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Yes, beauty is in the eye of the beholder, but some appearances can be almost universally disliked; be it living things or objects. I understand that the G80 threads getting drowned out by the plethora of negative design comments makes it difficult to have a productive discussion, but hopefully BMW takes notice and adjusts accordingly. Other than that, I guess maybe subtly stating your abhorrence of the design then moving onto something more relevant to the discussion would be a start. It's not my forum though so... Personally, I really like the focus on performance with the new G80 and the idea behind a radical and distinctive design, but hope they can use the negative feedback as a learning experience with future designs.
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08-27-2020, 09:36 AM | #224 |
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This is just crudely executed.
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08-27-2020, 11:12 AM | #226 |
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May look only good in conjunction with a short number plate on the opposite side.
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08-27-2020, 11:35 AM | #228 |
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08-27-2020, 06:52 PM | #231 | |
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With 217 people looking at this particular forum as I write this, and 53 replies to this particular thread, some of them multiple by the same poster, and with a few being overly negative to the point of being a joke, I’m not sure this is much of a learning experience for BMW and its design team and won’t have much impact on adjustments. Constructive criticism and realistic suggestions would carry far more weight than all of the vitriol posted here. |
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08-27-2020, 07:29 PM | #233 |
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Many cars have this, but it is centred and not as visually disturbing as on the G8X...
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Wait, the abysmal grille has a tiny abysmal grille in its grille?! What the hell, are they serious?!
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Some thoughts on Grillegate.
The car industry is struggling right now. I could go on for pages about all the challenges. Out of these myriad of pressures come massive management blunders. Grillegate is a symptom of this, as was Dieselgate at VAG. BMW has a massive design department issue, and a management issue that has allowed this to happen. As some have said it is no so much about the size of the grille, it's the execution. Audi has been doing big grilles (15 years now) and it is working just fine, because they are getting the execution right. If these cars sell poorly BMW will change over time. One thing is for sure: BMW Needs to put together a pile of cash and go recruit some designers.
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How can you compare a design direction you don't particularly like with the largest fraud ever committed by the automotive industry that was perpetuated on millions of consumers all over the world?
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A couple key examples: 7 series LCI - grill haters say horrible, sales say huge increase vs pre-lci X5/x7 - grill haters throw out tons of memes, both sales successes 8 series - grill haters reference as the standard for a good looking bmw or what the M4 should have looked like... M8 coupe and convertible canceled for 2021 in the USA due to sales failure It is what it is, as long as the "controversial" designs drive sales growth and high overall customer satisfaction/appeal with the design bmw will keep going in that direction. |
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