Who said the BMW 6 series cant be nice!

Lorddrakul

I have to say well done BMW for having the balls to abandon the 70s as a source of inspiration the in twenty first century. If I wanted shark nose I'd buy a bloody shark nose.

The new line are distinctive and bold. Well done all round (even if it was bloody Englishman who designed them)

LD

unkel

Originally posted by Lorddrakul
even if it was bloody Englishman who designed them

Chris Bangle is an American iirc...

mike65

Originally posted by unkel
Chris Bangle is an American iirc...

http://www.forbes.com/2003/06/02/cx_mf_0602feat.html

These cars have made a lot of enemies for Bangle because thousands of BMW traditionalists worldwide dislike their sharper-edged format and have even signed online petitions like one titled "Stop Chris Bangle" to voice their disapproval.

Not that the American-born Bangle cares much. Certainly he understands the naysayers' fear that he has changed their beloved Bimmers...

Mike.

red_ice

m3 me!

http://members.boards.ie/red_ice/BMWM31.jpg
http://members.boards.ie/red_ice/BMWM32.jpg
http://members.boards.ie/red_ice/BMWM33.jpg

kdevitt

The new line are distinctive and bold. Well done all round (even if it was bloody Englishman who designed them)

LD

not they're not - they're **** - they look like any mass produced [insert name of bland family car here] crap that gets churned out for the masses who don't care what their car looks like...

Lorddrakul

Bangle might be American born, but he sure had an English accent and claimed to be English when interviewed by Jermey Clarkson.

However, I was mainly refering to the new 5, 6 and 7 series in terms of their lines and stance.

As for looking like the mass produced crap that comes out of every other factory, well duh, they are mass produced. But I don't hink you will find anything like this rolling out of a GM or Ford plant any time soon.

LD

kdevitt

The new BMW designs have generally been panned by motor critics worldwide - they don't look like BMW's, BMW are where they are today because they had a loyal group of owners who kept them going - on several occasions they were close to being bought over or bankruptcy, so its natural that when some yank comes in and decides to design an American friendly version of a european car that there will be some annoyance over it.

As for looking like the mass produced crap that comes out of every other factory, well duh, they are mass produced. But I don't hink you will find anything like this rolling out of a GM or Ford plant any time soon.

May not see anything coming out of GM or Ford - but hows about Peugeot or Toyota? The back on the 5 series has more in common with the 406 than any BMW...

Of course some people will like the designs - but then again a lot of people are buying Hyundai Coupes and Renault Meganes

Seth Brundle

Originally posted by kdevitt
Of course some people will like the designs - but then again a lot of people are buying Hyundai Coupes and Renault Meganes

are we going to re-start the hyundai coupe thread again

if Bangles designs were that good why then have BMW decided to promote him out of harms way and reduced the "distinctive & bold lines" on future models?
Simple fact is that they were designed for Americans and the majority of BMW owners (globally) do not like them.

mike65

I saw two 6 series today one moving between New Ross and Waterford and the other parked in Bunclody. I did'nt think to much of it tbh.

Mike.

Seth Brundle

called up to Joe Duffys yesterday and had a good gander.
it is absolutely rotten & has nothing in common with the marvellous E24 apart from the roundel badge