F10 5 Series Prototypes Get More Revealing
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At least the nostrils look smaller than on the GT 
It doesn't seem as revolutionary as the e60 was when it came out, but ultimately it is shaping up to be a very tolerable vehicle.
It doesn't seem as revolutionary as the e60 was when it came out, but ultimately it is shaping up to be a very tolerable vehicle.
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Originally Posted by Frank5er' post='1037424' date='Oct 21 2009, 09:10 AM
Looks like E60 and E39 molded in one. Definitely needs a a great looking spoiler to take away the "volvoish" front 
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That grin is just tooo gay, if it's a shark it ain't no mako.... More like a whale shark 
since it's white and the windows are black would it be too hard for a Photoshop guru on here to kinda 
maybe Photoshop the profile w/o the camo?
since it's white and the windows are black would it be too hard for a Photoshop guru on here to kinda maybe Photoshop the profile w/o the camo?
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at least its not an angry piranha But yes, that front bumper needs an M-Tech kit immediately. Thankfully, I think one will be available pretty soon after the car comes out... how do I know that? I'm a friggin' psychic! 
But yes, that front bumper needs an M-Tech kit immediately. Thankfully, I think one will be available pretty soon after the car comes out... how do I know that? I'm a friggin' psychic!
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I'm missing Bangle... Now BMW is doing what i dislike about Audi. The same design for all models just different sizes... 
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Originally Posted by ipp' post='1038042' date='Oct 22 2009, 10:04 AM
I'm missing Bangle... Now BMW is doing what i dislike about Audi. The same design for all models just different sizes...
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isn't that what BMW was doin before the e60 changed the game? i see a lot of similarities between the e46, e39, and e38s... or is it just me? 
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I think it should have been more aggressive looking. Making it more M looking would do wonders to help further differentiate the car from the competition.
We enthusiasts are a small percentage of the total group of buyers made up of corporate stuffed shirts and soccer moms.
We enthusiasts are a small percentage of the total group of buyers made up of corporate stuffed shirts and soccer moms.
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Bland, boring...another Euro-bubble ! But with a BMW kidney grill.
Bangle's legacy lives on..they (BMW) were so shaken by Bangle screwing up an iconic European car design brand that they've lost their confidence and now gone the other way, into safe Euro-Bubble mode,
It will take another couple of facelifts before they get it right and they let a European (Andrian Van Hoodynk - Dutch) get to work restoring the brand to it's former glory and wash out all that Bangle nonsense. I mean, no oil dip stick, run flat tyres, no temperature gauge...! let alone the design.
It's like that advertising campaign they are running just now with the tagline "joy" what a screw-up "Joy" for goodness sake. They could've paid me $4miilion and I could have developed a campaign with the tagline "It's a BMW...Enough said"..........well, it's better than "joy"
Bangle's legacy lives on..they (BMW) were so shaken by Bangle screwing up an iconic European car design brand that they've lost their confidence and now gone the other way, into safe Euro-Bubble mode,
It will take another couple of facelifts before they get it right and they let a European (Andrian Van Hoodynk - Dutch) get to work restoring the brand to it's former glory and wash out all that Bangle nonsense. I mean, no oil dip stick, run flat tyres, no temperature gauge...! let alone the design.
It's like that advertising campaign they are running just now with the tagline "joy" what a screw-up "Joy" for goodness sake. They could've paid me $4miilion and I could have developed a campaign with the tagline "It's a BMW...Enough said"..........well, it's better than "joy"
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Originally Posted by juris335' post='1037795' date='Oct 21 2009, 08:47 PM
Looks extremely pedestrian to me and, from one side view, quite reminiscent of the 1972 Chevrolet Vega Hatchback.
I owned a 73 Vega Hatchback.
Gas stations were not close enough together so I had to have a gallon of oil handy for refills. I used to run the oil level down so far the engine would seize up routinely. Times have changed, nowadays I don't like seeing my oil level off the top off mark.
I had to finally get rid of the car because the gas tank was leaking gas and a cop noticed it.