11-30-2021, 08:56 AM | #177 |
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This is without a doubt a controversial and opinion dividing design. With that said there are some design elements that I really like.
I’m picking up some Infinity FX vibes from the DRL’s. One thing that I can’t get over though is the bulkiness of the thing! Why on earth would you go for chunky and bulk over something that’s sleek and elegant? I mean look at the wheel arches, even the 23 inch wheels inside them look small! |
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11-30-2021, 08:59 AM | #179 |
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And I thought BMW design couldn't get any worse hahaha are they joking with us? Are they doing this for free publicity? It looks like a Lexus and a Wrangler had a baby, and an SUV is the most signifiant M car in 50 years? Holy crap I guess with what's going on around the world we are living in a parallel reality now...
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11-30-2021, 09:03 AM | #180 |
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How can the same company that gave us the 507, e9, e28, e92, etc. give us this hunk of crap?
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11-30-2021, 09:04 AM | #181 |
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I don't know and honestly I don't care. Have no interest in the car so don't even bother browsing the forum.
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11-30-2021, 09:04 AM | #182 |
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Yes grills are a bit big but everyone will get used to it.
People should just get over the fact that BMW are moving in the direction of Audi/Mercedez in the grills department. Not a huge deal, just a change to appease the china market most probably. Those razer thin DRLs won't be thin in the production version I think (just like the iX concept had thin lights and was changed to what it is now), which will be a shame |
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11-30-2021, 09:13 AM | #183 |
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I don't mind it... need to see it in real life... but ultimately it's just a big SUV.
What I do mind and I think is absolutely pathetic is the fact they finally released a standalone M car and it's an electric SUV... that right there is almost offensive marketing.
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11-30-2021, 09:26 AM | #184 |
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Sure, the styling is a little over-the-top, and much of the buzz (which, by the way, is exactly what BMW wanted to generate -- good or bad) is focused on certain design decisions.
My biggest disappointment is that, with the 50-year anniversary and the second-ever ///M-only model, they decided to build a 2.5-ton M-bus. Imagine if they had instead gone with a fresh take on the Z9 concept using the same hybrid powertrain as the XM and a modified M8 platform? Granted, this SUV will sell ten times as many units as a convertible, but ///M cars should be about motorsports and the pinnacle of performance, and we'd all be drooling about it. Leave the trucks to the X line. (Original Z9 Convertible concept, 2001)
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11-30-2021, 09:28 AM | #185 |
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It's a win from BMWs perspective…good or bad, they have everyone talking about it.
Anyway, remember when BMWs were beautiful, understated classic designs that everyone found attractive? Now we've got polarizing, loud, and brash in your face…just like everything else on the internet. Yawn.
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11-30-2021, 09:40 AM | #186 |
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The XM design language is not even a language but a shapeless concoction of never-meant-to-be-joined or shown together PowerPoint rectangles stretched by random mouse movements.
The chief designer will be replaced at some point. An inevitability. |
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11-30-2021, 09:52 AM | #188 |
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those seats...
Very ~enlightened~ seat design. Who wore it better?
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11-30-2021, 09:57 AM | #189 |
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To those who are disappointed, we still don't know what these are so have hope
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11-30-2021, 10:11 AM | #192 |
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G80 bros like "damn I LIKE IT!"
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11-30-2021, 10:23 AM | #193 |
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The rear seats look exactly like those dog protection blankets.
Glad the badge is not on the wheels… At least doesn’t say BMW from every angle to contribute to the shame…. BMW… you did it ! Fiat Multipla looks handsome now… |
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Today, we perceive the world strictly through social media, which feeds you the stuff you like more of, which competes for your attention with brash headlines, and half the time or more youre not even talking to a real human but a bot. Before it was a bit more nuanced. There is no "middle" about this car. It is in your face. It is not nice to look at. So no wonder what companies are responding to, this crap would never fly in a focus group. But to social media marketing wise - this is indeed, perfect. Fk..ing perfect. Last edited by Tallest; 12-01-2021 at 02:18 AM.. |
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