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07-04-2008 | 07:33 AM

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Originally Posted by luigi524td' post='616321' date='Jul 4 2008, 11:25 AM

IMHO There are probably a number of styling goofs ... one in particular caught my eye (or rather poked me in the eye)!

Aside from the Mack truck sized BMW grills ... it's the toooooo pronounced LED's in the headlamp assembly.

I know everyone wants to follow Audi's lead with LED's for everything but when I spend six figures for a car I don't want the front end shouting - LOOK at my LEDs whahooooo.

I also feel they detract will from the unique headlamp halo - a feature that should be promoted. So, IMHO, they could have provided the benefit of LED lighting w/o making them look like aftermarket add-ons!

Maybe the LEDs will start to be called "eyelashes" now?

I'm not as opposed to the new look -- just like the E60, there will be differing opinions but as we've said before, sometimes when a design is new, it looks odd at first but then grows on you. To me, that's the sign of a design that won't get stale or look old too quickly...

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07-04-2008 | 07:42 AM

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Originally Posted by Rudy' post='616327' date='Jul 4 2008, 11:33 AM

I agree on the odd things that grow on me [opps that might be misinterpreted

] -- eg the Bangle-Butt has become a much copied styling cue. As for the LED eyelashes ... no, these look more like multiple eye syes

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07-04-2008 | 09:44 AM

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I have posted for some time now pics of future BMW models.

The big and high front grill is here to stay, I'm afraid.

The reason is EU regulations for pedestrian safety in a city accident.

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07-04-2008 | 11:42 AM

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Originally Posted by Eugene134' post='615489' date='Jul 3 2008, 11:54 AM

nasty looking, those grills look like huge nostils

Exactly!

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07-04-2008 | 11:54 AM

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Originally Posted by Ricracing' post='616404' date='Jul 4 2008, 10:44 AM

The big and high front grill is here to stay, I'm afraid.

The reason is EU regulations for pedestrian safety in a city accident.

yes, I agree that the flat front is an unfortunate byproduct of this standard. I don't know what the rules of the standard is but you can clearly see in the side profile the vertical front face of the car. I assume that this is designed to be a safer object with which to hit a pedestrian.

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