Breaking News - Bangle Quits BMW!!
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I don't know my BMW technical info., but did he design the E60? I gotta say, it was a huge change from the E39, but if he was the one responsible for it, it's still one amazing looking car. I know he did the previous 7er, and I really had no problem with that either. Bang Butt my ass.
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sorry I disagree with everyone here. I think Chris Bangle took BMW design to where you either hated it or you liked it. I hated his designs, especially the newer models. Best shape BMW for me, E34 shape. For me alone perhaps, I am happy to see mr.bangle go. Should have gone a long time ago.
I certainly hope BMW comes back to where it used to be and win back sales from the likes of mercedes and audis. IMO, while BMW got lost in design, mercs and audis took a similar lines to the older BMWs.
Not wanting to start a war of words,... I accept you all like the guy and his designs. Each to his own I say. But this being a forum, I personally feel, BMW design will once again appeal to the mass.
cheers
I certainly hope BMW comes back to where it used to be and win back sales from the likes of mercedes and audis. IMO, while BMW got lost in design, mercs and audis took a similar lines to the older BMWs.
Not wanting to start a war of words,... I accept you all like the guy and his designs. Each to his own I say. But this being a forum, I personally feel, BMW design will once again appeal to the mass.
cheers
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Clearly, he was the master behind the bold new look. Agree with the love it or leave it impact of BMW designs under his leadership but --- we're all here talking about it aren't we? Seems ominous that he got up and rolled out like that. The article talks about his wanting to look at endeavors beyond the auto industry! Sounds like a cover up to me?!
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If a BMW looked like shit, but each and every engine had the genius that was behind the N54, which is arguably one of the best engines made, then I'd still choose a BMW. What appeals the most to me about BMW is the engineering behind it. There's German engineering and then one step up from that is BMW engineering. Some care about the aesthetics , but I say, if the M5 can beat the RS6 the next time around, then nothing else matters. Audi has really made leaps and bounds in both aesthetics and engineering. The cars look really nice and finally appeals to both a casual driver that wants an Ax or the guy that wants to have some more fun in an Sx or RSx
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Originally Posted by pigapumbu' post='784255' date='Feb 3 2009, 03:21 PM
sorry I disagree with everyone here. I think Chris Bangle took BMW design to where you either hated it or you liked it. I hated his designs, especially the newer models. Best shape BMW for me, E34 shape. For me alone perhaps, I am happy to see mr.bangle go. Should have gone a long time ago.
I certainly hope BMW comes back to where it used to be and win back sales from the likes of mercedes and audis. IMO, while BMW got lost in design, mercs and audis took a similar lines to the older BMWs.
Not wanting to start a war of words,... I accept you all like the guy and his designs. Each to his own I say. But this being a forum, I personally feel, BMW design will once again appeal to the mass.
cheers
I certainly hope BMW comes back to where it used to be and win back sales from the likes of mercedes and audis. IMO, while BMW got lost in design, mercs and audis took a similar lines to the older BMWs.
Not wanting to start a war of words,... I accept you all like the guy and his designs. Each to his own I say. But this being a forum, I personally feel, BMW design will once again appeal to the mass.
cheers
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I hope the new head designer will go easier on the electronics. Why can't they make an enthusiast car? Although I really like the looks on the E90 and E60, I'm not too crazy about their electronics. I wasn't too crazy about his idea of an all-cloth car, either. Good luck to him and let's go easy on the technology until it's proven.....
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Motor Trend's article Interview: Chris Bangle, BMW's Design Chief says:
Love or loathe his work, Bangle's impact on auto design has been profound. No other designer, not even legendary GM design chief Harley Earl, has so rapidly become a part of the industry lexicon. To "bangle" a design is now an auto-industry verb for ruining it. Auto writers use "Bangle butt" to describe a tail with an extra layer of metal on the trunk (think new Mercedes S-Class). Bangle, some rivals will remind you, is only one letter away from "bungle."
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Chris, we hardly knew ye! Illegitimi non carborundum!
Love or loathe his work, Bangle's impact on auto design has been profound. No other designer, not even legendary GM design chief Harley Earl, has so rapidly become a part of the industry lexicon. To "bangle" a design is now an auto-industry verb for ruining it. Auto writers use "Bangle butt" to describe a tail with an extra layer of metal on the trunk (think new Mercedes S-Class). Bangle, some rivals will remind you, is only one letter away from "bungle."
![](http://images.businessweek.com/ss/06/06/in_25/image/c_bangle_bmw.jpg)
Chris, we hardly knew ye! Illegitimi non carborundum!
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I agree with all of you who said that Bangle's impact on Automobile Design has been of nothing less than historic proportions. I personally like most of his designs in finished form - the '03 745, the new 6 (though Adrian was already on hand for this one). As for his concepts, I think they were too raw, like the Z9 concept or that quirky rear door/hatch/god knows what else on the X-Coupe. Which, coincidentally, always led me to believe that BMW is mostly an engineering company, rather than the one that spends more on design concepts (like, say, certain Korean brand, who's badge looks like a tripped out Honda emblem). Whatever the impact, I think we have a lot to thank Chris Bangle for (leaving the car industry is likely to be one of those things - at least for some).
Now that Chris Bangle's officially out, allow me to say HOORAY!!! - not because Bangle's gone, but because I've always loved Adrian's designs way better - every single one that I've seen. I've always considered him to be the more talented one and ultimately the "power behind the Bangle throne". Now, the balance is restored.
I'm looking forward to the new cars sure to come from BMW now. I, for one, know that now the design will get even better.
Now that Chris Bangle's officially out, allow me to say HOORAY!!! - not because Bangle's gone, but because I've always loved Adrian's designs way better - every single one that I've seen. I've always considered him to be the more talented one and ultimately the "power behind the Bangle throne". Now, the balance is restored.
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