id say the new 3 series coupe just cause the G35 is outdated. i see what ur getting at but why use that comparision?

Money in pocket?? G35 but I tend to be biased towards sportiness thats why. There is element of crocodile about new BMW's front nowdays.

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Originally posted by smoky:
In my opinion that´s not the direction BMW should go, I think the time of the design innovations of the last 4 years is over.

I thought BMW could be a future brand in design, but BMW has reacted, because all of this silly people who want this old and boring design.

BAngle should go to a different company.

It is this old and boring design you call that made BMW what it is today and the reason why people still buy BMW.

[It is this old and boring design you call that made BMW what it is today and the reason why people still buy BMW.

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dont quite agree, I ve read that it was AFTER Bangle designs started to appear that BMW beat Mercedes as the top selling luxury brand worldwide... and it makes BMW a design pioneer that now all others follow.

Im no Bimmer fan, but this looks kinda cool, and I definetively like this one over the G35.

BMW styling is 6th term project at its best

yeah, NOW that it exists it is, because everyone is copying it, but how come no one before thought about it ?

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yeah, NOW that it exists it is, because everyone is copying it, but how come no one before thought about it ?

Well said, I agree. BMW's styling is going to become less striking as other companies continue to blatantly rip-off their styling cues. OSme of the same styling cues that the other companies probably wanted to try years ago, but were too chicken to step out and be bold. Now that bimmer has went ahead and introduced such extreme styling and they see the public is gradually accepting it, they're using that cushion to present their bold ideas. That's ok though, I'd rather be the originator than the duplicator.

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Originally posted by queso:
[It is this old and boring design you call that made BMW what it is today and the reason why people still buy BMW.

dont quite agree, I ve read that it was AFTER Bangle designs started to appear that BMW beat Mercedes as the top selling luxury brand worldwide... and it makes BMW a design pioneer that now all others follow.

Im no Bimmer fan, but this looks kinda cool, and I definetively like this one over the G35.[/QUOTE]

Do you seriously think BMW sell simply from thier styling point of view???? And that is why they are a top selling brand???? Do you seriously think BMW was not selling anything until this new styling que came???? Do you think Mercedez-Benz build the most beautiful cars today???? Have you seen thier sales chart lately eventhough theyhad some reliability issues???

I think design does have a strong influence in the final buying decision, unless you are comparing a Lexus with a Lada.

BMW definetively sells mostly because the emotion it inspires and the quality of components, but if you add to that the design element, you got a winner. And they say polarizing designs sell best.

Of the Mercedes lineup, i like the newer, edgier designs, like the CLS. not so the ML, which looks soo crappy.

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I think design does have a strong influence in the final buying decision, unless you are comparing a Lexus with a Lada.

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that and colors, price, creature features...