09-22-2020, 12:51 PM | #529 |
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I have not been a grill hater on this car. Not super stoked on the vents above the grill, they look awkward in the pictures. Also the smoothed out rear flares, similar to the F82, do not look as good to my eye compared to the F80. Seems like a lot of different angles and lines going on overall.
The interior OTH looks amazing. All of the lines and angles flow together really well. |
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09-22-2020, 01:03 PM | #531 |
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Funny thing is i used to get "nods" and "thumbs up" in my base F80 from fellow enthusiasts and F8x owners. Since I got the CS 18 months ago, all F8x owners shun me...enjoy your M2 CS!
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09-22-2020, 01:13 PM | #532 |
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09-22-2020, 01:14 PM | #533 |
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I never understood why the rear door panel does not flow with the fender improving the overall wide stance of the car.
3 Series door on an M3 I guess... Money saving? Either way, both look like pigs. |
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09-22-2020, 01:17 PM | #534 |
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09-22-2020, 01:22 PM | #535 |
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Yes its actually because they share the doors with the regular car. I'm pretty sure one of the reasons that the E46 M3 was never made in sedan form was actually because of engineering/design issues with the rear doors.
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09-22-2020, 01:22 PM | #536 |
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Common people, what's with the negativity?
This amazing-ly horrible design will provide resale price support for those who have the F8X platform. I mean, they even managed to make the mirrors look horrible! |
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09-22-2020, 01:23 PM | #537 |
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I think I'll get the X3m competition instead. It's a shame, too, because they finally put an AWD in play which favors the seasonal use of the vehicles, and in my opinion, totally fuck up the design. I was looking forward to getting my first m3 or m4. I don't understand how anyone can find this attractive. I can't even really find anything good to say about these except maybe their seats.
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Impressive... I read that car reinvented the harsh ride. If you ever see them on the road they bounce like shade tree mechanic "cut springs" on a Honda Civic with blown shocks. |
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I was all ready to trade in my X3 M40i for an X3M Comp, but once I drove it and found this out it was a total deal-breaker for me. There are several threads on the F97/F98 forum about this and they are discussing it right now. https://x3.xbimmers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1757807 |
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09-22-2020, 01:49 PM | #544 |
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Says every person every time a new M3 model comes out.
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09-22-2020, 01:50 PM | #545 |
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I think its the angle of the camara lense, similar to you kneeling down to take a pic of a car, that is causing the strange wheel-gap look. In spy photo's at a "normal viewing" angle, the gap doesn't appear as bad and looks better.
Idk? I still feel it's one of those designs that makes me say this statement "if that's the look you're going for, you sure accomplished it..." ...but of course I usually say that to people when I'm not 100% on board when they ask me how they are dressed. I'm sure I'll end up with one though, the straight on angle is fine with me as I don't mind the big gril (prior S5 and Lexus IS350 owner so....), perhaps the 3/4 front shots of these glamoured manufacturers shots where everything is elevated in contrast removes the 3D element of the grill vs the spy shots? |
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09-22-2020, 01:55 PM | #546 |
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after a second look at the headlight, the removal of the headlight crease made the headlights look flatter, kind of wish they at least kept the 4 series headlight. If you take a look at the 4 series concept, the headlight looks way more 3 dimensional.
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