BMW Get a grilling from the UK

JustChris · 06-27-2019, 01:44 PM

https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/i...esign-director

JustChris · 06-27-2019, 01:46 PM

...and some comment from Adrian.

He's reading....

teaston · 06-27-2019, 01:50 PM

It’s not just the 7 series though, it’s every grille since the X3 was released! The X3 grille is the least offensive, but still too big/ugly, the rest are almost bad enough not to buy the car at all!

AlanQS · 06-27-2019, 01:58 PM

The new 3 series gets a grille with a wider surround when you specify the m-sport pack. The first time I saw it I laughed. Dependent upon the car's colour, if you painted the surround red it would look like big cartoon comedy lips.

Broncho · 06-27-2019, 02:02 PM

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Originally Posted by AlanQS

The new 3 series gets a grille with a wider surround when you specify the m-sport pack. The first time I saw it I laughed. Dependent upon the car's colour, if you painted the surround red it would look like big cartoon comedy lips.

My thoughts exactly, I saw a white one with a full black grill, absolute comedy it looked like it’d had fillers

Soul_Glo · 06-27-2019, 02:31 PM

The new hip-hop grille has completely put me off those models I once thought of moving into. Repugnant. Crack head swindling design team.

Wills2 · 06-27-2019, 02:33 PM

Love the LCI 7 and the X7, sat in a X7 last week it's stunning inside the quality is so high.

Mr Burt · 06-27-2019, 02:34 PM

There's a lot of marketing, back peddling, patronising BS in that article.
They realise they have messed up.
What a joke, fire the designers. in fact fire the lot of the exec for being suckered in to the current design language.

teaston · 06-27-2019, 02:38 PM

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Love the LCI 7 and the X7, sat in a X7 last week it's stunning inside the quality is so high.

And so you should, Stevie.

Tengocity · 06-27-2019, 02:57 PM

I'm another that doesn't mind it. X7 looks fine to me. 7 series didn't look bad in the showroom last week. Alfa and Audi grilles are no smaller, it's just that the kidney grilles used to be smaller, and just a part of the grille, not the whole grille!

I now look at some of the older grilles and think they look a little licked and mealy mouthed.

I'd say X3 grille looks really great.

I do agree the thickness of the new 3 series grille edge is a little large funny, but otherwise the overall design is fine.

Hooded · 06-27-2019, 03:20 PM

Hands up everyone who likes the new large BMW grilles

cfm56d7b · 06-27-2019, 03:25 PM

Reading between the line "and that the issue will solve itself ... " means of course that BMW designers acknowledge the disproportionately large grills and plan to correct it. The issue cannot resolve itself. Only humans can.

Broncho · 06-27-2019, 03:25 PM

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Hands up everyone who likes the new large BMW grilles

Rovery.

Watsey · 06-27-2019, 03:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Broncho

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Originally Posted by AlanQS

The new 3 series gets a grille with a wider surround when you specify the m-sport pack. The first time I saw it I laughed. Dependent upon the car's colour, if you painted the surround red it would look like big cartoon comedy lips.

My thoughts exactly, I saw a white one with a full black grill, absolute comedy it looked like it'd had fillers

I e seen a few white ones with black grilles and I can't help thinking they look like this

Broncho · 06-27-2019, 04:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Watsey

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Originally Posted by Broncho

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Originally Posted by AlanQS

The new 3 series gets a grille with a wider surround when you specify the m-sport pack. The first time I saw it I laughed. Dependent upon the car's colour, if you painted the surround red it would look like big cartoon comedy lips.

My thoughts exactly, I saw a white one with a full black grill, absolute comedy it looked like it'd had fillers

I e seen a few white ones with black grilles and I can't help thinking they look like this

Hang on, isn't that LobB?

teaston · 06-27-2019, 06:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Tengocity

I'm another that doesn't mind it. X7 looks fine to me. 7 series didn't look bad in the showroom last week. Alfa and Audi grilles are no smaller, it's just that the kidney grilles used to be smaller, and just a part of the grille, not the whole grille!

I now look at some of the older grilles and think they look a little licked and mealy mouthed.

I'd say X3 grille looks really great.

I do agree the thickness of the new 3 series grille edge is a little large funny, but otherwise the overall design is fine.

You are half Chinese though mate!

Let’s hope the new 4/M4 looks like this:

JustChris · 06-28-2019, 02:07 AM

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Originally Posted by Watsey

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Originally Posted by Broncho

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Originally Posted by AlanQS

The new 3 series gets a grille with a wider surround when you specify the m-sport pack. The first time I saw it I laughed. Dependent upon the car's colour, if you painted the surround red it would look like big cartoon comedy lips.

My thoughts exactly, I saw a white one with a full black grill, absolute comedy it looked like it'd had fillers

I e seen a few white ones with black grilles and I can't help thinking they look like this

Too cute.

That cat would get let out of every junction.

mcoops · 06-28-2019, 03:02 AM

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Originally Posted by Watsey

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Originally Posted by Broncho

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Originally Posted by AlanQS

The new 3 series gets a grille with a wider surround when you specify the m-sport pack. The first time I saw it I laughed. Dependent upon the car's colour, if you painted the surround red it would look like big cartoon comedy lips.

My thoughts exactly, I saw a white one with a full black grill, absolute comedy it looked like it'd had fillers

I e seen a few white ones with black grilles and I can't help thinking they look like this

Too cute.

That cat would get let out of every junction.

I don't get the appeal of these tiny dogs. Especially ones that look like they've had their faces smashed in. Might just be me though.

teaston · 06-28-2019, 08:24 AM

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Originally Posted by AlanQS

The new 3 series gets a grille with a wider surround when you specify the m-sport pack. The first time I saw it I laughed. Dependent upon the car's colour, if you painted the surround red it would look like big cartoon comedy lips.

My thoughts exactly, I saw a white one with a full black grill, absolute comedy it looked like it'd had fillers

I e seen a few white ones with black grilles and I can't help thinking they look like this

Too cute.

That cat would get let out of every junction.

I don't get the appeal of these tiny dogs. Especially ones that look like they've had their faces smashed in. Might just be me though.

They great companion dogs, great with children, don't need much exercise and don't make a mess of your house or garden. Plus she makes people smile (or laugh) wherever we take her.

So endearing how they stick to you like glue:

mcoops · 06-28-2019, 10:12 AM

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They great companion dogs, great with children, don't need much exercise and don't make a mess of your house or garden. Plus she makes people smile (or laugh) wherever we take her.

So endearing how they stick to you like glue:

Fair play, if it works for you...

More importantly though - blue strides and black socks? You need to sort that out

teaston · 06-28-2019, 10:14 AM

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They great companion dogs, great with children, don't need much exercise and don't make a mess of your house or garden. Plus she makes people smile (or laugh) wherever we take her.

So endearing how they stick to you like glue:

Fair play, if it works for you...

More importantly though - blue strides and black socks? You need to sort that out

I wear sports socks for work because I do a lot of walking.

JustChris · 06-28-2019, 11:41 AM

The grills will probably be daytime running lights soon.... Vision 100 Next

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