. I'm not talking down to it I'm glad you like it. The performance is insane. Like I said I just have an issue with some of the design cues aside from the grille and I hope it's addressed in the LCI.

[flexspec]

Originally Posted by Avaley

$40 billion dollar international reputable manufacturer does their market research and has professionals who do their jobs...

color me surprised!!!

/s

In the same breath, there are countless examples of failed poor future business planning from what should be considered the smartest people in the room.

It is definitely not lost on me that BMW - in spite of their multi billion dollar marketing/research team are making piss poor decisions.

It is my theory, and the G80 is proof of this, that sometimes creating a vehicle driven by research data results in a horrible and confusing product.

There exists but a few people who can walk into a bar and be immune from the effects of "beer goggles". The longer I look at the G80 it isn't getting any prettier. And my repulsion to its design aesthetics isn't reducing. It's the same in person as it was on screen.
Yes I can acknowledge the updated interior and a ton of other brilliant positives - the headlights make the F8X look outdated already - but it's a balance. It's not all good nor all bad.

It is what it is.